Im Sungjae Climbs to 17th in World Rankings

Approaching His Career-High Ranking of 16th
Scheffler, Schauffele, and McIlroy Maintain Top 3
Kim Joo-hyung 24th, An Byeong-hun 25th, Kim Si-woo 71st

Im Sung-jae rose to 17th in the world rankings.

Im Sung-jae

In the men's golf weekly world rankings announced on the 26th (local time), he climbed three spots from 20th last week. He also approached his career-high ranking of 16th. He accumulated points by finishing tied for 4th at the PGA Tour Farmers Insurance Open (total prize money $9.3 million), which concluded the day before at the Torrey Pines South Course (par 72, 7,765 yards) in San Diego, California. This is his second top-5 finish in three tournaments this year, showing an upward trend.

Scottie Scheffler, Xander Schauffele (both from the United States), and Rory McIlroy (Northern Ireland) maintained the top 3 positions. Scheffler, who had been resting due to a right-hand injury, will return at the PGA Tour AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am (total prize money $20 million) on the 30th. Harris English (USA), the winner of the Farmers Insurance Open, jumped from 75th last week to 34th. Korean players Kim Joo-hyung and An Byeong-hun are ranked 24th and 25th, respectively. Kim Si-woo dropped two spots from 69th to 71st. Lee Kyoung-hoon, who tied for 9th at the Farmers Insurance Open, jumped from 160th to 149th.

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