[Golf Topic] Garcia "Back in World Ranking 'Top 50'"... Im Sungjae 22nd

Sergio Garcia cheers after sinking the winning birdie on the 18th hole of the final day at the Sanderson Farms. Jackson, Mississippi, USA = Getty Images / Multibits Photo by Multibits

[Asia Economy Kim Hyun-jun, Golf Specialist Reporter] ○..."World Ranking 48th → 51st → 38th."

Sergio Garcia (Spain) secured 38th place with 2.80 points in the weekly official golf world rankings announced on the afternoon of the 5th (Korean time). He accumulated points by winning the Sanderson Farms Championship (total prize money $6.6 million) by one stroke on the final day at Jackson Golf Course, Mississippi, USA (par 72, 7,461 yards) earlier that morning, finishing at 19 under par 269. This marks his 11th PGA Tour victory, his first in 3 years and 6 months since the 2017 Masters.

It is interesting that he was pushed down to 51st place on the 28th of last month, causing some concern. Garcia first entered the top 50 in 1999, briefly fell outside the 'Top 50' for about a year starting in 2010, then returned to the top 50 in 2011 and maintained his position there for a remarkable 9 years. Besides Garcia, only the 'Returned Golf Emperor' Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Jim Furyk (all USA), and Ernie Els (South Africa) have been ranked within the top 50 for over 1,000 weeks.

This is why American golf media have paid attention to Garcia's ranking changes. The 'Top 4' players?Dustin Johnson (USA), Jon Rahm (Spain), Justin Thomas (USA), and Rory McIlroy (Northern Ireland)?remain unchanged. Collin Morikawa (USA) rose one spot to 5th, swapping places with Bryson DeChambeau (USA). Woods is ranked 24th. For Korea, Im Sung-jae (22) is 22nd, An Byeong-hun (29) is 59th, and Kang Sung-hoon (33, both from CJ Logistics) is 74th.

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