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Lim Jin-young (23, Daebang Construction), who won the opening game of the 2026 season of the Korean Ladies Professional Golf Association (KLPGA) Tour, has significantly raised his world ranking.
According to the world ranking of women's golf announced on the 17th (Korea Standard Time), Lim Jin-young was ranked 149th, up 94 places from 243th last week. This is the result of winning the KLPGA Tour Rejuvenation Championship, which ended at Amata Spring Country Club in Chonburi, Thailand on the 15th, with a final total of 15-under 273.
Lim Jin-young achieved his first career regular tour victory since joining in 2021. Along with the joy of his first win, he faced a double celebration of entering the top 100 in the world rankings.
The rebound of Lee Jung-eun (6), who made a triumphant performance on the U.S. stage, is also notable. Lee Jung-eun, who won the second-division LPGA Tour IOA Golf Classics, jumped 61 spots to 296th from 357th last week. It is the first win in about seven years since the 2019 major U.S. Women's Open.
Among Korean players, Kim Hyo-joo ranked eighth and Kim Se-young ranked 10th, with two players in the top 10. Nelly Korda (USA), Charlie Hull (England), Lee Min-ji (Australia), and Miyu Yamashita (Japan) remained in the top five, starting with the world's No. 1 Gino Thitikul (Thailand).
Meanwhile, Cameron Young (USA), the winner of the PGA Tour Players Championship, rose from 15th to 4th in the men's golf world ranking. Scottie Scheffler (USA), Rory McIlroy (Northern Ireland), and Tommy Fleetwood (England), who are ranked first to third, remained unchanged. Bryson DeChambeau of the U.S., who won the LIV Golf Singapore, rose to 33rd, while Taehoon Lee of Canada, who lost in overtime and was the runner-up, jumped to 148th. Kim Si-woo (28th) and Lim Sung-jae (82) remained in the top 100 as Korean players.
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