My Jin Young, 27, became this Monday the player who spent the most weeks No. 1 in the world ranking of women’s golf. The South Korean, winner of 15 LPGA titles and two grand slamsbegan his 159th week at the head of the classification and broke the record held by the Mexican Lorraine Ochoawhich became No. 1 for 158 weeks between 2007 and 2010.
Amazingly, Ko achieved this record as a caddy since 2019 a David Brookerwho was also Ochoa’s assistant during the Mexican’s best years, between 2006 and 2009, when she won 21 of her 27 titles on the LPGA circuit.
“It’s an honor that Lorena and I talk in the same sentence, I’m very happy. It’s an honor to break her record, I’m very grateful to all the people who supported me,” said the South Korean. .
Ko, who finished 20th on Sunday at KPMG Women’s PGA Championshipthe women’s Grand Slam tournament, reached No. 1 for the first time in April 2019 and, since then, has been the queen of golf in five different periods: now it is the sixth consecutive week since the last change at the top of the ranking.
Jin Young Ko won two Grand Slam titles in 2019 which is currently on his record (ANA Inspiration, The Evian Championship) and twice selected as the best player of the year (2019 and 2021).
Source: La Verdad
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