Hinako Shibuno: Ranked 14th in the world ranking Advances to participate in Tokyo Olympics August 6th 12:54
Shinko Shibuno, who won a major overseas championship for the first time in 42 years as a Japanese player at the British Women's Open in Golf, moved up from the 46th place to the 14th place in the previous week in the latest world ranking, and entered the Tokyo Olympics It has advanced.
Women's golf world rankings are determined based on points earned in games played in the last two years, with particular emphasis on the results of the last 13 weeks.
The 20-year-old Shibuno, who won the overseas major British Women's Open, moved up from 46th to 14th last week in the world ranking on the 5th.
Shibuno passed the protest last year and was ranked 563 at the end of the year. However, from this season onwards, the tournament began in earnest and won the first major domestic title.
Next year's Tokyo Olympics will have a maximum of four players if they are in the top 15 in the “Olympic Golf Rankings” announced by the International Golf Federation as of June next year.
In the world ranking, Nana Hataoka, who has won three tournaments in the United States, is in 10th place, and Shibuno has advanced to the Tokyo Olympics by taking second place in Japan.