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LPGA winner Kim Hyo-joo reaches No. 4 in world rankings

Published: 24 Mar. 2026, 11:04 Updated: 24 Mar. 2026, 12:02

Korean golfer Kim Hyo-joo competes at the LPGA Fortinet Founders Cup golf tournament at Sharon Heights Golf and Country Club in Menlo Park, California, on March 22. [AP/YONHAP]

Fresh off her latest LPGA title, Kim Hyo-joo has matched her career-best position in the women's world golf rankings.

Kim jumped four spots to No. 4 in the latest rankings released on Tuesday. She won the Fortinet Founders Cup in California on Sunday for her eighth LPGA Tour victory, holding off Nelly Korda of the United States by one stroke at 16-under 272.

Kim had previously reached No. 4 after winning the Founders Cup in 2015 as a teenager.

Kim was the biggest mover inside the top 10. The top three remained unchanged, with Thai star Jeeno Thitikul leading the way, followed by Korda and Charley Hull of Britain.

One other Korean player in the top 10, Kim Sei-young, moved up a notch to No. 9. She finished tied for third at the Fortinet Founders Cup.

Yonhap