Anna Lin leaps 12 spots from 76th last week
Tournament Championship winner Titikun rises 2 spots
Korda, Inruining, Lydia Ko occupy 'Top 3' positions
Anna Lin has jumped to 64th in the world rankings.
On the 25th (local time), she received 1.82 points in the officially announced weekly women's golf world rankings, jumping 12 spots from 76th last week. She earned points by finishing tied for 5th at the CME Group Tour Championship (total prize money $11 million), the final event of the LPGA Tour season, held the previous day at Tiburon Golf Club (par 72) in Naples, Florida, USA. This marks her fifth top-10 finish this year, following a tie for 2nd at the Portland Classic in August.
The CME Group Tour Championship is an exclusive event with only the top 60 players in the CME Globe points ranking qualifying to compete. Anna Lin debuted on the LPGA Tour in 2022 but has yet to claim a victory. In a post-match interview, she said, "I couldn't participate in this tournament last year, but achieving a good result this year has given me confidence to perform well next season."
Nelly Korda (USA) firmly held the number one spot, but Lilia Vu (USA), who had been in second place for a while, dropped to fourth. Vu finished tied for 40th at the CME Group Tour Championship, falling short of expectations. In-Ryeong (China) rose to second place, and Lydia Ko (New Zealand) moved up to third, each climbing one spot. Tour Championship winner Jin-Oh Titikun (Thailand) rose two places from 7th last week to 5th.
Korea's Yu Hae-ran is ranked 7th, Ko Jin-young 10th, Yang Hee-young 12th, and Kim Hyo-joo 22nd. Shin Ji-ae is 29th, Yoon Ina 30th, Lim Jin-hee 36th, Kim Se-young 37th, Lee Ye-won 38th, Kim Su-ji 40th, Park Ji-young 42nd, Choi Hye-jin 44th, and Park Hyun-kyung 46th. Since no domestic or international professional tournaments will be held until January next year, this world ranking is expected to remain until the end of the year.
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