Jon Rahm returns to the podium after winning the American Express

The Spanish Jon Rahm, 28, has risen one position in the world ranking of men’s golf after his victory this past weekend in the American Express tournament of Los Angeles and now occupies the third position, only surpassed by the British Rory McIlroy and the American Scottie Scheffler.

Rahm, who remains undefeated so far this season, knew how to withstand the pressure put on him by American Davis Thompson to win a victory that allows him to gain a position in the world men’s golf points table to be third, after concluding last 2022 in fifth position.

Australian Cameron Smith is the “victim” of Rahm, who falls to fourth place, ahead of Americans Patrick Cantlay, Xander Schauffle, Will Zalators, Collin Morikawa and Justin Thomas.with the British Matt Fitzpatrick in the tenth position.

The Chilean Joaquín Niemann remains in the twenty-second position, the same one he occupied at the end of last yearhis compatriot Guillermo Mito Pereira occupies the forty-fifth place in the table, with the Mexican Abraham Ancer thirty-fourth.

Further back, in position 76 is the Spanish Adrián Otaegui, with Pablo Larrazabal in position 82 and Adri Arnaus who falls from position 82 to 87.