Strong Performances with Two Runner-Up Finishes in Last 3 Tournaments
Korda, Boo, Ko Jin-young, Yang Hee-young Rank 1st to 4th
Kim Hyo-joo 13th, Shin Ji-ae 27th, Lee Ye-won 30th
Yoo In-na has entered the top 70 in the world rankings.
Yoo In-na is reading the putting line on the green of the 2nd hole in the 4th round of the Lotte Open. [Photo by KLPGA]
In the women's golf weekly world rankings announced on the 8th (local time), she earned 1.39 points and jumped 20 spots from 99th last week to 79th. She accumulated points by finishing as runner-up after a playoff against Lee Ga-young and Choi Ye-rim at the Lotte Open (total prize money 1.2 billion KRW) of the Korean Ladies Professional Golf Association (KLPGA) Tour, which concluded on the 7th at Bears Best Cheongna Golf Club's U.S.-Australasia Course (par 72, 6,655 yards) in Incheon. Although Yoo In-na has not won this year, she has participated in 13 tournaments, finishing in the top 10 six times, including three runner-up finishes. She has been on an upward trend with two runner-up finishes in the last three tournaments.
Nelly Korda, Lilia Vu (both from the United States), and Ko Jin-young maintained the top 3 positions. Yang Hee-young rose one spot to 4th, pushing In-Ruoning (China) down to 5th. South Korea also placed Kim Hyo-joo at 13th, Shin Ji-ae at 27th, Lee Ye-won at 30th, Park Hyun-kyung at 35th, Lim Jin-hee at 38th, Kim Se-young at 42nd, Park Ji-young at 43rd, Park Min-ji at 47th, and Hwang Yu-min at 48th. Lee Ga-young, who secured her second career win at the Lotte Open after 1 year and 9 months, jumped 48 spots from last week to 103rd.
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