Up Four Spots, Returns to Top 20 After 2 Years and 9 Months
Thitikul Holds No. 1, Korda at No. 2, Minjee Lee at No. 3
Yamashita Rises to 4th, Kim Hyojoo at 8th, Go Jiwon at 82nd
Hyejin Choi has boosted her world ranking to 17th place.
According to the women's golf world rankings announced on November 3 (local time), she earned 3.63 points, climbing four spots from 21st last week. This marks the first time in two years and nine months that Hyejin Choi has ranked within the top 20 since February 2023.
Hyejin Choi finished as the runner-up at the Maybank Championship, boosting her world ranking to 17th. Photo by AP Yonhap News
Last week, she earned valuable ranking points by finishing as the runner-up at the Maybank Championship on the LPGA Tour. Although Hyejin Choi debuted on the LPGA Tour in 2022, she has yet to secure a victory. However, her consistent performance each season has brought her total career earnings to $6,082,838, making her the highest-earning player among those who have not yet won a title.
Atthaya Thitikul of Thailand, Nelly Korda of the United States, and Minjee Lee of Australia maintained their positions as world numbers one through three. Miyu Yamashita of Japan, who defeated Hyejin Choi to win the Maybank Championship, jumped from sixth to fourth place last week.
Among Korean players, Kim Hyojoo holds the highest ranking at eighth. She is followed by Kim Seyoung at 12th, Yoo Haeran at 14th, Ko Jin-young at 23rd, Kim Arim at 25th, and Hwang Yoomin at 33rd. Ko Ji-won, who won last week's KLPGA S-OIL Championship, soared 32 spots to reach 82nd place.
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