On August 9, when the PGA Championship was over, the Official World Golf Ranking (OWGR) was changed. Golden golf would like to synthesize news about this ranking for golfers to update news.
On July 19, Jon Rahm won the Memorial Tournament and took the first place at the OWGR ranking. He was determined to keep his position but two weeks later, Justin Thomas occupied the position when he became the champion of WGC-FedEx St.. Jude Invitational.
The major PGA Championship with a competition index of 899, not only champion Collin Morikawa but participating golfers also received significant OWGR points. Ranked T13, Jon Rahm has regained first place with 8.78 points. Justin Thomas in this tournament was ranked 37th, tied with Tiger Woods. That makes the position of Thomas’s OWGR number down to 2nd place. Although winning the championship in this tournament, Morikawa only had enough points to stop at 5th place in the OWGR ranking.
Source: PGA Tour
Except for Rory McIlroy still maintained 3rd place, the OWGR ranking recorded a lot of change in the top 10. Morikawa increased 7 places from 12th to 5th place. This is the best result of this 23-year-old golfer since he played. professional.
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