Kim Sei-young climbs to 23rd in women's golf rankings

By Park Sae-jin Posted : February 10, 2015, 16:30 Updated : February 10, 2015, 16:30

Kim Sei-young of South Korea, who won her first career LPGA Tour victory in the Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic in Bahamas, Sunday, jumped 17 notches to 23rd place in the latest women's world golf rankings with a score of 3.24. South Korea-born New Zealander Lydia Ko retained her No. 1 spot with 9.76, barely ahead of 9.51 scored by Park In-bee also of South Korea. Stacy Lewis of the United States remained at No. 3 with 8.60, while Feng Shanshan of China and Suzann Pettersen of Norway retained their No. 4 and No. 5 spots with 6.29 and 5.86, respectively.