Six-time LPGA Tour winner is the third American to reach World No. 1 and first since 2014

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (June 28, 2021) – For the first time in her career, Nelly Korda has reached No. 1 in the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings following her win at the 2021 KPMG Women’s PGA Championship. She becomes the third American to sit atop the Rolex Rankings, joining Stacy Lewis (four weeks in 2013 and 21 weeks in 2014) and Cristie Kerr (five weeks in 2010).

Korda, 22, jumped two spots to World No. 1, moving past Jin Young Ko and Inbee Park, another former World No. 1. Ko had held the No. 1 position since July 28, 2019, a streak of 701 consecutive days.

“Reaching World No. 1 has always been a goal of mine, and I can’t believe that I’ve actually done it. The other players who have been No. 1 are incredible and I’m honored to join that list,” said Korda. “I couldn’t have done with this without so much support from my family, my caddie, my sponsors and my entire team, not to mention all the fans who support me every week.

Korda has three victories so far in 2021, coming at the Gainbridge LPGA, the Meijer LPGA Classic and the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship. She became a Rolex First-Time Winner when she won the 2018 Taiwan Swinging Skirts LPGA and successfully defended that title in 2019. Korda also earned victory at the 2019 ISPS Handa Women’s Australian Open, joining her sister Jessica, who won that title in 2012.

Korda currently leads the LPGA with a 68.857 scoring average and is atop the Rolex Player of the Year standings with 161 points. Her eight top-10 finishes, including her LPGA Tour-leading three victories, are the most on Tour through 15 events. Korda leads the Tour with 200 birdies and 25 rounds in the 60s, and is tied for first in eagles with nine, including two during the final round of her KPMG Women’s PGA victory. She is expected to represent the United States at the Tokyo Olympics in August.

Ko’s streak of 100 consecutive weeks at No. 1 in the Rolex Rankings is the third-longest streak in history, following Lorena Ochoa’s 158 weeks (April 23, 2007, to May 2, 2010) and Yani Tseng’s 109 weeks (Feb. 14, 2011, to March 17, 2013).

History of the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings Number One Position

#	Player	Age (Y/M/D)	From:	To:	No. Weeks
32	Nelly Korda	22/11/0	June 29, 2021	Present	1
31	Jin Young Ko (2)	24/0/22	July 28, 2019	June 28, 2021	100
30	Sung Hyun Park (4)	25/9/10	July 1, 2019	July 28, 2019	4
29	Jin Young Ko (1)	23/9/1	April 8, 2019	June 30, 2019	12
28	Sung Hyun Park (3)	25/5/13	March 2, 2019	April 7, 2019	5
27	Ariya Jutanugarn (3)	22/11/6	Oct. 29, 2018	March 3, 2019	18
26	Sung Hyun Park (2)	24/10/29	Aug. 20, 2018	Oct. 28, 2018	10
25	Ariya Jutanugarn (2)	22/8/7	July 30, 2018	Aug. 19, 2018	3
24	Inbee Park (4)	29/9/11	April 23, 2018	July 29, 2018	14
23	Shanshan Feng	28/3/8	Nov. 13, 2017	April 22, 2018	23
22	Sung Hyun Park (1)	24/1/15	Nov. 6, 2017	Nov. 12, 2017	1
21	So Yeon Ryu	26/11/28	June 26, 2017	Nov. 5, 2017	19
20	Ariya Jutanugarn	21/6/20	June 12, 2017	June 25, 2017	2
19	Lydia Ko (2)	18/6/2	Oct. 26, 2015	June 11, 2017	85
18	Inbee Park (3)	26/11/3	June 15, 2015	Oct. 25, 2015	19
17	Lydia Ko (1)	17/9/9	Feb. 2, 2015	June 14, 2015	19
16	Inbee Park (2)	26/3/15	Oct. 27, 2014	Feb. 1, 2015	14
15	Stacy Lewis (2)	29/3/17	June 2, 2014	Oct. 26, 2014	21
14	Inbee Park (1)	24/9/3	April 15, 2013	June 1, 2014	59
13	Stacy Lewis (1)	28/1/2	March 18, 2013	April 14, 2013	4
12	Yani Tseng	22/0/22	Feb. 14, 2011	March 17, 2013	109
11	Jiyai Shin (3)	22/6/4	Nov. 1, 2010	Feb. 13, 2011	15
10	Cristie Kerr (3)	33/0/13	Oct. 25, 2010	Oct. 31, 2010	1
9	Ai Miyazato (3)	25/2/4	Aug. 23, 2010	Oct. 24, 2010	9
8	Cristie Kerr (2)	32/10/4	Aug. 16, 2010	Aug. 22, 2010	1
7	Jiyai Shin (2)	22/2/28	July 26, 2010	Aug. 15, 2010	3
6	Ai Miyazato (2)	25/1/0	July 19, 2010	July 25, 2010	1
5	Cristie Kerr (1)	32/8/16	June 28, 2010	July 18, 2010	3
4	Ai Miyazato (1)	25/0/2	June 21, 2010	June 27, 2010	1
3	Jiyai Shin (1)	22/0/5	May 3, 2010	June 20, 2010	7
2	Lorena Ochoa	25/5/8	April 23, 2007	May 2, 2010	158
1	Annika Sorenstam	35/4/11	Feb. 20, 2006	April 22, 2007	61

Career Weeks at No. 1 in the Rolex Women's World Golf Rankings:

Lorena Ochoa	158 weeks
Jin Young Ko	112 weeks
Yani Tseng	109 weeks
Inbee Park	106 weeks
Lydia Ko	104 weeks
Annika Sorenstam	61 weeks
Stacy Lewis	25 weeks
Jiyai Shin	25 weeks
Shanshan Feng	23 weeks
Ariya Jutanugarn	23 weeks
Sung Hyun Park	20 weeks
So Yeon Ryu	19 weeks
Ai Miyazato	11 weeks
Cristie Kerr	5 weeks
Nelly Korda	1 week

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