[Golf Topic] 'Kauboi' Spohn "World Ranking Soars 139 Steps"... Scheffler 'Number 1'

J.J. Spon is cheering while holding the trophy immediately after winning the Texas Open. San Antonio, USA = Getty Images / Multibits Photo by Getty Images

[Asia Economy Kim Hyun-jun, Golf Specialist Reporter] ○…"World Ranking from 242nd to 103rd."

'Cowboy' J.J. Spaun surged close to the 'Top 100' with 1.47 points in the weekly official golf world rankings announced on the afternoon of the 4th (Korean time). He secured his first PGA Tour victory (13-under 275) at the Valero Texas Open (total prize money $8.6 million), which concluded that morning at the San Antonio TPC (par 72, 7,438 yards) in San Antonio, Texas, USA, earning a large number of points. This came after 147 events over 6 years since joining the PGA Tour in 2016. He won prize money of $1,548,000 (1.89 billion KRW) and also earned a 'Masters ticket' for next week.

The '3-time champion' Scottie Scheffler, Jon Rahm (Spain), Collin Morikawa (USA), Viktor Hovland (Norway), and Patrick Cantlay (USA) remain in the 'Top 5'. Cameron Smith (Australia) follows in 6th place. 'Hulk' Bryson DeChambeau (USA) dropped from 14th to 19th along with missing the cut at the Valero Texas Open. South Korea's 'Shriners Champion' Im Sung-jae (24) is ranked 26th, Kim Si-woo (27) 49th, Lee Kyoung-hoon (31) 80th, and Kim Joo-hyung (20) holds 88th place.