The Official World Golf Ranking (OWGR) has been updated after the Truist Championship, which now moves aside for the PGA Championship.
Kristoffer Reitan emerged victorious at the Truist Championship, securing a two-shot win over Rickie Fowler and Nicolai Hojgaard.
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It represents a maiden PGA Tour win for the Norwegian, who has earned a huge rise from 48th to 25th in the OWGR with his success.
It’s a career-high rank for Reitan, who will now compete against the likes of top two players Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy at the PGA Championship.
Scheffler and McIlroy are unchanged at world number one and two respectively after the Truist Championship, but there are other significant changes to the OWGR top 10.
Collin Morikawa and Tommy Fleetwood rise OWGR after Truist Championship
Like Scheffler and McIlroy, Cameron Young and Matt Fitzpatrick remain in third and fourth places respectively.
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But Collin Morikawa has climbed one spot to fifth and Tommy Fleetwood is up one spot to sixth after the event at Quail Hollow.
Justin Rose has dropped two places to seventh in light of those rises, while J.J. Spaun has climbed one place to eighth.
Russell Henley moves down one spot to ninth, while Chris Gotterup has climbed one place to 10th, replacing Xander Schauffele.
Elsewhere, after another impressive display just weeks after earning his PGA Tour card, Alex Fitzpatrick has risen from 120th to 83rd, his career best.
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Lucas Herbert soars OWGR after LIV Golf Virginia win
Of course, LIV Golf Virginia took place during the Truist Championship, with Lucas Herbert securing a wire-to-wire win.
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The Australian has received a huge rankings boost following his title, climbing from 173rd all the way up to 89th.
And that is not his only reward for triumphing at Trump National Washington, with Herbert’s first LIV Golf individual trophy earning him a place at the US Open.
He’ll line out at Shinnecock Hills next month, joining the likes of fellow LIV Golf players Jon Rahm and Bryson DeChambeau.
World number 20 Rahm represents the highest-ranked LIV player, followed by Tyrrell Hatton in 26th and DeChambeau in 28th.
Before that, however, a total of 11 LIV Golf players are set to take on the PGA Championship this week at Aronimink Golf Club.
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