Yuna Yoon Jumps to World Ranking 32... 'I Am the No. 1 in Korea'

Top Rankings Among KLPGA Tour Players
Korda, Bu, Lydia Ko, In Ruoning 'Top 4'
Ko Jin-young 5th, Yang Hee-young 8th, Yoo Hae-ran 10th

Yoo In-na has risen to become the 'No. 1 in Korea.'

Yoo Yina

In the women's golf weekly world rankings announced on the 7th (local time), she scored 2.9 points and moved up three places from 35th last week to 32nd. She is now the highest-ranked player among Korean Ladies Professional Golf Association (KLPGA) Tour players. She earned points by finishing tied for 3rd place at the Hite Jinro Championship, a major KLPGA Tour event that concluded on the 6th. She has achieved a top 5 finish three times in the last four tournaments.

Yoo In-na has participated in 21 tournaments this year and advanced to the final rounds 17 times. She claimed one victory, including winning the Samdasoo Masters in August, and finished in the top 10 an impressive 12 times. Leading the tour with an average driving distance of 3rd place (253.42 yards) and a greens in regulation rate of 2nd place (78.46%), she is dominating the tour. She ranks 1st in prize money (1,136.1 million KRW) and average score (70.05 strokes), and 2nd in points for the Player of the Year (485 points).

The next highest-ranked KLPGA player after Yoo In-na is Lee Ye-won, who dropped one place to 35th compared to last week. Kim Su-ji, who won the Hite Jinro Championship, rose seven places to 55th.

Nelly Korda (USA) maintained her firm hold on the No. 1 spot. Following her are Lilia Vu (USA), Lydia Ko (New Zealand), and Yin Ruoning (China) in 2nd to 4th places. Ko Jin-young held the highest rank among Korean players at 5th place. Yang Hee-young is 8th, Yoo Hae-ran 10th, Kim Hyo-joo 20th, and Shin Ji-ae is ranked 25th.