[Golf Topic] 'RBC Heritage Champ' Singh "Jump to World Ranking 44~"

Stuart Sink is posing with the trophy right after winning the RBC Heritage. Hilton Head (South Carolina, USA) = Getty Images / Multivitz

[Asia Economy Kim Hyun-jun, Golf Specialist Reporter] ○..."115th → 44th."

The world ranking of the "48-year-old veteran" Stewart Cink (USA) soared by 75 spots. In the weekly official golf world rankings announced on the afternoon of the 19th (Korean time), he received 2.61 points. He accumulated points by winning the PGA Tour RBC Heritage (total prize money $7.1 million), which ended that morning at Harbour Town Golf Links in Hilton Head, South Carolina (par 71, 7,121 yards). This is already his second win of the season, seven months after the Safeway Open in September last year, which was included in the 2021 season.

This season, he became the second "multiple winner" after Bryson DeChambeau (USA). Only three players over the age of 47 have won two events in a season: Sam Snead, Julius Boros, and Kenny Perry. It is interesting that Cink has collected the winner's trophy at the RBC Heritage three times?in 2000, 2004, and this year. Moreover, all were "wire-to-wire" victories, leading from the first day. His prize money ranking also jumped to 11th ($3,217,000).

The "Top 5" remain unchanged with Dustin Johnson and Justin Thomas (both USA), Jon Rahm (Spain), Collin Morikawa, and Xander Schauffele (both USA). DeChambeau is 6th, and "Masters Champion" Hideki Matsuyama (Japan) is 14th. The "returned golf emperor" Tiger Woods (USA) has slipped to 77th. In Korea, Im Sung-jae (23) is 19th, and "American Express Champion" Kim Si-woo (26) is 49th. An Byeong-hun (30, both CJ Logistics) is 107th, falling out of the "Top 100."

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