Billy Horschel applauds while holding the trophy just after winning the Dell Technologies Match Play. Austin, Texas, United States = Getty Images / Multivitz
(Asian economy Kim Hyun-jun, golf journalist) ○… “34 → 17.”
“Match King” Billy Horschel (USA) rose to 17th place in the world rankings. On the afternoon of the 29th (Korean time), he scored 4.44 points in the officially announced weekly world golf rankings, climbing 17 places. He accumulated points by winning the World Golf Championships (WGC) Dell Technologies Match Play Series (total prize money $10.5 million), which ended that morning at Austin Golf Club in Texas (par 71, 7,108 yards). This is his 6th victory overall on the PGA Tour, after a long hiatus of 2 years and 11 months since the Zurich Classic in April 2018.
24-year-old star rookie Scottie Scheffler (USA) also jumped vertically from 32nd to 22nd place, thanks to his second-place finish. It’s surprising that he hasn’t won yet since joining the PGA Tour last year. The “Top 5” – Dustin Johnson and Justin Thomas (both Americans), Jon Rahm (Spain), Collin Morikawa and “Hulk” Bryson DeChambeau – remains unchanged. “Golf Emperor” Tiger Woods (USA) falls to 67th place. For Korea, Im Sung-jae (23) is 18th, “American Express Champion” Kim Si-woo (26) is 51st and An Byeong-hun (30, both from CJ Logistics) is 90th.
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