[Golf Topic] 'Workday Champ' Morikawa "I'm Number 4~"... Im Sungjae 17th

Collin Morikawa is cheering at the moment his victory is confirmed on the 18th hole of the final day at the Workday Championship. Bradenton, Florida, USA = Getty Images / Multibits Photo by Getty Images

[Asia Economy Kim Hyun-jun, Golf Specialist Reporter] ○..."I'm number 4."

Collin Morikawa (USA) rose from 6th to 4th place in the weekly official golf world rankings announced on the afternoon of the 1st (Korean time) with a score of 8.10 points. On the morning of the same day, at the Braden-ton Concession Golf Club in Florida, USA (par 72, 7,474 yards), he added 3 under par on the final day of the World Golf Championships (WGC) Workday Championship (total prize money $10.5 million) to achieve a commanding 3-stroke victory (18 under par 270 strokes). This is his 4th PGA Tour win in total, coming 7 months after the PGA Championship last August.

The 24-year-old Morikawa built an impressive resume by winning the WGC series following the PGA Championship. The only player to have won both a major and a WGC series event before turning 25 is the 'Golf Emperor' Tiger Woods (USA). He also set a remarkable record by sweeping two Workday title sponsor events, the Workday Charity Open last July and this tournament. He said, "Woods means everything to me," and expressed his hope for Woods' speedy recovery.

The 'Top 3'?Dustin Johnson (USA), Jon Rahm (Spain), and Justin Thomas?remain unchanged. Xander Schauffele (USA) is 5th. He has been frustrated with three runner-up finishes already this 2021 season, including last October's The CJ Cup, January's Farmers Insurance Open, and February's Waste Management Phoenix Open. For Korea, Im Sung-jae (23) is ranked 17th, 'American Express Champion' Kim Si-woo (26) is 52nd, and An Byeong-hun (30, both from CJ Logistics) is 80th.