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Now, they rank fourth, fifth and sixth in the
world, respectively, after splitting the first three majors of
the women's golf season.
Corpuz rocketed from No. 29 to No. 6 in the Rolex Rankings on
Monday, one day after winning the U.S. Women's Open at Pebble
Beach Golf Links for her first LPGA win of any kind.
Corpuz, a 25-year-old from Hawaii, is part of a larger youth
movement happening around the sport.
Vu, also 25, struck first when she picked up her first win in
February at the Honda LPGA Thailand, followed by a playoff
victory in April at the Chevron Championship, the first major of
the season.
Yin, who's only 20, won the DIO Implant LA Open in April to
become the second Chinese player to win on the LPGA Tour,
joining Shanshan Feng. She emerged from the pack in the final
round of the KPMG Women's PGA Championship last month with a
final-round 67 to win that major by one stroke.
Yin jumped Vu in the world rankings Monday after finishing T20
at the U.S. Women's Open.
Then there's Rose Zhang, a 20-year-old who starred at Stanford
and won everything there was to win in the amateur game. She
turned professional in June and won her debut, the inaugural
Mizuho Americas Open, in a playoff over Jennifer Kupcho.
Zhang, who was ranked as low as No. 482 in the world earlier
this year, has now leapt to No. 37 in the rankings following
top-10 finishes at the past two majors. She tied for eighth at
the Women's PGA and tied for ninth at the U.S. Women's Open.
Jin Young Ko of South Korea still held a healthy lead over Nelly
Korda for the World No. 1 spot despite missing the cut at the
U.S. Women's Open.
--Field Level Media
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