[Golf Topic] 'PO Game 1 Champion' Johnson "Reaches World No. 1 Ranking"

[Asia Economy Kim Hyun-jun, Golf Specialist Reporter] ○..."I'm number 1."

'PO 1st Round Champ' Dustin Johnson (USA, photo) rose to number 1 with a score of 9.16 in the weekly official golf world rankings announced on the afternoon of the 24th (Korean time). He accumulated points by winning the PGA Tour The Northern Trust (total prize money $9.5 million) held at Boston TPC in Norton, Massachusetts, USA, which ended that morning. He reclaimed the number 1 spot he lost to Brooks Koepka (USA) in May last year after 1 year and 3 months.

Johnson also took over the PO ranking 1st place (2571 points), boosting his momentum. The PO consists of the 2nd round BMW Championship (70 players) followed by the final 3rd round Tour Championship (30 players), and the ultimate winner hits the 'survival' style jackpot of $15 million (178.8 billion KRW). The number 1 seed even starts the 3rd round with a 10-under par 'stroke bonus.' He expressed his ambition, saying, "I played really well this time" and "I want to enter the 3rd round as the PO number 1."

Jon Rahm (Spain) is 2nd, Justin Thomas (USA) 3rd, Rory McIlroy (Northern Ireland) 4th, and Collin Morikawa (USA) 5th. While 'Hulk' Bryson DeChambeau holds 8th place, 'The Returned Golf Emperor' Tiger Woods (both USA) slipped one spot to 17th. In Korea, Im Sung-jae (22) ranks highest at 25th. Ahn Byung-hoon (29) is 57th, Kang Sung-hoon (33) 64th, and Kim Si-woo (25, all CJ Logistics) 85th, with a total of four players entering the 'Top 100.'

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