The Charity Winner Jo Wooyoung, World Ranking Improved from 540 to 391

First Win and Ranking Points After Turning Pro
Schauffele, Schofli, McIlroy Maintain 'Top 3'
Im Sungjae 22nd, Kim Juhyung 25th, An Byunghun 36th

Hangzhou Asian Games gold medalist Jo Woo-young has jumped to world ranking 391.

Jo Woo-young cheers after making a birdie on the 18th hole of the final day of the The Charity Classic.
[Photo by KPGA]

In the men's golf weekly world rankings officially announced on the 20th (local time), he received 0.3497 points, climbing 149 spots from 540th place last week. He accumulated points by completing a come-from-behind victory at the Korean Professional Golf (KPGA) Tour The Charity Classic (total prize money 1 billion KRW), which ended the day before at Seolhaewon in Yangyang-gun, Gangwon Province (par 72, 7,292 yards). Jo Woo-young achieved his second win in 1 year and 6 months since winning the Golfzon Open as an amateur in April last year, and his first victory since turning professional in October of the same year.

Scottie Scheffler, Xander Schauffele (both USA), Rory McIlroy (Northern Ireland), Collin Morikawa (USA), and Ludvig ?berg (Sweden) firmly held the 'Top 5' positions. Korea had Im Sung-jae at 22nd, Kim Joo-hyung at 25th, and An Byeong-hoon at 36th. J.T. Poston (USA), winner of the PGA Tour Shriners Children's Open, jumped from 64th last week to 40th. Lee Kyung-hoon, who performed well with a tie for 5th place in this tournament, jumped 18 spots to 134th.