[Golf Topic] 'Valspar Champ' Burns "World Ranking 94th → 44th"... Im Seongjae 19th

Sam Burns is cheering while holding the trophy immediately after winning the Valspar Championship. Palm Harbor, Florida, USA = Getty Images / Multibits

[Asia Economy Kim Hyun-jun, Golf Specialist Reporter] ○…"94th → 44th."

The world ranking of the '24-year-old young gun' Sam Burns (USA) soared by 50 spots. In the weekly official golf world ranking announced on the afternoon of the 3rd (Korean time), he received 2.52 points. On the morning of the same day, at the final round of the Valspar Championship (total prize money $6.9 million) held at Innisbrook Golf Club in Palm Harbor, Florida (par 71, 7,340 yards), he shot 3 under par to claim his first PGA Tour victory (17 under par, 267 strokes). The winner's prize money was $1,242,000 (1.39 billion KRW).

The 'Top 5' remained unchanged with Dustin Johnson and Justin Thomas (both USA), Jon Rahm (Spain), Xander Schauffele, and 'Hulk' Bryson DeChambeau. Collin Morikawa is in 6th place, and Patrick Reed (both USA) is chasing from 7th place. The 'returned golf emperor' Tiger Woods (USA) has slipped down to 93rd place. The Korean contingent includes Im Sung-jae (23) at 19th place, and 'American Express Champ' Kim Si-woo (26, both from CJ Logistics) at 50th place.

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