Women’s golf continues the flow of ‘Spring and Autumn National’ without an absolute strong player. The world rankings are also in a state of confusion. After this week’s major tournament, the Evian Championship, the leaderboard could fluctuate greatly. According to the LPGA Tour on the 27th (Korean time), depending on the results of the Evian Championship, which opens on this day, there is a possibility that the current world rankings from 2nd to 8th place may rise to the top.
Currently, Jinyoung Ko (28, Solaire) is in first place with a ranking point of 7.74. The difference between Nellie Corda (USA, 7.51 points) in 2nd place and Lydia Ko (New Zealand, 6.62 points) in 3rd place is 0.23 points and 1.14 points, so the gap is not large. In this situation, the results of major competitions with large points distribution may change the ranking. Kim Hyo-joo (28, Lotte), who is currently in 8th place, also has the possibility of taking 1st place depending on the situation.
Of course, he’s not likely to climb the seven steps at once. This is because it has to break through various ‘numbers of cases’. Kim Hyo-joo has to win the tournament first to have a chance of ranking first. Afterwards, if the current No. 1, Ko Jin-young, ranked 49th or lower alone, Koda, who ranked 2nd, or Lydia Ko, who ranked 3rd, or lower, Kim Hyo-joo would rise to the 1st place.
Of course, it’s not very likely. However, Kim Hyo-joo has the experience of winning this tournament in 2014, and ahead of this tournament, he is being mentioned as a strong candidate for the championship, such as being ranked No. 1 in the ‘Power Ranking’ by local media. 안전놀이터 Koh Jin-young won two wins this season, but there were ups and downs, such as missing the cut at the US Open, and considering that Koda and Lydia Ko did not perform very well this season, it is not a completely impossible scenario.
In the case of the second-place coda, if it wins the Evian Championship, it is possible to rise to first place without ‘number of cases’. Koda, whose gap with Ko Jin-young is not large, can be reversed depending on the ranking even if Koda does not win. 3rd place Lydia Ko will rise to the top of the rankings if Koh Jin-young alone ranks 4th or lower and Koda 3rd or lower alone. If Koh Jin-young and Koda finish 14th or lower, and Lilia Bu and Alison Corpers (above USA) finish 3rd or lower, they can become 1st.
In addition, 4th place Boo, 6th place Corpus, and 7th place Lee Min-ji (Australia) also have a scenario of becoming number 1. However, in the case of 5th place Yin Luoning (China), due to the minimum number of competitions, even if they win this competition, they cannot rise to the top of the rankings. Will Ko Jin-young defend the No. 1 ranking? Or will she come out with a new world number one. Interest in the Evian Championship, which is about to open, is growing.