[Golf Topic] Kim Hanbyeol "Jumped 552 Ranks in World Ranking in 2 Weeks~"

[Asia Economy Kim Hyun-jun, Golf Specialist Reporter] ○..."From 836th → 438th → 284th."

'The protagonist of the Korean Tour's 2 consecutive wins,' Kim Han-byeol (24, Golfzon, photo) jumped 552 spots in the world rankings within two weeks. On the afternoon of the 14th (Korean time), he received 0.58 points in the officially announced weekly golf world rankings and rose to 284th place. Following his victory at the Hazzy's Golf KPGA Open on the 30th of last month, he swept up '2 consecutive tournament wins' by winning the Korean Professional Golf (KPGA) Shinhan Donghae Open the day before. It is astonishing that he soared 1,366 spots compared to his ranking of 1,650 at the beginning of the year.

Dustin Johnson (USA), Jon Rahm (Spain), Justin Thomas (USA), Rory McIlroy (Northern Ireland), and Collin Morikawa (USA) remain the 'Top 5.' The 'returned golf emperor' Tiger Woods (USA) is ranked 21st. On the morning of the same day, 47-year-old veteran Stewart Cink (USA), who won the Safeway Open, the opening event of the 2020/2021 PGA Tour season, rose from 319th to 151st. For Korea, Im Sung-jae (22) is 24th, An Byeong-hun (29) 57th, Kang Sung-hoon (33) 68th, and Kim Si-woo (25, all CJ Logistics) is 90th.

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