[Golf Topic] Landry "Jumps 133 Spots in World Ranking"... Woods at 6th Place
Andro Landry (left) is sharing joy with his caddy immediately after winning the American Express. La Quinta, California, USA = Getty Images / Multibits
View original image○…"240th → 107th."
Andrew Landry (USA), the 'American Express Champ,' soared 133 spots in the world rankings. He earned 1.45 points in the weekly official golf world rankings announced on the afternoon of the 20th (Korean time). He accumulated points by securing a 2-stroke victory (26-under 262) on the final day of the American Express (total prize money $6.7 million) at La Quinta Stadium Golf Club (par 72) in California, USA, which concluded that morning. This is his second career win, coming 1 year and 9 months after the Texas Open in April 2018.
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The 'Top 5' remain unchanged with Brooks Koepka (USA), Rory McIlroy (Northern Ireland), Jon Rahm (Spain), Justin Thomas, and Dustin Johnson (both USA). The 'Returned Golf Emperor' Tiger Woods (USA) is in 6th place. The '46-year-old veteran' Lee Westwood (England) jumped from 63rd to 29th, propelled by his victory at the European Tour Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship. South Korea's rankings are Im Sung-jae (21) at 34th, An Byeong-hun (28) at 47th, Kang Sung-hoon (32, both CJ Logistics) at 88th, and Hwang Jung-gon (27, Ping Golf) at 97th.
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