The world professional women's golf table has another record

Before Yin (China), the names that have held the top of Rolex Rankings from the beginning of the year until now include Lydia Ko (New Zealand), Nelly Korda (USA), Ko Jin Young (Korea), Lilia Vu (Vietnamese-American). Previously, only twice has this table had four world numbers in the same year, in 2017 and 2022.

20-year-old Yin became the "number one professional female golfer in the world" on September 11, after finishing third at the Kroger Queen City Championship on the LPGA Tour last weekend. That was the third consecutive time this 20-year-old player finished in the top 3 overall in the top-ranked American women's golf arena. With this result, she pushed Vu to second place in the Rolex Rankings.

Yin's climb to the top of the Rolex Rankings took place in nine months, increasing more than 150 places thanks to 16 tournaments with seven finishes in the top 4, including two championships - Los Angeles Open at the end of March, major Women's PGA Championship. June.

Vu has held the top spot since August 14, right after winning the Women's Open major and maintained it until September 10. Besides this prestigious cup, she also won the major Chevron Championship in April and the Honda LPGA Thailand as a regular on the LPGA Tour in February.

Before Vu, the highest position in Rolex Rankings belonged to Korda, from July 31 to August 13, for the second time since the beginning of the year. At that time, Korda replaced Ko Jin Young, thereby ending the time when Korean golfers held the top, from May 22 to July 30. When ceding the throne to Korda, Ko Jin Young also set a record for the total time holding the "world number one" title with 163 weeks.

Previously, Korda held this position from April 24 to May 21.

Of the five golfers who have led the Rolex Rankings this year, Lydia Ko lasted the longest, from November 28, 2022 to April 23, 2023. This week, Lydia Ko is ninth as she has never finished in the top 10 on the LPGA Tour in the past seven months. The current top 5 from the top include Yin, Vu, Korda, Ko Jin Young and French golfer Celine Boutier.