'Masters Top 3' Rose: "I'm Number 4 Now"
Strong Third-Place Finish at the Masters Propels Rose Up Five Spots
Scheffler, McIlroy, and Young Hold Top Three Positions
Henley Rises to Sixth, Kim Siwoo at 30th, Im Sungjae at 72nd
Justin Rose of the United States, who finished in the top three at this year's Masters, has risen to fourth in the world rankings.
On April 12 (local time), in the official men's golf weekly world rankings, he received 5.3151 points, moving up five spots from 9th place last week. Rose climbed in the rankings by finishing tied for third place at the 90th Masters (total prize money: $22.5 million), which concluded that day at Augusta National Golf Club (par 72, 7,565 yards) in Augusta, Georgia, USA. Rose has shown remarkable strength at this tournament, having finished runner-up three times, in 2015, 2017, and 2025.
Justin Rose is raising his hand to greet the gallery's applause after completing the final round of the Masters. Augusta=Photo by Reuters
View original imageMasters runner-up Scottie Scheffler (USA), two-time consecutive Masters champion Rory McIlroy (Northern Ireland), and Masters co-third-place finisher Cameron Young (USA) all maintained their positions in the top three. Tommy Fleetwood (England) dropped one spot to fifth place from last week, while Russell Henley (USA) jumped six spots to sixth place.
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Among Korean players, Kim Si-woo dropped two spots to 30th place. Im Sung-jae also fell one place from 71st last week to 72nd. Kim Joo-hyung is ranked 134th, Kim Sung-hyun is 136th, and An Byeong-hun, who plays in LIV Golf, is ranked 138th.
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