'Masters Champion' Jon Rahm "World No.1 in One Month"

Overtaking Scheffler to Reclaim the Lead
LIV Golf Transfer Also Rapidly Rising in Rankings

Jon Rahm (Spain), who won the 'Masters Tournament' in the 'Masters Legends' series, has reclaimed the No. 1 spot in the men's golf world rankings.

Jon Rahm (Spain), who won the first major tournament of the year, the 87th Masters Tournament, is smiling brightly while holding the championship trophy wearing the green jacket.
[Photo by Reuters Yonhap News]

Rahm rose to first place with a rating of 10.8668 in the weekly men's golf world rankings announced on the 10th. He jumped two spots from third place last week. Earlier, Rahm had relinquished the No. 1 position after withdrawing due to abdominal pain following the first round of the PGA Tour Players Championship held last month, but he returned to the top spot within a month by winning the Masters.

He added 3 under par in the final 4th round of the 87th Masters Tournament (total prize money $18 million), held at Augusta National Golf Club (par 72, 7,545 yards) in Augusta, Georgia, USA, finishing with a total score of 12 under par 276 to claim the title. This marked his 4th win of the season and 11th career victory, two months after winning the PGA Tour Genesis Invitational in February. It was his second major championship win, following the 2021 US Open. He earned $3.24 million (approximately 4.27 billion KRW) in prize money.

Scottie Scheffler (USA), who had held the No. 1 spot for three weeks since last month, dropped to second place, and Rory McIlroy (Northern Ireland), who was second, fell to third. Players who had seen their rankings plummet after joining LIV Golf last year and not receiving world ranking points also saw their rankings rise again based on their Masters performance. Brooks Koepka (USA), who finished tied for 2nd in this tournament, is a prime example. He jumped from 118th last week to 39th. Phil Mickelson (USA), who also tied for 2nd, soared from 425th to 72nd, and Patrick Reed (USA), tied for 4th, climbed from 70th to 45th.

Among Korean players, Im Sung-jae, who tied for 16th in this tournament, rose one spot to 17th in the world rankings, while Kim Joo-hyung maintained 19th place. Additionally, Kim Si-woo dropped one spot to 40th, and Lee Kyung-hoon rose one spot to 42nd.

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