2022 Women's World Golf Rankings: No. 1, Top 50 at End of Year
Lydia Ko finished the year 2022 at No. 1 in the rankings. She won three times during the year on the LPGA Tour: Gainbridge LPGA, BMW Ladies Championship and CME Group Tour Championship. Ko became just the second golfer in LPGA history to top $4 million in single-season earnings. She led the tour in scoring average, money and won its Player of the Year Award.
Women's World Golf Rankings, End of 2022
These were the Top 50 golfers in the final Rolex Rankings of the calendar year 2022. 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, 7.60
2. Nelly Korda, United States, 7.13
3. Atthaya Thitikul, Thailand, 6.37
4. Minjee Lee, Australia, 6.17
5. Jin Young Ko, South Korea, 5.86
6. Lexi Thompson, United States, 5.24
7. Brooke Henderson, Canada, 5.15
8. In Gee Chun, South Korea, 4.65
9. Hyo-Joo Kim, South Korea, 4.32
10. Nasa Hataoka, Japan, 4.05
11. Leona Maguire, Ireland, 3.66
12. Celine Boutier, France, 3.45
13. Jennifer Kupcho, United States, 3.39
14. Min Ji Park, South Korea, 3.37
15. Xiyu Lin, China, 3.32
16. Danielle Kang, United States, 3.28
17. Charley Hull, England, 3.17
18. Jessica Korda, United States, 3.17
19. Hannah Green, Australia, 3.14
20. Hye Jin Choi, South Korea, 3.10
21. Sei Young Kim, South Korea, 2.91
22. Ayaka Furue, Japan, 2.90
23. Miyu Yamashita, Japan, 2.89
24. Ashleigh Buhai, South Africa, 2.87
25. Georgia Hall, England, 2.77
26. Linn Grant, Sweden, 2.74
27. Madelene Sagstrom, Sweden, 2.72
28. Megan Khang, United States, 2.62
29. Mao Saigo, Japan, 2.60
30. Anna Nordqvist, Sweden, 2.58
31. Andrea Lee, United States, 2.48
32. Yuka Saso, Japan, 2.42
33. Su Ji Kim, South Korea, 2.39
34. Mone Inami, Japan, 2.39
35. Ally Ewing, United States, 2.31
36. Inbee Park, South Korea, 2.29
37. Gaby Lopez, Mexico, 2.25
38. Jeong Eun Lee6, South Korea, 2.22
39. Haruka Kawasaki, Japan, 2.18
40. Marina Alex, United States, 2.17
41. Maja Stark, Sweden, 2.13
42. Hinako Shibuno, Japan, 2.13
43. Lilia Vu, United States, 2.13
44. Yuna Nishimura, Japan, 2.11
45. Yewon Lee, South Korea, 2.06
46. So Mi Lee, South Korea, 2.06
47. A Lim Kim, South Korea, 2.02
48. Allisen Corpuz, United States, 2.02
49. Hae Ran Ryu, South Korea, 1.96
50. Lizette Salas, United States, 1.95
The above Top 50 was published by the Rolex Rankings on December 26, 2022. You can view the full rankings on that day here.
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