Ryu passes Yamashita by 61.732 points as BMW Ladies reshapes LPGA’s CME standings

Two runner-up finishes, two major shifts in the LPGA points table

The Race to CME Globe leaderboard updated following the BMW Ladies Championship in South Korea, completed on October 25, 2026. By October 26, the official LPGA ranking placed Haeran Ryu third with 2,745.358 points, up one position and 61.732 points ahead of Miyu Yamashita, who slipped to fourth on 2,683.626. Fellow Korean Hye-Jin Choi made an even larger move, climbing three spots from tenth to seventh with 1,683.821 points.

The change deserves attention because it concerns Race to CME Globe points, not the separate Rolex LPGA Player of the Year awards race. The two competitions use different scoring scales, so numbers from one should never be reported as if they applied to the other.

Where the 275 points came from

The BMW Ladies Championship took place October 22–25 at Pine Beach Golf Links in Haenam, Republic of Korea. Japan’s Yuri Yoshida finished first at 17-under 271 and earned 500 CME points. Ryu and Choi shared second at 16-under 272, each collecting 275 points according to the tournament’s official LPGA leaderboard.

Ryu carried a four-stroke lead into the last round but closed with a one-over 73, ending a single stroke behind Yoshida. Choi finished with a 69. Their shared position mattered beyond the trophy outcome: the same number of standings points was credited to both players, altering the season-long top ten.

The current leading positions

Nelly Korda remains the standings leader with 3,713.875 points, ahead of Jeeno Thitikul on 2,915.375. Ryu’s new third-place total leaves her 170.017 points behind Thitikul. Yamashita is now fourth on 2,683.626; fellow Korean Hyo Joo Kim sits sixth with 2,355.419; and Choi has moved to seventh with 1,683.821.

For Choi, the movement is especially transparent. Before this tournament she held 1,408.821 points; her added 275 brings her precisely to 1,683.821. The improvement is a direct consequence of the BMW result rather than a change to the tour’s ranking formula.

What the positions do—and do not—decide

Being first in the regular-season Race to CME Globe standings does not automatically win the season-ending championship. Under LPGA rules, the top 60 players and ties after The ANNIKA qualify for the CME Group Tour Championship. The winner of that final event earns the Race to CME Globe Champion title and the $4 million first prize. The present ranking indicates position ahead of the finish, not a completed title race.

The next checkpoint

The Asian swing moves to the Maybank Championship in Kuala Lumpur on October 29–November 1. That event had not begun when this article was prepared, so there are no Malaysian scores to report. The BMW results and the rankings shift are final and verifiable; subsequent movement remains to be determined on the course.

Primary sources: official Race to CME Globe standings, official BMW Ladies leaderboard, LPGA’s pre-event season-awards update. Checked October 26, 2026.