PO Round 1 Champion Matsuyama Jumps to World Ranking 6th

FedEx St. Jude Championship Victory
Climbed 6 Spots from 12th Last Week
First Asian Player to Achieve 10 Career Wins
Schauffele, Schofley, McIlroy Maintain 'Top 3' Positions

Hideki Matsuyama (Japan), the champion of the first round of the PGA Tour FedEx Cup Playoffs (PO), jumped to 6th place in the world rankings.

Hideki Matsuyama is holding the trophy and posing for a commemorative photo right after winning the first round of the FedEx Cup Playoffs, the FedEx St. Jude Championship. [Memphis=AP·Yonhap News]

In the men's weekly world golf rankings announced on the 19th (local time), he earned 5.54 points, jumping six places from 12th last week to 6th. He accumulated points by winning the PO first round FedEx St. Jude Championship (total prize money $20 million) held the previous day at TPC Southwind (par 70, 7,243 yards) in Memphis, Tennessee, USA. This was his 10th career win, six months after the Genesis Invitational in February, and he received a winner's prize of $3.6 million (approximately 4.9 billion KRW).

Matsuyama was the first Asian player to become Masters champion in 2021. By winning the Genesis Invitational, he surpassed 'Tank' K.J. Choi (8 wins) to set the record for the most PGA Tour wins by an Asian player, and with this victory, he became the first Asian golfer to reach 10 wins. After winning the bronze medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics, he faced adversity when his caddie and coach had their passports stolen while traveling from France to the United States, preventing them from accompanying him to this tournament, but he demonstrated the resilience to reach the top.

Scottie Scheffler, Xander Schauffele (both USA), Rory McIlroy (Northern Ireland), Ludvig ?berg (Sweden), and Wyndham Clark (USA) maintained the 'Top 5' positions. In Korea, Kim Joo-hyung maintained the best ranking at 18th. Im Sung-jae was 20th, An Byeong-hun 35th, and Kim Si-woo was positioned at 57th.

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