[Golf Topic] Kim Siwoo "World Ranking 115th → 86th"... Ram 1st View original image


[Asia Economy Kim Hyun-jun, Golf Specialist Reporter] ○..."115th → 86th."


Kim Si-woo (25, CJ Logistics, photo) jumped to 86th place with 1.61 points in the weekly official golf world rankings announced on the afternoon of the 17th (Korean time). This marks his return to the 'Top 100' after 8 months since last December. Earlier that day, he secured points by finishing tied for 3rd place (18 under par, 262 strokes) on the final day of the Wyndham Championship (total prize money $6.4 million), the final event of the 2020 PGA Tour regular season, held at Sedgefield Country Club (par 70) in Greensboro, North Carolina, USA.



Jon Rahm (Spain) maintained his No. 1 position for the second consecutive week, with Justin Thomas (USA) at 2nd, Rory McIlroy (Northern Ireland) 3rd, Dustin Johnson, and Collin Morikawa (both USA) rounding out the 'Top 5' with no changes. The 'Returned Golf Emperor' Tiger Woods (USA) remains steady at 16th place. It is noteworthy that Wyndham Championship winner Jim Herman (USA) soared 227 places from 318th to 91st. For Korea, Im Sung-jae (22) is 24th, An Byeong-hun (29) 55th, and Kang Sung-hoon (33, both CJ Logistics) 62nd, respectively.


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