[Golf Topic] 'PO Game 1 Champion' Finau "Jump to World Ranking 9th~"... Ram 'Number 1'

[Asia Economy Kim Hyun-jun, Golf Specialist Reporter] ○..."World Ranking 22nd → 9th."

'Playoff (PO) Ranking No. 1' Tony Finau (USA, photo) received 5.92 points in the weekly official golf world ranking announced on the afternoon of the 24th (Korean time), instantly entering the 'Top 10'. Earlier that morning, at Liberty National Golf Club in Jersey City, New Jersey (Par 71, 7,410 yards), USA, the final day of the PGA Tour 'PO Round 1' The Northern Trust (total prize money $9.5 million), he climbed to the top after an extended playoff battle with Cameron Smith (Australia) and earned points.

Finau attracted even more spotlight by securing his second PGA Tour victory in a long 5 years and 5 months since winning the Puerto Rico Open in March 2016. Interestingly, he had finished as runner-up 8 times during that period. This year as well, he had agonizing results such as tied 2nd at the Farmers Open in January and 2nd at the Genesis Invitational in February. He cheered, "Compared to mini tours, being 2nd on the PGA Tour is an amazing achievement," and "Nothing in the world is easily obtained."

The 'US Open Champ' Jon Rahm (Spain), Dustin Johnson, Collin Morikawa, 'Tokyo Olympics Gold' Xander Schauffele, and Justin Thomas remain unchanged in the 'Top 5'. 'Hulk' Bryson DeChambeau (USA) is in 6th place, and 'Shrek' Louis Oosthuizen (South Africa) holds 7th place. Smith rose from 28th to 23rd. For Korea, Im Sung-jae (23) is 29th, Kim Si-woo (26, CJ Logistics) 51st, and Lee Kyoung-hoon (30, both CJ Logistics) 59th, respectively.

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