Jon Rahm, who has not played since mid-October, will remain number 1 in the world until the end of the year. Collin Morikawa threatened to take it away with a victory in the Hero World Challenge, the tournament organized by Tiger Woods in the Bahamas and which has had a reduced roster of twenty players. The event does not award points for the PGA Tour, but it does award points for the world rankings. After winning the final tournament of the European Tour in Dubai, Morikawa found himself with the possibility of reaching the world top after just over two years as a professional, a situation that he had not contemplated, until this Sunday.
The californian He came out on the last day of the Bahamian tournament five strokes ahead of the second, but perhaps for the first time in all these months he felt the pressure and sank in the first half of the course to finish all 18 holes in fifth position Four strokes behind Norwegian Viktor Hovland, another who has taken a liking to winning and is now seventh in the world with the same time as Morikawa as a professional.
Had he won, the American would have snatched number 1 from Jon Rahm for just one week as Barrika’s was assured of returning to first place until the end of the year. In this way, Rahm, who has been in command consecutively since July 18, will reach 33 weeks at the top of the world rankings by the end of 2021 e will overtake Fijian Vijay Singh. Ahead, he will then only have eleven golfers on the historical table and his next challenge may be to catch up with Zimbabwean Nick Price, who was number 1 for 44 weeks. Rahm’s return to competition is scheduled for January 6 at the Sentry Tournament in Hawaii. Colllin Morikawa will also be there, so a new battle for world number 1 will be experienced in the same conditions for both of them.
THE RETURN OF TIGER
On the other hand, and as was logical, Tiger Woods was seen in his tournament. Almost a year after his serious car accident in which he injured his left leg, showed that he has not forgotten to hit the ball, but warned that he is far from reaching a point in a way that allows him to participate in the PGA Tour continuously. If he hinted that he may compete sporadically and in designated events. In this sense, he assured that he is very excited to play the next The Open in Saint Andrews because “it is my favorite field in the world”.
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