Park Min-ji's World Ranking Jumps 57 Spots to 104th After 20th Win

Joo Soo-bin, Tied for 4th at ShopRite LPGA, Climbs to 210th

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By Jung Moon-young
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Park Min-ji poses after winning the Sh Suhyup Bank MBN Women's Open. Photo courtesy of KLPGA - Seoul Economic Daily Sports News from South Korea
Park Min-ji poses after winning the Sh Suhyup Bank MBN Women's Open. Photo courtesy of KLPGA

Park Min-ji, who recently achieved her 20th career victory on the Korea Ladies Professional Golf Association (KLPGA) Tour, has seen her world ranking climb 57 spots.

Park was ranked 104th in the Women's World Golf Rankings released Tuesday, Korea time, up from 161st the previous week.

Park captured the title at the Sh Suhyup Bank MBN Women's Open, which concluded on the 31st of last month, becoming the third player in KLPGA Tour history to reach 20 career wins. After making her KLPGA Tour debut in 2016, Park began collecting victories from 2017 onward, adding one win in 2018, one in 2019, one in 2020, six in 2021, six in 2022, two in 2023, one in 2024, and another this year. In 2022, when she won six titles, her world ranking climbed as high as 12th.

Joo Soo-bin, who tied for fourth at the ShopRite LPGA Classic on the U.S. Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) Tour, rose 42 spots from the previous week to 210th.

The top three in the world rankings remained unchanged from the previous week. Nelly Korda of the United States held the No. 1 position, followed by Jeeno Thitikul of Thailand at No. 2 and Kim Hyo-joo at No. 3.

Original reporting by Jung Moon-young for Seoul Economic Daily.

AI-translated from Korean. Quotes from foreign sources are based on Korean-language reports and may not reflect exact original wording.

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