Yoo Hyun-jo, who triumphed in the final event of the 2026 Korea Ladies Professional Golf Association (KLPGA) Tour, has achieved a career-high world ranking of 30.
In the world rankings announced on November 10, Yoo recorded a score of 2.63 points, climbing eight spots from last week's 38th position.
Yoo secured the championship trophy at the KLPGA Tour's season finale, the Daebo House D Championship, held on November 8 at the Seowon Hills Course of Seowon Valley Country Club in Paju, with a total score of 14-under-par 202.
With this victory, Yoo has reached three wins for the season and a total of five career victories. She also confirmed her position as the leader in average strokes per round (70.6795), maintaining this title for the second consecutive year.
Lee Ye-won, who finished as the runner-up just one stroke behind Yoo, moved up seven spots to rank 39th in the world.
Kim Min-sol achieved the highest world ranking among KLPGA players at 14th. He swept the KLPGA Tour awards this season, including Player of the Year, Money Leader (16,284,394,428 won), and Rookie of the Year. He is only the fifth player in history to win all three titles in a single season, following Im Mi-na in 2002, Kim Joo-mi in 2003, Song Bo-bae in 2004, and Shin Ji-ae in 2006.
Seo Kyo-rim, who won four times this season, is ranked 36th in the world.
There have also been changes in the rankings of Korean players competing on the U.S. Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) Tour. Kim Hyo-joo has returned to 5th place, pushing Inbee Park (China) down to 6th.
The highest-ranked Korean player remains Yoo Hae-ran at 3rd, unchanged from last week.
The world rankings are led by Nelly Korda (USA) at 1st, followed by Atthaya Thitikul (Thailand) at 2nd, and Miu Yamashita (Japan) at 3rd.
This week, the top 50 world rankings include 14 Korean players: Yoo Hae-ran (3rd), Kim Hyo-joo (5th), Kim Se-young (9th), Kim Min-sol (14th), Yoon In-na (16th), Choi Hye-jin (17th), Kim A-rim (27th), Lim Jin-hee (28th), Yoo Hyun-jo (30th), Seo Kyo-rim (36th), Jeon In-ji (38th), Lee Ye-won (39th), and Lee So-mi (40th), along with Shin Ji-eun (46th).
* This article has been translated by AI.
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