Yoo Hae-ran Jumps to World No. 3 After Back-to-Back Major Wins

Rises Four Spots to Enter Top Three After Evian Championship Victory
Korda First, Thitikul Second, Kim Hyo-joo Fourth
Kim Se-young 10th, Kim Min-sol 15th, Yoon Ina 18th

Yoo Hae-ran, who achieved back-to-back wins at major championships, has risen to third place in the world rankings.

On July 14 (Korea Standard Time), Yoo Hae-ran was officially ranked third in the women's golf weekly world rankings, receiving 8.06 points and jumping four spots from seventh last week. She earned ranking points by defeating Brooke Henderson of Canada in a playoff at the Amundi Evian Championship, the fourth major of the 2026 LPGA Tour season, which concluded the previous day at the Evian Resort Golf Club (par 71) in Evian-les-Bains, France. The total prize fund for the tournament was 9.1 million dollars.

Yoo Hae-ran is smiling brightly after winning the Amundi Evian Championship. Evian = AP Yonhap News

Three weeks ago, Yoo Hae-ran claimed victory at the KPMG Women's PGA Championship, the third major of the season, setting a remarkable record of winning two consecutive majors. This marked her second win of the season and the fifth of her career, earning her a winner’s prize of 1.4 million dollars (approximately 2.1 billion won).

Nelly Korda (United States) and Atthaya Thitikul (Thailand) firmly held onto the first and second spots. Kim Hyo-joo, who was ranked third last week, dropped one spot to fourth. Among Korean players, Kim Se-young is ranked 10th, Kim Min-sol is 15th, and Yoon Ina is 18th. Go Ji-woo, winner of the KLPGA Tour High1 Resort Women's Open, jumped 44 spots from 147th last week to 103rd.

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