Kim Juhyung Climbs from 141st to 64th in World Rankings with Top-3 Major Finish

Earns Ranking Points with Third Place Finish at US Open, Jumps 77 Spots
Scheffler, McIlroy, and Young Remain Unchanged in Top Three
US Open Champion Clark Rises to 8th, Jang Yoobin at 215th

Kim Juhyung has climbed to 64th in the world rankings.

On June 21 (local time), in the official men's golf weekly world rankings, he received 1.81 points, soaring 77 places from 141st last week. On this day, at the 126th US Open—the third major tournament of the 2026 season—held at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club (par 70) in Southampton, New York, USA, with a total prize money of 22.5 million dollars, he finished in third place and earned significant ranking points. This marks his best major tournament performance since tying for second at The Open in 2023.

Kim Juhyung smiles after completing the final round of the US Open. Southampton=AFP Yonhap News Agency

Scottie Scheffler (USA), Rory McIlroy (Northern Ireland), Cameron Young (USA), Matt Fitzpatrick (England), and Russell Henley (USA) maintained their positions in the top five. Wyndham Clark (USA), the US Open champion, jumped from 34th to 8th place in just one week.

Among Korean golfers, Kim Siwoo dropped three spots to 21st. Im Sungjae is ranked 79th, Kim Sunghyun is 151st, and An Byeonghun stands at 183rd. Jang Yoobin, who returned to the Korea Professional Golfers' Association (KPGA) Tour this year after competing in LIV Golf last year, surged from 377th to 215th. He boosted his ranking by securing his fifth KPGA Tour victory at the Hana Bank Invitational the previous day.

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