[Golf Topic] Lee Jeong-min "World Ranking 112 → 94"

Lee Jeong-min is kissing the trophy immediately after winning the Dongbu Construction·Korea Land Trust Championship. Photo by KLPGA

[Asia Economy Reporter No Woo-rae] ○… Lee Jeong-min (29, Hanwha Q CELLS) rose to 94th place.

In the weekly women's golf world rankings officially announced on the morning of the 19th (Korean time), she received 1.35 points, jumping 18 spots from 112th place last week. She accumulated points by winning the newly established KLPGA Tour tournament "Modified Stableford" Dongbu Construction·Korea Land Trust Championship (total prize money 1 billion KRW) held at Iksan Golf Course, Jeonbuk, which ended on the 17th. This is her 9th KLPGA Tour victory in total, the first in 5 years and 7 months since the World Ladies Championship in March 2016.

There was no change in the top ranks as there were no LPGA Tour events. Nelly Korda (USA) remains 1st (9.48 points), Ko Jin-young (26) 2nd (8.93 points), Park In-bee (33, KB Financial Group) 3rd (6.69 points), Kim Se-young (28, Mediheal) 4th (6.21 points), and Yuka Saso (Philippines) 5th (5.64 points). Korea's Kim Hyo-joo (26, Lotte) is 11th (5.05 points), Park Min-ji (23, NH Investment & Securities) 14th (3.74 points), and Lee Jeong-eun 6 (25, Daebang Construction) is 16th (3.70 points).