Jordan Spieth benefits from a moment with his son just after winning the RBC heritage. Hilton Head, USA = Getty Images / Multivitz Photo by Multivitz
(Asia Economy Kim Hyun-Jun, specialized golf journalist) ○ … “Suddenly in the world ranking of” Top 10 “.
The “Texas Boy” Jordan Spieth jumped from 20th to last week at 10th with 5.15 points in the world’s world’s official golf ranking announced in the 18th afternoon (Korean hour). He accumulated points by winning the PGA Tour RBC Heritage (total silver price for $ 8 million) in the playoffs organized earlier during the day at Harbor Town Golf Links in Hilton Head, South Carolina, United States (by 71, 7,121 yards). It was his first victory of the season and his 13th career victory, the first in a year since the Texas Open last April.
Spieth attracted even more spotlights by engaging in a battle of the playoffs with Patrick Cantlay, champion of the playoffs (PO). On the first hole in the playoff series resumed in the 18th hole (by 4), he finally obtained the “winning paragraph”. He added that “my wife Annie’s advice helped.” He said: “I was upset yesterday when I missed a putt by 45 cm on the last 18th hole (by 4)” and I presented, “Annie told me to wait only 5 seconds before making the carpet if I had missed the putt.”
The “Top 3” remains the same with Scottie Scheffler and Collin Morikawa (both from the United States) and Jon Rahm (Spain). Cantlay is 4th and Viktor Hovland (Norway) is 5th. “Hulk” Bryson Dechambeau (USA) went to the 20th year due to a wrist injury. In Korea, Im Sung-Jae (24) is the 19th, Kim Si-Woo (27) 48th, Kim Joo-Hyung (20) 74th and Lee Kyung-Hoon (31, All CJ Logistics) 84TH. It is interesting to note that Park Sang-Hyun (39, Dong-A Pharmaceutical), the champion of the opening event of the Korean tour DB Insurance Promy Open, climbed from the 265th to the 100th.
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