[Golf Topic] ‘RSM Classic Champ’ Gu Chi "Climbs to World Ranking 33"… Ram ‘Number 1’

Taylor Gooch is holding the trophy and posing for a commemorative photo immediately after winning the RSM Classic. Sea Island, USA = Getty Images / Multibits

[Asia Economy Golf Specialist Reporter Kim Hyun-jun] ○…"World Ranking 52nd → 33rd."

‘RSM Classic Champ’ Taylor Gooch (USA) soared 19 spots to 3.04 points in the weekly official golf world rankings announced on the afternoon of the 22nd (Korean time). He accumulated points with his victory at the 9th event of the 2021/2022 season, the RSM Classic (total prize money $7.2 million), held at the Sea Island Resort Seaside Course (par 70, 7,005 yards) in Georgia, USA, early that morning, finishing at 22 under par 260 strokes. It took him 5 years and 104 PGA Tour events since his debut in 2017. He secured a two-year tour card and a Masters ticket for next April.

Jon Rahm (Spain), Collin Morikawa, Dustin Johnson, Patrick Cantlay, and Xander Schauffele (all USA) remain in the ‘Top 5’. It is interesting that Morikawa achieved a 3-stroke victory (17 under par 271 strokes) at the DP World Tour Championship (total prize money $9 million), the final event of the 2021 European Tour season, held at Jumeirah Golf Estates (par 72, 7,675 yards) in Dubai, UAE, on the night of the 21st. Currently, Morikawa has 9.02 points, closely trailing ‘Number 1’ Rahm (9.85 points) by 0.83 points.

Justin Thomas is 6th, and ‘Hulk’ Bryson DeChambeau (both USA) is 7th, aiming for the ‘Top 5’. Viktor Hovland (Norway), winner of the Worldwide Technology Championship, rose to 10th place, showing an upward trend. Mackenzie Hughes (Canada), runner-up at the RSM Classic, also jumped from 50th to 39th. In Korea, ‘Shriners Children’s Open Champ’ Im Sung-jae (23) is ranked 26th, Kim Si-woo (26) 49th, and Lee Kyoung-hoon (30) 64th.

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