[Golf Topic] Cantlay "Up to World Ranking 9"… Ram "Regrettable Number 2"

Patrick Cantlay is cheering while holding the trophy immediately after winning the Zozo Championship. Thousand Oaks, California, USA = Getty Images / Multibits

[Asia Economy Golf Specialist Reporter Kim Hyun-jun] ○..."World Ranking 14th → 9th."

'Zozo Championship Champ' Patrick Cantlay (USA) entered the 'Top 10' in the weekly official golf world rankings announced on the afternoon of the 26th (Korean time). He earned 6.32 points by winning the PGA Tour Zozo Championship (total prize money $8 million) held at Sherwood Country Club (Par 72, 7006 yards) in Thousand Oaks, California, USA, which ended that morning. This marked his third career win after 1 year and 4 months since the Memorial Tournament in June last year.

The 'Top 5' remain unchanged with Dustin Johnson (USA), Jon Rahm (Spain), Justin Thomas, Collin Morikawa (both USA), and Rory McIlroy (Northern Ireland). Rahm, in particular, finished tied for 2nd at the Zozo Championship and is now only 0.08 points behind 1st place Johnson, starting a full-fledged 'Number 1 competition.' The 'Returned Golf Emperor' Tiger Woods (USA) is ranked 29th. For Korea, Im Sung-jae (22) is 23rd, An Byeong-hun (29) 63rd, Kang Sung-hoon (33) 76th, and Kim Si-woo (25, all CJ Logistics) 87th, respectively.