Earns Ranking Points with Annika Driven Victory
Thitikul, Korda, and Yamashita Hold Top 3 Spots
Minjee Lee 4th, Lydia Ko 5th, Kim Hyojoo 8th
Linn Grant of Sweden has climbed to 29th in the world rankings.
Lynn Grant is celebrating with the trophy right after Annika Driven's victory. Bel Air, USA ? AP Yonhap News
In the weekly women's golf world rankings announced on November 17 (local time), she earned 3.03 points, jumping 24 spots from 53rd place last week. The previous day, she secured ranking points by winning the Annika Driven (total prize money of 3.25 million dollars) held at Pelican Golf Club (par 70, 6,349 yards) in Bel Air, Florida, USA. This marks her second LPGA Tour victory in two years and four months since the Dana Open in July 2023, and she received a winner's prize of 487,500 dollars (approximately 700 million won).
At the top of the rankings are Atthaya Thitikul of Thailand, Nelly Korda of the United States, Miyu Yamashita of Japan, Minjee Lee of Australia, and Lydia Ko of New Zealand. Among Korean players, Kim Hyojoo is ranked 8th, Kim Seiyoung 11th, Yoo Haeran 13th, Choi Hyejin 17th, and Ko Jin-young 22nd. Jennifer Kupcho of the United States, runner-up at the Annika Driven, jumped nine spots to 31st, while Gaby Lopez of Mexico, who finished third in the tournament, climbed 14 places to 44th.
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