Daily Times

PARIS: Scottish Open champion Rafael Cabrera-Bello broke into the world’s top 20 for the first time on Monday, after his victory at Dundonald Links. The Spaniard jumped 14 places in the world rankings to 17th as a result of his play-off win over Callum Shinkwin on Sunday. American Bryson DeChambeau climbed 63 spots to move inside the top 100 for the first time, after he claimed the John Deere Classic on the PGA Tour with birdies at the final two holes. World golf rankings top 20: 1. Dustin Johnson (USA) 12.03 average pts, 2. Hideki Matsuyama (JPN) 7.71, 3. Jordan Spieth (USA) 7.46, 4. Rory McIlroy (NIR) 7.27, 5. Sergio Garcia (ESP) 7.05, 6. Jason Day (AUS) 6.67, 7. Jon Rahm (ESP) 6.52 (+1), 8. Henrik Stenson (SWE) 6.37 (-1), 9. Alex Noren (SWE) 6.20, 10. Rickie Fowler (USA) 5.75, 11. Brooks Koepka (USA) 5.51, 12. Justin Rose (ENG) 5.10, 13. Justin Thomas (USA) 5.00, 14. Tommy Fleetwood (ENG) 4.75, 15. Adam Scott (AUS) 4.61, 16. Paul Casey (ENG) 4.26, 17. Rafael Cabrera-Bello (ESP) 4.19 (+14), 18. Matt Kuchar (USA) 4.14, 19. Francesco Molinari (ITA) 3.96 (-2), 20. Daniel Berger (USA) 3.95.

Published in Daily Times, July 18^th , 2017.