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Nelly Korda 2nd · Atthaya Thitikul 3rd... No Changes
Ko Jin-young 5th, Highest Among Korean Players

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Lydia Ko (New Zealand) maintained her No. 1 position for the sixth consecutive week in the women's golf world rankings announced in the first week of 2023.

On the 2nd (local time), Lydia Ko recorded 7.54 ranking points in the Rolex Women's Golf World Rankings, securing the top spot.

After winning the CME Group Tour Championship last year, Lydia Ko reclaimed the No. 1 position in the women's golf world rankings announced on November 28, marking her first time at the top in 5 years and 5 months. Since then, she has held the No. 1 title for six consecutive weeks.

Since there have been no significant tournaments after the CME Group Tour Championship, there were few changes in the top rankings. Nelly Korda (USA) held onto 2nd place with 7.28 points, and Atthaya Thitikul (Thailand) ranked 3rd with 6.70 points. Among Korean players, Ko Jin-young remained in 5th place with 6.07 points, the highest ranking among Koreans, unchanged from the previous week. However, the points gap between her and Lydia Ko widened slightly from 1.3 to 1.47 points.

Jeon Ji-eun remained steady in 8th place with 4.61 points, and Kim Hyo-joo ranked 9th with 4.33 points. Choi Hye-jin dropped one spot from the previous week to 20th with 3.14 points. Park In-bee fell four places to 31st with 2.55 points.