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Kim Hyo-joo rises to No. 7 in world rankings after Aramco Korea Championship win

LPGA veteran Kim Hyo-joo rose to No. 7 in the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings after her second consecutive victory at the Ladies European Tour's Aramco Korea Championship on Sunday, bringing her one step closer to her goal of becoming world No. 1.

2025-05-13

Ryu Hae-ran jumps to No. 5 in world rankings after LPGA win

Ryu Hae-ran climbed to No. 5 on the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings after clinching her first LPGA title of the 2025 season and third career trophy on Sunday at the Black Desert Championship in Ivins, Utah, jumping seven spots on the rankings.

2025-05-06

LPGA veteran Kim Hyo-joo climbs to No. 11 in rankings after Arizona win

Korean LPGA veteran Kim Hyo-joo has climbed to No. 11 in the new women's golf rankings released Tuesday following her latest victory.

2025-04-01

Ko Jin-young climbs to 7th in rankings after Founders Cup runner-up finish

Ko Jin-young jumped four spots to land in seventh place on the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings after finishing runner-up at the Founders Cup presented by the U.S. Virgin Islands on the LPGA Tour on Sunday.

2025-02-11

Kim A-lim surges 20 spots in rankings after third LPGA title

Kim A-lim jumped 20 spots in the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings to land in 35th place after claiming her third LPGA title at the Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions on Sunday.

2025-02-04

Tough spell sees Ko Jin-young drop to third on world rankings

Ko Jin-young fell to third on the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings Monday, two weeks after she dropped to No. 2 position.

2023-08-15

Ko Jin-young drops to No. 2 on Rolex World Rankings

Ko Jin-young dropped to second on the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings on Monday, ending a two-month spell at the top that also saw her break the all-time LPGA record for most weeks spent at No. 1.

2023-08-01

Ko Jin-young loses top spot on Rolex World Rankings

After just two weeks on top, Ko Jin-young has dropped back down to the No. 2 spot on the Rolex Women's World Ranking, losing her crown to Nelly Korda of the United States for the second time this year.

2021-11-09

Ko Jin-young set to lose world No. 1 spot to Nelly Korda

For the first time since July 28, 2019, world No. 1 Ko Jin-young is set to lose that title.

2021-06-28

Ko Jin-young holds onto world No. 1 spot after season finale win

Korean star Ko Jin-young stayed at the top of the latest rankings announced Tuesday with 9.05 points. Ko won the CME Group Tour Championship in Florida over the weekend to wrap up the truncated season.

2020-12-22