Genesis Scottish Open Winner Kim Joo-hyung Jumps from 66th to 33rd in World Rankings

PGA Victory and Ranking Points After 33 Months
Scheffler, McIlroy, and Fitzpatrick Occupy Top 3
Kim Siwoo 21st, Im Sungjae 86th, Kim Sunghyun 148th

Kim Joo-hyung has risen to 33rd in the world rankings.

In the men's weekly world golf rankings announced on July 13, he received 3.2016 points, jumping 33 spots from 66th place last week. He earned these points by winning the Genesis Scottish Open, a PGA Tour event with a total prize fund of 9 million dollars, held at The Renaissance Club (par 70) in North Berwick, Scotland, United Kingdom, on this day.

J.H. Kim is celebrating right after winning the Genesis Scottish Open. Photo by PGA Tour

Kim Joo-hyung secured his fourth career victory, his first in 33 months since the 2023 Shriners Children's Open, and received the winner's prize of 1,575,000 dollars (approximately 2.37 billion won).

Scottie Scheffler (United States) and Rory McIlroy (Northern Ireland) maintained their first and second positions, respectively. Matt Fitzpatrick (England), who tied for third at the Scottish Open, surpassed Cameron Young (United States) to claim third place in the rankings.

Among Korean players, Kim Siwoo is ranked 21st, Im Sungjae is 86th, Kim Sunghyun is 148th, An Byeonghun is 199th, and Moon Do-yeob is 205th.

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