Top 5 Sungjae Im Climbs from 82nd to 67th in World Rankings

Earns Points with Tied 4th Place Finish at Valspar Championship
Scheffler, McIlroy, and Young Hold Top Three Spots
Fitzpatrick Rises to 6th, DeChambeau Jumps to 24th

Sungjae Im has climbed to 67th in the world rankings.

According to the men's golf world rankings announced on March 23 (local time), Im received 1.6727 points, jumping 15 spots from 82nd place last week. Im accumulated ranking points by finishing tied for fourth at the PGA Tour Valspar Championship (total prize money: 9.1 million dollars), which concluded the previous day in Palm Harbor, Florida, USA. He led after all three of the first rounds but lost three strokes on the final day, causing his ranking to drop.

Sungjae Im is teeing off at the 2nd hole of the 4th round of the Valspar Championship. Palm Harbor=AFP, Yonhap News Agency Photo by AFP

Scottie Scheffler (USA) and Rory McIlroy (Northern Ireland) maintained their positions at first and second, respectively. Cameron Young (USA) moved up to third, pushing Tommy Fleetwood (England) down to fourth. Xander Schauffele (USA) is ranked fifth. Matt Fitzpatrick (England), the winner of the Valspar Championship, rose from 15th to sixth. Bryson DeChambeau (USA), who has won back-to-back titles on LIV Golf in the past two weeks, climbed nine spots from 33rd to 24th.

Among Korean golfers, Kim Siwoo holds the highest ranking at 29th. Kim Joo-hyung is ranked 123rd, An Byeong-hun is 129th, and Kim Sunghyun, who tied for seventh at the Valspar Championship, jumped from 157th to 138th. Among Korean Professional Golfers' Association (KPGA) Tour players, Ok Taehun is ranked 219th.

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