Johnson, once ranked No. 1 in the golf rankings, ‘popped’ to 51st

Dustin Johnson (39, USA), who once ranked first in the men’s golf world rankings, was pushed out of the top 50 in 13 years. Johnson was ranked 51st in the men’s golf world rankings announced on the 13th, down one step from last week’s 50th. It is the first time in 13 years since January 2010 that Johnson has been pushed out of the top 50.

The drop in Johnson’s ranking is because he moved to the LIV Golf Series, which was launched last year. Johnson, who moved to the Saudi Arabia-backed LIV series, made a ton of money last year. It is known that he received 150 million dollars (approximately 190 billion won) only as a down payment while signing with LIV, and swept 35.6 million dollars (approximately 45.1 billion won) in prize money from the LIV series. 카지노

However, since there are no world ranking points at stake in the LIV series competitions, a drop in the rankings was inevitable. His ranking, which had been in the top 20 before leaving the PGA Tour, dropped steeply and was pushed out of the top 50.

Ranking 50th in the world is significant. This is because it is often the criterion for qualifying for major competitions. Fortunately, Johnson can continue to compete in most majors for the time being. In the case of the Masters, he won the championship in 2020 and can continue to participate, and the US Open has secured the right to participate for 10 years by winning the 2016 championship. In addition, by winning the Masters, the PGA Championship and The Open can also go out regardless of ranking until 2024.

Johnson, who cannot participate in PGA Tour events, must perform well in DP World Tour or Asian Tour events to earn world ranking points. He, who is not appearing in the official competition this year, is expected to participate in the opening game of the 2023 season LIV series to be held in Mexico on the 24th.