[Golf Topic] Masen "World Ranking 55th → 33rd"... Ko Jin-young 'Number 1 by 0.96 Points'

Nanna Koerstz Madsen is taking a selfie holding the trophy right after winning the Honda LPGA Thailand. Pattaya (Thailand) = Getty Images / Multibits

[Asia Economy Reporter No Woo-rae] ○…Nanna Koerstz Madsen (Denmark) has risen to 33rd in the world rankings.

In the weekly women's golf world rankings officially announced on the morning of the 15th (Korean time), she earned 2.53 points, jumping an impressive 22 spots from 55th place last week. She accumulated points by winning in a playoff at the Honda LPGA Thailand (total prize money $1.6 million) held at Siam Country Club in Chonburi near Pattaya, Thailand (par 72, 6,576 yards) which concluded on the 13th. She set a new milestone as the first Danish LPGA Tour champion.

There were no changes in the top ranks with Ko Jin-young (27) at 1st place (9.95 points), Nelly Korda (USA) 2nd (8.99 points), Lydia Ko (New Zealand) 3rd (6.44 points), Minjee Lee (Australia) 4th (5.38 points), and Danielle Kang (USA) 5th (5.33 points). For Korea, Park In-bee (34, KB Financial Group) is 6th (5.09 points), Kim Sei-young (29, Mediheal) 7th (5.03 points), Kim Hyo-joo (27, Lotte) 12th (4.29 points), Lee Jeong-eun6 (26, Daebang Construction) 17th (3.32 points), and Park Min-ji (24, NH Investment & Securities) is 19th (3.20 points).