[Golf Topic] Ortiz "World Ranking Jumps 95 Spots~"... Johnson No.1

Carlos Ortiz is cheering with the trophy in front of him right after winning the Houston Open. Houston, Texas, USA = Getty Images / Multibits Photo by Multibits

[Asia Economy Kim Hyun-jun, Golf Specialist Reporter] ○..."World Ranking from 160th to 65th."

Carlos Ortiz (Mexico) jumped 95 spots in the weekly official golf world rankings announced on the afternoon of the 9th (Korean time). He accumulated points by winning the PGA Tour Houston Open (total prize money $7 million), which concluded that morning at Memorial Park (Par 71, 7,021 yards) in Houston, Texas, USA. This victory marked the first win by a Mexican player in 42 years since V?ctor Regalado won the Quad Cities Open in 1978, making headlines.

The 'Top 5' remain unchanged with Dustin Johnson (USA), Jon Rahm (Spain), Justin Thomas, Collin Morikawa (both USA), and Rory McIlroy (Northern Ireland). Johnson secured second place, widening the gap to 0.47 points ahead of Rahm. The 'Returned Golf Emperor' Tiger Woods (USA) is positioned at 33rd. South Korea has four players in the 'Top 100': Im Sung-jae (22) at 25th, An Byeong-hun (29) at 67th, Kang Sung-hoon (33) at 81st, and Kim Si-woo (25, all from CJ Logistics) at 93rd.

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