Park Sung-hyun falls from No. 1 in women’s golf rankings

October 29, 2018

SEOUL, Oct. 30 (Yonhap) — South Korea’s Park Sung-hyun has slipped from the No. 1 ranking in the women’s world golf rankings.

Park fell a spot to No. 2 in the latest rankings announced Tuesday, with Ariya Jutanugarn of Thailand taking her place at the top.

Park, the 2017 LPGA Player of the Year, had been No. 1 since Aug. 20.

Jutanugarn has 8.06 ranking points, while Park has 7.90 points.

There were three other South Koreans inside the top 10: Ryu So-yeon and Park In-bee remained at No. 3 and No. 4. Ko Jin-young, who clinched the Rookie of the Year award last week, climbed one spot to reach No. 10.

In this file photo from Oct. 11, 2018, Park Sung-hyun of South Korea hits her second shot on the ninth hole during the first round of the LPGA KEB Hana Bank Championship at Sky 72 Golf Club's Ocean Course in Incheon, 40 kilometers west of Seoul. (Yonhap)

In this file photo from Oct. 11, 2018, Park Sung-hyun of South Korea hits her second shot on the ninth hole during the first round of the LPGA KEB Hana Bank Championship at Sky 72 Golf Club’s Ocean Course in Incheon, 40 kilometers west of Seoul. (Yonhap)