Two-time main champion Lilia Vu is the brand new No. 1 within the ladies’s world golf rankings.
She rose from No. 6 within the newest rankings, launched Monday, after her victory Sunday on the AIG Girls’s Open.
Vu, a 25-year-old from California, overtook Nelly Korda, who dropped to No. 2. That is the primary time in rankings historical past that Individuals have been No. 1 and No. 2.
“Being one of the best on this planet, that is simply loopy to me,” Vu mentioned following Sunday’s victory in Surrey, England. “Simply occupied with the wrestle I had this 12 months and simply to come back out with that has been — it is simply unbelievable.”
Regardless of her struggles, Vu received the primary three tournaments of her profession in 2023, which ties her with France’s Celine Boutier for essentially the most wins on the season.
She received the Honda LPGA Thailand in February and her first main, The Chevron Championship, in April. Vu has additionally clinched a spot on the U.S. Solheim Cup Staff.
