[Golf Topic] 'Canada Open Champ' McIlroy "I'm Number 3~"... Im Sungjae 21st

Rory McIlroy is cheering while holding the trophy immediately after winning the RBC Canadian Open. Toronto (Canada) = Getty Images / Multibits Photo by Multibits

[Asia Economy Golf Specialist Reporter Kim Hyun-jun] ○..."Already 21 career wins."

Rory McIlroy (Northern Ireland) jumped from 8th to 3rd in the official weekly golf world rankings announced on the afternoon of the 13th (Korean time) with a score of 7.40 points. He accumulated points with a 2-stroke victory (19-under 261) at the PGA Tour RBC Canadian Open (total prize money $8.7 million), which ended that morning at St. George Golf Club in Toronto, Ontario, Canada (par 70, 7,014 yards). This is his second win of the season following The CJ Cup in October last year, which is included in the 2022 season.

McIlroy commented, "Winning on the PGA Tour is getting harder and harder," adding, "The talent of the members is incredible." This seems to be an attempt to belittle the first LIV Golf Invitational event, which recruited relatively less competitive veteran players. He added, "I now have one more win than 'that someone'." It is interesting that Greg Norman (Australia), CEO of LIV Golf, has a total of 20 wins. This can be seen as a public shot fired.

Scottie Scheffler (USA) remains number 1, and Jon Rahm (Spain) is 2nd. 'Playoff (PO) champion' Patrick Cantlay is 4th, and Justin Thomas (both USA) rose to number 5, led by his 3rd place at the RBC Canadian Open. Korea has five players in the 'Top 100': 'Shriners Champion' Im Sung-jae (24) at 21st, 'AT&T two-time consecutive winner' Lee Kyoung-hoon (31) at 42nd, Kim Si-woo (27) at 57th, 'Asian Tour money leader' Kim Joo-hyung (20, all CJ Logistics) at 66th, and Kim Bi-o (32, Hoban Construction) at 99th.

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