Nelly Korda projected to lose No. 1 spot in world rankings after 17 months on top
She's winless so far in 2025, despite going into the year's final major with a lower scoring average and better strokes gained total and strokes gained putting averages than at this point last season, according the KPMG's Performance Insights.
She'll be overtaken by Jeeno Thitikul who first rose to No. 1 in 2022 as a rookie but was only there for two weeks. She now begins her second stretch after a T-30 performance at the AIG Women's British Open, where Korda tied for 36th. Miyu Yamashita won the title with a score of 11 under.
Thitikul, 22, is a five-time winner on the LPGA. In 13 starts this season, she has one win, two runner-ups at the Amundi Evian and HSBC Women's World Championship and four additional top-5 finishes in 2025.
Thitikul also won the 2024 CME Group Tour Championship and 2025 PIF Saudi Ladies International in February.
Korda's 72-week stretch is the fifth-longest since the rankings debuted in 2006.
This article originally appeared on Golfweek: Nelly Korda projected to lose World No. 1 spot in Rolex Rankings
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