[Golf Topic] 'Travelers Champ' English "Climbs to World Ranking 12"…Ram 'Number 1'

Harris English is holding the trophy and posing for a commemorative photo immediately after winning the Travelers Championship. Cromwell, USA = Getty Images / Multibits Photo by Multibits

[Asia Economy Golf Specialist Reporter Kim Hyun-jun] ○…‘Travelers Champ’ Harris English jumped from 19th to 12th in the world rankings.

He received 5.59 points in the weekly official golf world rankings announced on the afternoon of the 28th (Korean time). On the final day of the PGA Tour Travelers Championship (total prize money $7.4 million) held at River Highlands TPC in Cromwell, Connecticut, USA (par 70, 6,841 yards) earlier that morning, he fought a fierce battle with Kramer Hickok (both from the USA) that extended to the 8th playoff hole and finally claimed the top spot to accumulate points. This is his second win of the season and fourth career victory, five months after the Sentry Tournament in January.

‘US Open Champ’ Jon Rahm (Spain) remains No. 1 for the second week, followed by Dustin Johnson, Justin Thomas, Collin Morikawa, and Xander Schauffele. ‘The Hulk’ Bryson DeChambeau (both from the USA) is 6th. It is interesting that Hickok jumped an impressive 194 spots from 331st to 137th, thanks to his runner-up finish at the Travelers. In Korea, three players secured spots in the ‘Top 100’: Im Sung-jae (23) at 26th, Kim Si-woo (26) at 50th, and Lee Kyoung-hoon (30, all from CJ Logistics) at 67th.

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