The second solo place in the International Series of Macao will allow David Puig to make another big leap in the world golf ranking. The Spanish player is going to move from 132nd place to 101st, just ahead of Keita Nakajima and behind Dean Burmester. This is how things stand right now, waiting for the ranking to be updated after the final results of the THE PLAYERS Championship.
Be that as it may, and whatever happens in Sawgrass, Puig is on the doorstep of the world top 100, which translates into being within reach to receive an invitation to play the PGA Championship. Remember that in the second Major of the year after the Masters of Augusta, everyone who is among the top 100 in the world ends up entering, plus some who are out, but very close, and are having outstanding performances. This is the case right now with Puig. It is clear that he is attracting the attention of the PGA of America with his performance in recent months.
For now, he has knocked on the door, but to be let in it is very likely that he still needs good performances in the upcoming tournaments. Before the PGA he has three LIV Golf dates (Miami, Australia and Singapore), which although they do not add to the world ranking, what is done there has repercussions when receiving an invitation of this type. In addition, in terms of tournaments valid for the world ranking, he has one bullet left, also from the Asian Tour: Saudi Open. (There is also the GS Caltex Maekyung Open Golf Championship in Korea, but he will not be able to play it because it coincides with the LIV in Singapore). Another great result in Riyadh would allow him to fully enter the world top 100 and clear any doubt.
In view of the ambition that the young 22-year-old Spanish golfer has shown and his eagerness to play Majors, it should not be ruled out that he will participate in these five tournaments. The schedule would be as follows: Miami, free week, Saudi, Australia and Singapore. Next would be the PGA Championship. This is the final sprint that Puig has left.
In addition, the second place in Macao puts him in charge of operations in the order of merit of the Asian Tour. He already has more than a thousand points and surpasses the second classified, John Catlin, by almost a hundred. Meanwhile, he has placed third in the ranking of the International Series, behind Carlos Ortiz and, precisely, Catlin. By the way, Puig’s average strokes this season on the Asian Tour is 66.3. Simply spectacular.
In the order of merit of Asia, Carlos Pigem occupies the 61st position. Good start to the season for the Ilerdense, waiting for a great result that places him in the top positions and gives him even more tranquility.
