[Golf Topic] 'Rocket Mortgage Champ' Davis "World Ranking 134 → 67"... Ram 'Number 1'

[Asia Economy Kim Hyun-jun, Golf Specialist Reporter] ○…‘Rocket Mortgage Champ’ Cameron Davis (Australia, photo) soared in the world rankings from 134th to 67th.

He received 2.01 points in the weekly official golf world rankings announced on the afternoon of the 5th (Korean time). On the morning of the same day, at Detroit Golf Club in Michigan, USA (par 72, 7,370 yards), he shot 5 under par on the final day of the PGA Tour Rocket Mortgage Classic (total prize money $7.5 million), tying for first place at 18 under par 270 with Troy Merritt (USA) and Joaqu?n Niemann (Chile). After a tense playoff that extended to the fifth extra hole, he finally secured his first PGA Tour victory. The winner's prize money was $1.35 million (?1.53 billion).

Merritt also jumped 43 spots from 129th to 86th. Star rookie Niemann is already ranked 26th. ‘US Open Champ’ Jon Rahm (Spain) remains number one for the third consecutive week, and the ‘Top 5’ including Dustin Johnson, Justin Thomas, Collin Morikawa, and Xander Schauffele remain unchanged. ‘Hulk’ Bryson DeChambeau (both USA) is still 6th. South Korea has three players in the ‘Top 100’: Im Sung-jae (23) at 27th, Kim Si-woo (26) at 50th, and Lee Kyoung-hoon (30, all CJ Logistics) at 70th.

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