Brooks Koepka's four-stroke victory at the CJ Cup propelled him to number one in the official golf world rankings for the first time. It also created a first in the history of the Official World Golf Ranking.

Brooks Koepka - Photo: DR

Koepka continues to provide a situation of musical chairs for the top of the podium like it's never been seen before. For the first time since the creation of the ranking in 1986, the current top four (Koepka, Dustin Johnson, Justin Rose and Justin Thomas) is made up of players who all ranked n ° 1 the same year.

"It's incredible to be ranked first in the world with a victory", Koepka said after retiring from the course in South Korea. “I think it's something I've always wanted to do. I always wanted to be world No.1 and I felt like if I played and if I won, that would be exactly how I could get there. Doing this this week was special. "

It is also the second time that four different players have risen to the top in the same year. The only other scenario occurred in 1997 when Greg Norman, Tom Lehman, Tiger Woods and Ernie Els were all in first place.

In total, Koepka, 28, is the 23rd player to rank first in the OWGR ranking and the 11th in the past eight years.