Shinhan Donghae Open 4th Place Strong Performance Earns Points
Scheffler, Schauffele, McIlroy Maintain 'Top 3'
Im Sungjae 20th, Kim Juhyung 23rd, An Byeonghun 34th
Kim Min-kyu has jumped to 208th in the world rankings.
Kim Min-kyu is making an approach shot at the 1st hole of the 4th round of the Shinhan Donghae Open. [Photo by KPGA]
In the men's golf weekly world rankings announced on the 8th (local time), he earned 0.656 points, rising 10 spots from 218th last week. He accumulated points by finishing 4th (17 under par 271) at the 40th Shinhan Donghae Open (total prize money 1.4 billion KRW), which concluded the previous day at Club72 Ocean Course (par 72, 7,204 yards) in Jung-gu, Incheon.
The Shinhan Donghae Open is the longest-standing and most traditional tournament among single-sponsor events in Korea. It is jointly organized by three tours: the Korean Professional Golfers' Association (KPGA) Tour, the Asian Tour, and the Japan Golf Tour Organization (JGTO). Kim Min-kyu ranks 1st in the KLPGA Tour money rankings (877,667,469 KRW), 2nd in Genesis Award points (4,826.79 points), and 3rd in 'Top 10' finishes (6 times).
Due to the absence of PGA Tour events, there were no changes in the top rankings. Scottie Scheffler, Xander Schauffele (both USA), Rory McIlroy (Northern Ireland), Collin Morikawa (USA), and Ludvig ?berg (Spain) maintained their positions in the 'Top 5.' South Korea placed Im Sung-jae at 20th, Kim Joo-hyung at 23rd, An Byeong-hun at 34th, and Kim Si-woo at 50th. Among KPGA members, Jang Yoo-bin recorded the highest ranking at 166th.
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