An historic 2024 LPGA season minted US star Nelly Korda as the world's No. 1 golfer, but a 36th-place tie at last weekend's 2025 AIG Women's Open saw the 27-year-old slip into the No. 2 spot on Monday.
While the US standout logged an astounding seven wins on the 2024 Tour, she has yet to win a 2025 LPGA event, allowing Thailand's Jeeno Thitikul to overtake her and snag the top world ranking.
Though her run is over, Korda's 71 straight weeks at the top is still impressive, clocking in as the fifth-longest streak in rankings history and adding to her career cumulative total of 108 weeks at No. 1.
Still hunting a first 2025 trophy, the new No. 2 has claimed four Top-5 tournament performances so far this season, including a runner-up finish at the US Women's Open in June.
Even more, Korda is stacking up a career-best run by making the cut in all of her 13 events this season.
As for the new No. 1, Thitikul spent two weeks at the top in her 2022 rookie season before beginning her second rankings reign on Monday, buoyed by the Thai star's seven Top-5 finishes in 14 starts this season.
The 2025 Tour has seen the 22-year-old claim her fifth career LPGA trophy at the Americas Open in May, settle for second place after a playoff round at last month's Evian Championship, and finish as runner-up at the HSBC Women's World Championship in February.
Notably, the LPGA is in the midst of the most parity-fueled year on record, as each of the 21 events on the 2025 Tour so far has crowned a different winner, including five new rookie champions — the most overall title-winners to begin a season in the governing body's 75-year history.
Hyo Joo Kim took home her fourth career LPGA Tour victory on Sunday, winning the HSBC Women’s World Championship by one stroke.
Kim threw down a thrilling final round performance, logging a bogey-free 64 to put her out in front.
"An electric final round" ⚡ 🏆 #HSBCSport #HWWCGolf #HWWCGameChangers
— HSBC Sport (@HSBC_Sport) May 2, 2021
The shots that made Hyo Joo Kim the Champion of 'Asia's Major'. pic.twitter.com/4G9TocqF6Y
Kim’s final push was enough to hold off Hannah Green, who sat only two strokes behind Kim coming down the stretch.
Bogeying her last two holes, the Australian was unable to overcome Kim’s lead in the end.
Hyo Joo Kim, ɢᴀᴍᴇ ᴄʜᴀɴɢᴇʀ. 💪#HWWCGolf #HWWCGameChangers pic.twitter.com/vTspqvv8IU
— HSBC Women's World Championship (@HWWCGolf) May 2, 2021
Sunday’s win marks Kim’s first LPGA Tour title since 2016.