Lee Shu-ying, the first KLPGA winner, ranked 138th in the world, and Lee Jung-hwan, the Genesis Championship winner, rose 254 places to 197th
Oct 28, 2025
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Li Shu-ying was ranked 138th in the women's golf world rankings announced on the 28th, up 84th from last week's 222nd.
Li Shuying won her first regular tour title at the Korea Ladies Professional Golf Association (KLPGA) KLPGA Tour Gwangnam Ilbo and Happiness Open (total prize money of 1 billion won) held at Happiness CC (par 72, 6,727 yards) in Naju, Jeollanam-do on the 26th.On the last day of the tournament, he recorded a 4-under 68 with six birdies and two bogeys in the third round, winning the title by two strokes with a final 11-under 205. The prize money of 180 million won.
The winner of the KLPGA regular tour, the first foreign player in 10 years since Haru Nomura (Japan), who won the Hanwha Financial Classic in September 2015. Li Shuying is the first Chinese national to win a KLPGA regular tour tournament.
The LPGA Tour held only the Hanwha Life Plus International Crown, a national competition, last week, and there was no change in the world ranking of women's golf. Gino Thitikul (Thailand), Nelly Korda (USA), Lee Min-ji (Australia), Lydia Ko (New Zealand) and Charlie Hull (UK) remained in first to fifth place.
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In the men's golf world ranking, Lee Jung-hwan, who won the DP World Tour Genesis Championship, ranked 197th, up 254 places from 451th last week. Lim Sung-jae ranked 36th, the highest among Korean players.
Reporter Jung Hyun-seok hschung@sportschosun.com
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
