[Golf Topic] ‘PO Game 2 Champion’ Cantlay "I am Number 4"... Im Sungjae 27th Place

Patrick Cantlay is holding the trophy and posing for a commemorative photo immediately after winning the 'PO Game 2' BMW Championship. Owings Mills, USA = Getty Images / Multibits Photo by Getty Images

[Asia Economy Kim Hyun-jun, Golf Specialist Reporter] ○..."I'm number 4."

'Playoff (PO) 2nd round champion' Patrick Cantlay surged to 4th place with 7.33 points in the weekly official golf world rankings announced on the afternoon of the 30th (Korean time). Earlier that morning, at the Caves Valley Golf Club in Owings Mills, Maryland, USA (par 72, 7,542 yards), Cantlay secured points by winning the final day of the PGA Tour BMW Championship (total prize money $9.5 million) after a six-hole playoff battle against 'The Hulk' Bryson DeChambeau (both from the USA).

Cantlay rose to 1st place in the PO rankings and will receive a 10-under par 'stroke bonus' in the 'PO final 3rd round' Tour Championship continuing on the night of the 2nd. 'US Open champion' Jon Rahm (Spain), Dustin Johnson, and Collin Morikawa (both USA) remain in the 'top 3'. 'Tokyo Olympics gold medalist' Xander Schauffele dropped to 5th place. South Korea's Im Sung-jae (23) is ranked 27th, Kim Si-woo (26, CJ Logistics) 49th, and Lee Kyung-hoon (30, both CJ Logistics) 58th.

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