Siwoo Kim Climbs Six Spots to 66th in World Rankings

Earns Ranking Points with Tied 8th at RBC Heritage
Scheffler, McIlroy, and Schauffele Maintain Top 3
Thomas 6th, Im Sungjae 20th, Kim Joohyung 37th

Siwoo Kim has risen to 66th in the world rankings.

Siwoo Kim is walking to the green of the 2nd hole in the 4th round of the RBC Heritage. Hilton Head Island - Photo by Reuters Yonhap News

In the men's golf world rankings announced on April 20 (local time), Kim earned 1.7066 points, climbing six spots from 72nd place last week. He accumulated points by finishing tied for 8th (12-under-par 272) at the RBC Heritage (total prize money: $20 million) on the PGA Tour, which concluded that day at Harbour Town Golf Links (par 71, 7,213 yards) in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, USA. This marks his first top-10 finish of the year.

Scottie Scheffler (USA), Rory McIlroy (Northern Ireland), Xander Schauffele, Collin Morikawa (both USA), and Ludvig Aberg (Sweden) maintained their positions in the top five. RBC Heritage winner Justin Thomas (USA) moved up two spots to 6th. Among Korean players, Im Sungjae ranked 20th, Kim Joo-hyung 37th, and An Byeonghun 40th. Kim Baekjun, who claimed his first career victory at the DB Insurance Promy Open, the season opener for the Korea Professional Golfers' Association (KPGA) Tour the previous day, made a significant leap from 972nd to 534th.