[Golf Topic] 'The Open Mock Test 3rd Place' Kim Juhyung "Jumped to World Ranking 39"… Scheffler 'Number 1'

[Asia Economy Kim Hyun-jun, Golf Specialist Reporter] ○…"World Ranking 61st → 39th."

‘Asian Tour Money Leader’ Kim Joo-hyung (20, CJ Logistics, photo) jumped 22 spots at once by earning 2.64 points in the weekly official golf world rankings announced on the afternoon of the 11th (Korean time). He accumulated points by finishing 3rd (5-under 275) at the Genesis Scottish Open (total prize money $8 million), co-hosted by the DP World Tour (formerly European Tour) and PGA Tour, which ended at North Berwick Renaissance Golf Club (par 70, 7,293 yards) in Scotland early that morning.

Kim Joo-hyung was last year’s youngest ‘Triple Crown Winner’ on the Korean Professional Golf (KPGA) Korean Tour. He competed for the championship in every tournament, including one win and three runner-up finishes in 14 events such as the SK Telecom Open in June. He swept the year-end money title (?754.94 million), the Player of the Year award (5540.56 points), and the lowest scoring average (69.16). After winning the Singapore International in January to become the Asian Tour money leader, he has recently been moving between the PGA Tour and other leagues seeking to advance to the world league.

It is interesting that this tournament serves as a prelude to the 2022 season’s final major, The Open, which opens on the 14th. It is an opportunity to showcase ‘K Power’ for two consecutive weeks. Scottie Scheffler (USA), Rory McIlroy (Northern Ireland), and Jon Rahm (Spain) are the ‘Top 3’, and Genesis Scottish Open champion Xander Schauffele (USA) soared from 11th to 5th. Korea’s Seong-jae Im (24), the ‘Shriners Champion’, is 23rd, Kyung-hoon Lee (31), the ‘AT&T two-time defending champion’, is 42nd, and Si-woo Kim (27) is 65th.

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