Lydia Ko (27) of Hana Financial Group, who won the gold medal in women’s golf at the 2024 Paris Olympics, has jumped into the world rankings. Lydia Ko, a Korean New Zealander golfer and well-known to Korean fans as the “modern woman’s daughter-in-law,” has set a new record of winning gold, silver and bronze medals in women’s golf at the Olympics, setting a new history of women’s golf at the Olympics.
Ko has ranked 12th in the Women’s Golf Week World Rankings announced on Sunday. The figure represents a 10-place jump from last week’s 22nd.
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Ko’s world ranking rose to 7th place with her win in the season’s opening game this year, but she was pushed out of the 20th place due to sluggish performance and then rebounded with her Olympic victory.
Ester Hanselight of Germany, a silver medalist at the Paris Olympics, also jumped 12 notches to 42nd. Lin Shi-yu of China, who won the bronze medal, rose from 20th to 17th.
Yang Hee-young and Ko Jin-young remained in third and fourth place, but Kim Hyo-joo dropped one spot to 13th.
Nelly Korda and Lilia Boo (USA) remained in first and second place.