Yoon Na-na failed to make the cut before her debut, her world ranking rose, ranking 4th → 2nd Ko Jin-young, and top 10 re-entry Noh Ye-rim 36 steps ↑

Feb 11, 2025

BRADENTON, FLORIDA - FEBRUARY 07: Ina Yoon of South Korea plays a shot from the 15th tee during the second round of the Founders Cup presented by U.S. Virgin Islands 2025 at Bradenton Country Club on February 07, 2025 in Bradenton, Florida. Julio Aguilar/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by Julio Aguilar / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)

Ko Jin-young (30), who is on the rise at the beginning of the season and is heading for the championship, has returned to the top 10 in the women's golf world rankings.

Ko Jin-young, who finished second at the Founders Cup of the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) Tour in Bradenton, Florida on the 10th (Korea time), rose four notches to seventh place from last week.

Ko Jin-young has been on the rise this season.

Second place in the second tournament after tying for fourth place in the opening round.

Ko Jin-young, who once enjoyed her heyday by ranking No. 1 in the world, failed to win for the first time since her debut last year due to injuries.

The ranking has also fallen behind. It dropped to No. 10 in the world in December last year. At one point, it was pushed to 12th place. However, he got off to a strong start to the beginning of this season and returned to the top 10.

BRADENTON, FLORIDA - FEBRUARY 09: Yealimi Noh of the United States and Jin Young Ko of South Korea embrace after playing the final round of the Founders Cup presented by U.S. Virgin Islands 2025 at Bradenton Country Club on February 09, 2025 in Bradenton, Florida. Julio Aguilar/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by Julio Aguilar / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)

Yoon Na-na (22), who made her LPGA debut at the Founders Cup, failed to make the cut due to putting difficulties, but went up four spots from 29th to 25th.

Yoon Na-na failed to avoid missing the cut amid a slump in the first round of the Founders Cup, recording a 1-over par with three birdies and four bogeys, and a 3-over par with three birdies and six bogeys in the second round. Results that should be interpreted as a process of adaptation to a greatly changed environment, etc.

Yoon Na-na will participate in the Blue Bay LPGA (total prize money of 2.5 million dollars, about 3.6 billion won), which will be held at the Jian Lake Blue Bay Golf Club (par 72) in Hainan, China on the 5th of next month.

During the month-long reorganization period, Yoon Na will participate in the Ladies European Tour (LET) PIF Saudi Ladies International (total prize money of 5 million dollars, about 7.3 billion won) at Riyadh Golf Club (par 72) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, for three days from the 13th.

BRADENTON, FLORIDA - FEBRUARY 09: Yealimi Noh of the United States poses for photo with the trophy after winning the Founders Cup presented by U.S. Virgin Islands 2025 at Bradenton Country Club on February 09, 2025 in Bradenton, Florida. James Gilbert/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by James Gilbert / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)

Korean-American player Noh Ye-rim (USA), who won her first title at the Founders Cup, where Ko Jin-young was the runner-up, rose 36 notches from 68th to 32nd.

Nelly Korda (USA), Lydia Ko (New Zealand) and In Luoning (China), ranked first, second and third, remained in place.

Among Korean players, Yoo Hae-ran fell one place to eighth place after Ko Jin-young, and Yang Hee-young remained in 12th place, the same as last week.

This article was translated by Naver AI translator.