Davis Thompson jumps over 30 OWGR spots after John Deere Classic win, overtakes Brooks Koepka to take career-best ranking

Davis Thompson, a 25-year-old golfer from the United States, won the 2024 John Deere Classic held from July 4 to 7. Thompson performed consistently to lift the trophy at the PGA Tour event held at TPC Deere Run in Silvis, Illinois.

The victory saw Thompson jump 32 spots from 70th to 38th on the Official World Golf Rankings. He surpassed LIV Golfer Brooks Koepka, who fell from 46th to 48th place from last week.

Davis Thompson won $1,440,000 of the total $8 million doled out as prize money by the tournament. He also received 500 FedExCup points and is now exempted from the upcoming Open Championship in Troon, Scotland.

Thompson is now also exempted from the PGA Tour for two years and has been exempted from next year's Sentry, THE PLAYERS Championship, Masters tournament, and the PGA Championship.

The win at the 2024 John Deere Classic was Thomson's first PGA Tour victory in his 63rd career start. With 500 FedExCup points, he moved to 22nd in the FedExCup standings.

Michael Thorbjornsen, who finished as a T2 at the tournament also jumped more than 400 spots on the Rankings, from 670 to 231st place. He won 208.33 FedExCup points and a prize money of $712,000. C.T. Pan, who tied for the second position with Thorbjornsen, jumped from 144th to 93rd on the Rankings and took home $712,000 with 208.33 FedExCup points.

Other notable jumps in ranking after the 2024 John Deere Classic were made by Aaron Rai (59th to 53rd), Jordan Smith (108th to 94th), Brendon Todd (77th to 72nd), and Mark Hubbard (85th to 81st).

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A look at Davis Thompson's performance in the 2024 season

Davis Thompson has had a great 2024 season so far. He has had one win, four top-10, and 10 top-25 finishes this year in the 19 starts. He won the 2024 John Deere Classic at TPC Deere Run by four strokes over C.T. Pan, Michael Thorbjornsen, and amateur Luke Clanton.

Davis Thompson's best finishes include T2 finishes at Myrtle Beach Classic and Rocket Mortgage Classic. Thompson also finished as a T9 at the 2024 US Open at Pinehurst No.2. He has also had five missed cuts in the 19 starts this season.

Let's take a look at Davis Thompson's performance in the 2024 season so far:

2024 PGA TOUR Tournaments

1. Sony Open in Hawaii: T57 (73-65-69-67, 274, -6)
2. The American Express: T21 (67-67-66-68, 268, -20)
3. Farmers Insurance Open: Missed Cut (73-69, 142, -2)
4. WM Phoenix Open: T15 (69-67-70-67, 273, -11)
5. Mexico Open at Vidanta: T24 (70-70-64-71, 275, -9)
6. Cognizant Classic: T47 (67-71-71-69, 278, -6)
7. THE PLAYERS Championship: Missed Cut (75-71, 146, +2)
8. Valspar Championship: Missed Cut (70-75, 145, +3)
9. Texas Children's Houston Open: T21 (68-72-68-66, 274, -6)
10. Valero Texas Open: T45 (70-73-73-71, 287, -1)
11. Corales Puntacana Championship: T18 (67-68-71-70, 276, -12)
12. THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson: Missed Cut (72-68, 140, -2)
13. Myrtle Beach Classic: T2 (65-68-67-68, 268, -16)
14. Charles Schwab Challenge: T17 (70-70-66-72, 278, -2)
15. RBC Canadian Open: Missed Cut (69-74, 143, +3)
16. the Memorial Tournament pres. by Workday: T27 (73-73-74-73, 293, +5)
17. U.S. Open: T9 (70-72-70-68, 280, E)
18. Rocket Mortgage Classic: T2 (68-69-66-68, 271, -17)
19. John Deere Classic: 1 (63-67-62-64, 256, -28)