[Golf Topic] Im Sung-jae "I'm Number 18~"... Kevin Na 23rd Place
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[Asia Economy Golf Specialist Reporter Kim Hyun-jun] ○…Im Sung-jae (23, CJ Logistics, photo) maintained his world ranking at 18th place.
He secured 4.31 points in the weekly official golf world rankings announced on the afternoon of the 18th (Korean time). Although he finished tied for 56th place (9 under par 271) on the final day of the second PGA Tour event of 2021, the Sony Open (total prize money $6.6 million), held at Waialae Golf Club (par 70, 7,044 yards) in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, earlier that morning, there was no change in his ranking. Kevin Na (USA), the 'Sony Open champ,' jumped 15 spots from 38th to 23rd.
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Dustin Johnson (USA), Jon Rahm (Spain), and Justin Thomas remain the 'Top 3.' While Collin Morikawa secured 4th place, Xander Schauffele (both USA) dropped to 5th. Rory McIlroy (Northern Ireland) is 6th, and 'Hulk' Branson DeChambeau (USA) is 7th. The 'returned golf emperor' Tiger Woods (USA) stayed at 44th. For Korea, An Byeong-hun (29) is 77th, Kang Sung-hoon (33) is 88th, and Kim Si-woo (25, both CJ Logistics) is 96th.
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