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Who is golf’s number one after Brian Harman’s victory at the 2023 British Open?

Brian Harman, an American golfer, won The Open Championship and became the oldest first-time major winner since 2017. What’s his current PGA standing?

Update:
The scoreboard shows American golfer Brian Harman the winner of the 151st Open at Royal Liverpool Golf Club in Hoylake, Britain, 23 July 2023. (Reino Unido) EFE/EPA/Peter Powell .
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Brian Harman, who had not won on the PGA Tour since 2017 and was considered a longshot at 175-1 odds to win his first major championship, defied expectations with his exceptional putting skills at Royal Liverpool. His performance over the week earned him the title Champion Golfer of the Year for 2023 at the 151st Open Championship. Harman proved himself as the top golfer of the week, leaving no room for doubt and securing the coveted Claret Jug.

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Harman achieved his first major victory by winning the tournament with a score of 13 under. He won by six strokes over Jon Rahm, Jason Day, Tom Kim, and Sepp Straka, who all tied for second place. Harman is the first American to win his first major at an Open event since Stewart Cink in 2009. At age 37, he is also the oldest first-time major winner since Sergio Garcia won the 2017 Masters at the same age. Harman is now the 15th American to win The Open in the last 20 years. He continued the trend of 54-hole leaders who have taken a five-stroke-or-greater advantage into the final round at majors since 2000, maintaining a 100% success rate and, in that way, joining the company of Bobby Jones, Walter Hagen, Peter Thomson, Tiger Woods, and Rory McIlroy as winners of the Claret Jug at Royal Liverpool.

After Harman’s impressive win at the Open, it would be interesting to see where he placed in the top 10 of the three rankings recognized by the PGA this Monday.

PGA tour rankings

World Ranking

RankingPlayerPoints
1Scottie Scheffler12.206
2Rory McIlroy10.514
3Jon Rahm9.893
4Patrick Cantlay7.154
5Viktor Hovland6.414
6Xander Schauffele6.183
7Cameron Smith5.220
8Max Homa5.199
9Matt Fitzpatrick5.057
10Wyndham Clark4.627

Money list

RankingPlayerMoney total
1Scottie Scheffler$19,138,342
2Jon Rahm$16,295,608
3Rory McIlroy$11,771,008
4Wyndham Clark$10,384,689
5Viktor Hovland$10,125,568
6Max Homa$9,132,081
7Keegan Bradley$8,676,697
8Brian Harman$8,245,022
9Tyrrell Hatton$8,150,779
10Patrick Cantlay$7,880,998

2023 FedEx Cup Points

RankingPlayerPoints total
1Jon Rahm3320
2Scottie Scheffler3146
3Rory McIlroy2304
4Max Homa2128
5Wyndham Clark1944
6Brian Harman1827
7Viktor Hovland1795
8Keegan Bradley1774
9Rickie Fowler1732
10Tony Finau1570