2015 Women's World Golf Rankings: No. 1, Top 50 at End of Year
Lydia Ko finished 2015 at No. 1 in the rankings. Ko had five wins on the LPGA Tour during the year, including her first major championship victory at The Evian Championship. Her other LPGA wins in 2015 were the Women's Australian Open, Swinging Skirts LPGA Classic, Canadian Pacific Women's Open and Fubon LPGA Taiwan Championship. Ko also won the New Zealand Women's Open on the Ladies European Tour, and tied for third place in the Women's British Open.
Women's World Golf Rankings, End of 2015
These were the Top 50 golfers in the final Rolex Rankings of the calendar year 2015. For comparison's sake, the number next to each golfer's name is her average ranking points earned per start.
1. Lydia Ko, New Zealand, 11.78
2. Inbee Park, South Korea, 11.54
3. Stacy Lewis, United States, 18.04
4. Lexi Thompson, United States, 17.07
5. So Yeon Ryu, South Korea, 16.13
6. Shanshan Feng, China, 15.99
7. Sei Young Kim, South Korea, 15.84
8. Amy Yang, South Korea, 15.38
9. Hyo Joo Kim, South Korea, 15.34
10. In Gee Chun, South Korea, 15.31
11. Cristie Kerr, United States, 15.13
12. Suzann Pettersen, Norway, 14.95
13. Anna Nordqvist, Sweden, 14.58
14. Ha Na Jang, South Korea, 14.57
15. Bo Mee Lee, South Korea, 14.27
16. Brittany Lincicome, United States, 14.21
17. Brooke Henderson, Canada, 14.08
18. Minjee Lee, Australia, 14.08
19. Na Yeon Choi, South Korea, 13.79
20. Teresa Lu, Taiwan, 13.75
21. Sun Ju Ahn, South Korea, 13.45
22. Mirim Lee, South Korea, 13.28
23. Alison Lee, United States, 13.26
24. Morgan Pressel, United States, 13.19
25. Jin Young Ko, South Korea, 13.07
26. Jessica Korda, United States, 13.07
27. Sung Hyun Park, South Korea, 12.95
28. Michelle Wie, United States, 12.88
29. Gerina Piller, United States, 12.84
30. Azahara Munoz, Spain, 12.83
31. Karrie Webb, Australia, 12.79
32. Jung Min Lee, South Korea, 12.73
33. Jiyai Shin, South Korea, 12.60
34. Mi Hyang Lee, South Korea, 12.48
35. Chella Choi, South Korea, 12.45
36. Shiho Oyama, Japan, 12.42
37. Mika Miyazato, Japan, 12.37
38. Yani Tseng, Taiwan, 12.37
39. Lizette Salas, United States, 12.30
40. Ilhee Lee, South Korea, 12.30
41. Charley Hull, England, 12.25
42. Jenny Shin, South Korea, 12.25
43. Pornanong Phatlum, Thailand, 12.22
44. Brittany Lang, United States, 12.21
45. Angela Stanford, United States, 12.19
46. I.K. Kim, South Korea, 12.14
47. Sandra Gal, Germany, 12.12
48. Ji Hee Lee, South Korea, 12.09
49. Hyun Kyung Park, South Korea, 12.00
50. Nanna Koerstz Madsen, Denmark, 12.00
The above Top 50 was published by the Rolex Rankings on December 28, 2015. You can view the full rankings on that day here.
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