Tony Finau only climbed one spot in the Official World Golf Ranking following his third career PGA Tour victory on Sunday, but who he passed was notable.
Finau rose to No. 16 with his come-from-behind victory, which moved him past former No. 1 Dustin Johnson. Johnson, who ended last year at No. 3 in the world, continues his slide after joining the breakaway LIV Golf Invitational Series.
Johnson is the highest-ranked LIV Golf player as the series prepares for its third event this week. LIV Golf applied for inclusion in the OWGR earlier this month, but it remains highly uncertain whether the application will be successful. OWGR chairman Peter Dawson said only LIV Golf that “examination of the application will now commence.”…