Choi Hyejin moved up two spots to No. 15 in the latest women’s world golf rankings, released on May 12 (KST), following her third top-10 finish of the LPGA season.
![[웨스트 콜드웰=AP/뉴시스] 최혜진이 10일(현지 시간) 미 뉴저지주 웨스트 콜드웰의 마운틴 리지 컨트리클럽에서 열린 미국여자프로골프(LPGA) 투어 미즈호 아메리카스 오픈 최종 라운드 6번 홀에서 티샷하고 있다. 최혜진은 8언더파 280타 공동 3위로 대회를 마쳤다. 2026.05.11.](https://rachula.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/709f14e01a45.webp)
The South Korean golfer tied for third place at the Mizuho Americas Open on Sunday (local time) at Mountain Ridge Country Club in West Caldwell, New Jersey. She carded a final total of 8-under-par 280 to share third place.
Although she fell just short of securing her first LPGA victory, the result marked her best performance of the season and her third top-10 finish, after a tie for eighth at the Honda LPGA Thailand and a tie for fifth at the Blue Bay LPGA.
In the rankings, Nelly Korda (USA) remained No. 1, followed by Jeeno Thitikul (Thailand) at No. 2 and Kim Hyo-joo (South Korea) at No. 3. The rest of the top 10 included Yin Ruoning (China), Hannah Green (Australia), Charley Hull (England), Miyu Yamashita (Japan), Minjee Lee (Australia), Lydia Ko (New Zealand), and Lottie Woad (England).
Other South Koreans in the top 20 included Kim Se-young at No. 11 and Yoo Hae-ran at No. 12, alongside Kim Hyo-joo and Choi Hyejin.