Choi Hye-jin climbed to No. 23 in the women's golf world rankings after finishing runner-up at the Buick LPGA Shanghai.
In the rankings released on the 20th, Choi posted an average of 3.14 points, moving up four spots from No. 27 a week earlier.
At the Buick LPGA Shanghai, which ended on the 18th, Choi led for three days before Yin Ruoning of China overtook her in the final round, leaving the Korean in second place. Since joining the LPGA Tour in 2022, Choi has yet to win a title, with this result marking her fifth runner-up finish.
Yin, who lifted the trophy, claimed her second victory of the season and seventh of her career, rising to No. 5 in the world and pushing Kim Hyo-joo down to sixth. The top four places were unchanged, with Nelly Korda of the United States, Jeeno Thitikul of Thailand, Yu Hae-ran and Miyu Yamashita of Japan holding first through fourth, respectively.
Ma Seo-young, who won her first career title at the Korea Ladies Professional Golf Tour's Iceberg Golf and Seoul Shinmun Open, which finished on the 18th at H1 Club in Icheon, Gyeonggi Province, jumped 152 spots from last week to No. 186 in the world.