Kim Hyo-joo, who won the LPGA for 2 consecutive weeks, leaps to No. 3 in the world ranking, "the highest individual ranking."

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Kim Hyo-joo (31, Lotte), who topped the LPGA Tour for two consecutive weeks, has risen to third place in the world of women's golf.

Kim Hyo-joo scored 6.71 points in the women's golf world ranking announced on the 31st (Korea Standard Time), rising one place from fourth place last week.

Kim Hyo-joo, who ranked fourth in March 2015 and last week, set a new personal record in the world ranking.

Kim Hyo-joo shot a 28-under 260 at the LPGA Ford Championship held at Walwind Golf Club in Phoenix, Arizona, on the 30th, beating Nelly Koda of the United States by two strokes. It is the second consecutive LPGA Tour victory following the previous tournament, the Fortinet Founders Cup.

Kim Hyo-joo, who rose from 8th to 4th in the world rankings by winning the Fortinet Founders Cup, rose one step further by winning the Ford Championship to become the "Top 3 World Rankings" after Gino Thitikul (Thailand) and Koda.

In addition to Kim Hyo-joo, Kim Se-young ranked 10th, Yoo Hae-ran ranked 13th, and Choi Hye-jin ranked 15th.

Jeon In-ji also rose 54 places from 145th to 91st, reflecting her fifth-place performance in the Ford Championship, and Yoon Na-na, who tied for sixth place in the same tournament, also rose to 67th.

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