Justin Thomas conquered the PGA tournament in Memphis (Tennessee), with which he snatched the world number one from Jon Rahm , who has only been able to stay on top for 15 days. The American, who already led the ranking four weeks in 2018, starred in a great last lap at the WGC FedEx St. Jude Invitational, in which he beat Brooks Koepka , Phil Mickelson , Daniel Berger and Tom Lewis by three shots .

This is the thirteenth PGA title for Thomas, 27, who will defend his privileged position at the US PGA Championship starting Thursday. At the moment he leads the ranking with a score of 9.00, slightly higher than Rahm (8.88) and Rory McIlroy (8.40).

"It means a lot, especially how I felt doing it. In the past I had a hard time coming from behind," said the winner, the third youngest golfer to reach 13 wins, behind only Tiger Woods (23 years old) and Jack Nicklaus. (25).

Heading to San Francisco

Rahm, meanwhile, had been erratic the first three rounds and on Sunday was only able to climb to 52nd position with a 66-stroke card (-4). Sergio García , 35th classified with 277 impacts, was able to climb a little higher .

From now on, the focus will be on TPC Harding Park in San Francisco, home of the season's first major. Tiger Woods , who decided to take a leave of absence in Minnesota and Memphis to seek his fifth title in the PGA, will also travel there , after being harvested in 1999, 2000, 2006 and 2007.

After the three-month hiatus due to the Covid-19 pandemic, there are still the other two tournaments that complete the Grand Slam: the US Open, starting on September 17 and the Augusta Masters, starting on November 12.

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