Charley Hull moved up three spots in the Rolex Rankings after her victory at the Kroger Queen City Championship last weekend. Now No. 5 in the world, Hull becomes the first English player to reach the top 5 in the world since the rankings launched in February 2006.

Hull, 29, made her debut in the Rolex Rankings on April 2, 2012, at No. 456. She was 16 years old at the time. Her previous best ranking was No. 7, which she last held on May 13, 2024.

Hull's good friend Georgia Hull ranked No. 6 for three weeks in 2018, the year she won the Ricoh Women's British Open.

An injured Hull came into the Kroger off a T-2 finish at the LET's Aramco Houston Championship. Prior to that, she tied for second at AIG Women's Open in August. In all, Hull had accumulated six runner-up showings on the LPGA since her last victory in 2022.

"It's been a bit of a drought," said Hull after winning in Cincinnati. "I've quite a few second-place finishes and it's been the bridesmaid and now, I'm the bride, finally."


Though she held the lead or at least a share of the lead for most of Sunday, standing on the 18th tee, Hull had only a 14.3 percent chance of winning against top-ranked Jeeno Thitikul, according to the KPMG Performance Insights. The popular Englishwoman had bogeyed the 17th and trailed by one heading into the 72nd hole.

What followed, however, was nothing short of shocking as Thitikul four-putted from around 50 feet to bogey the last and lose to Hull by one stroke.

That's now eight runner-up finishes for Thitikul the last four seasons, which the KPMG Insights say is the most of any player on tour in that time span.