[Golf Topic] 'The CJ Cup Champ' Kokrak "Jumping to World Ranking 26th~"
Jason Kokrak is holding the trophy and posing for a commemorative photo immediately after winning The CJ Cup. Las Vegas, Nevada, USA = Getty Images / Multibits
View original image[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hyun-jun, Golf Specialist] ○…"World Ranking 53rd → 26th."
'The CJ Cup Champion' Jason Kokrak (USA) jumped 27 spots to 3.56 points in the weekly official golf world rankings announced on the afternoon of the 19th (Korean time). On the morning of the same day, at Shadow Creek Golf Course (Par 72) in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, he shot 8 under par on the final day of The CJ Cup (total prize money $9.75 million) to secure a 2-stroke victory (20 under par 268 strokes) and accumulate points. This marks his first win in 233 tournaments over 8 years since joining the PGA Tour in 2012.
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Dustin Johnson (USA), Jon Rahm (Spain), and Justin Thomas (USA) remain the 'Top 3'. Collin Morikawa (USA) rose to 4th place, while Rory McIlroy (Northern Ireland) and Bryson DeChambeau (USA) each dropped one spot to 5th and 6th respectively. The 'Returned Golf Emperor' Tiger Woods (USA) is ranked 28th. The Korean contingent ranks as follows: Im Sung-jae (22) 23rd, An Byeong-hun (29) 62nd, Kang Sung-hoon (33) 73rd, and Kim Si-woo (25, all CJ Logistics) 84th.
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