[Golf Topic] McIlroy "Instantly World Ranking 7th"... Johnson 1st

Rory McIlroy is cheering while holding the trophy high right after winning the Wells Fargo Championship. Charlotte, North Carolina, USA = Getty Images / Multibits

[Asia Economy Kim Hyun-jun, Golf Specialist Reporter] ○…"15th → 7th."

‘Wells Fargo Champ’ Rory McIlroy (Northern Ireland) has jumped into the world ranking ‘Top 10’ in one go. He received 6.20 points in the weekly official golf world ranking announced on the afternoon of the 10th (Korean time). He accumulated points by winning the PGA Tour Wells Fargo Championship (total prize money $8.1 million) held at Quail Hollow Golf Club in Charlotte, North Carolina (par 71, 7,551 yards) earlier that morning. This was his third win at this tournament and his 19th PGA Tour victory overall, with a prize money of a whopping $1,458,000 (?1.634 billion).

Dustin Johnson and Justin Thomas (both USA), and Jon Rahm (Spain) remain in the ‘Top 3’. ‘Hulk’ Bryson DeChambeau rose to 4th place, while Xander Schauffele dropped to 5th. Collin Morikawa (USA) settled in 6th place. The ‘Returned Golf Emperor’ Tiger Woods (USA) is at 97th place, currently under threat of falling out of the ‘Top 100’. From Korea, Im Sung-jae (23) is ranked 21st, and ‘American Express Champ’ Kim Si-woo (26, both from CJ Logistics) is positioned at 50th.

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