[Golf Topic] 'Shriners Champ' Laird "World Ranking Jumps 263 Spots~"... Johnson No.1

[Asia Economy Kim Hyun-jun, Golf Specialist Reporter] ○..."World Ranking from 351st to 88th."

Martin Laird (Scotland, photo), the 'Shriners Children's Open Champion,' soared 263 spots to 88th place with 1.61 points in the weekly official golf world rankings announced on the afternoon of the 12th (Korean time). On the final day of the tournament held at Summerlin TPC (Par 71) in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, earlier that morning, he secured his 4th career win after an extended playoff against Matthew Wolff and Austin Cook (both from the USA), gaining momentum. This is his first victory in 7 years and 6 months since winning the Texas Open in April 2013.

The 'Top 4' remain unchanged with Dustin Johnson (USA), Jon Rahm (Spain), Justin Thomas (USA), and Rory McIlroy (Northern Ireland). 'The Hulk' Bryson DeChambeau rose to 5th place, swapping positions with Collin Morikawa (both from the USA). The 'Returned Golf Emperor' Tiger Woods (USA) is ranked 26th. South Korea has four players in the 'Top 100': Im Sung-jae (22) at 23rd, An Byeong-hun (29) at 62nd, Kang Sung-hoon (33) at 73rd, and Kim Si-woo (25, all from CJ Logistics) at 91st place.

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