Yoo Hae-ran Jumps to World No. 7 After First Major Victory

Yoo Hae-ran has entered the top 10 of the women's world golf rankings following her victory at the KPMG Women's PGA Championship, a major tournament on the LPGA Tour.

In the world rankings released today, Yoo earned an average of 6.04 points, climbing five spots from 12th place last week to 7th.

Yoo secured her first-ever major championship title at the Women's PGA Championship, which concluded yesterday.

Yoon Ina, who finished as the runner-up in the same tournament, moved up 22 spots from last week to 17th place with an average of 3.31 points.

Kim Min-sol, who achieved her third win of the season at the KLPGA Tour's McCol-Mona Yongpyong Open, raised her world ranking to 15th.

Additionally, Park Hyun-kyung, who won the JLPGA Earth Mondahmin Cup, climbed 14 spots from last week to 66th.

Nelly Korda (USA), Atthaya Thitikul (Thailand), and Kim Hyo-joo maintained their positions at 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place, respectively, just as they were last week.

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