Korean Women Golfers in Their 30s Surge in World Rankings

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By Oh Tae-sik
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Korean women golfers' world rankings: 'The charging 30-something unnies'… 'Kim Hyo-joo 8th→4th' 'Kim Sei-young 10th→9th' 'Jeon In-ji 157th→145th' - Seoul Economic Daily Sports News from South Korea
Korean women golfers' world rankings: 'The charging 30-something unnies'… 'Kim Hyo-joo 8th→4th' 'Kim Sei-young 10th→9th' 'Jeon In-ji 157th→145th'

Lee Jeong-eun6, who lost her LPGA Tour card and is competing on the second-tier Epson Tour, was born on May 28, 1996. She will turn 30 in just over two months. As Lee enters her 30s this year, her game has become far more solid than last year. Last week, she won the Epson Tour IOA Golf Classic. This week, she earned a spot in the LPGA Tour's Fortinet Founders Cup through Monday qualifying, comfortably made the cut, and posted a respectable finish tied for 45th. She continued her climb in the world rankings as well. Last week she rose 61 spots from 357th to 296th, and this week she moved up another 15 places to 281st.

Although Lee Jeong-eun6 is about to enter her 30s, the protagonists driving the revival of Korean women's golf this year are undoubtedly the "big sisters" already in their 30s.

Korean women golfers' world rankings: 'The charging 30-something unnies'… 'Kim Hyo-joo 8th→4th' 'Kim Sei-young 10th→9th' 'Jeon In-ji 157th→145th' - Seoul Economic Daily Sports News from South Korea
Korean women golfers' world rankings: 'The charging 30-something unnies'… 'Kim Hyo-joo 8th→4th' 'Kim Sei-young 10th→9th' 'Jeon In-ji 157th→145th'
Korean women golfers' world rankings: 'The charging 30-something unnies'… 'Kim Hyo-joo 8th→4th' 'Kim Sei-young 10th→9th' 'Jeon In-ji 157th→145th' - Seoul Economic Daily Sports News from South Korea
Korean women golfers' world rankings: 'The charging 30-something unnies'… 'Kim Hyo-joo 8th→4th' 'Kim Sei-young 10th→9th' 'Jeon In-ji 157th→145th'

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