Siwoo Kim Achieves First Top 5 of the Year, Jumps 10 Spots to 56th in World Rankings

Earns Ranking Points with Tied 4th Finish at RSM Classic
Scheffler, McIlroy, and Schauffele Hold Top 3
Sungjae Im at 38th, RSM Champion Valimaki at 40th

Siwoo Kim has risen to 56th in the world rankings.

Siwoo Kim is teeing off at the 6th hole of the 4th round of the RSM Classic. St. Simons Island, USA - Photo by AFP Yonhap News

According to the men's golf weekly world rankings released on the 23rd (local time), he earned 1.9605 points, jumping 10 spots from last week's 66th place. He earned ranking points by tying for fourth place at the RSM Classic, the final event of the PGA Tour Fall Series for the 2025 season, held at the Seaside Course (par 70) of Sea Island Golf Club in St. Simons Island, Georgia, USA. The tournament had a total prize pool of 7 million dollars. This marks his third top-10 finish of the year, following a tie for eighth at both the RBC Heritage in April and the PGA Championship in May, and it is also his best result of the season.

Scottie Scheffler (USA), Rory McIlroy (Northern Ireland), Xander Schauffele (USA), Tommy Fleetwood (England), and Russell Henley (USA) maintained their positions in the top five. Among Korean players, Sungjae Im holds the highest ranking at 38th. Sami Valimaki (Finland), who claimed his first PGA Tour victory at the RSM Classic, soared from 98th to 40th place. Byeonghun An is ranked 92nd, and Kim Joo-hyung is ranked 100th.

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