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OWGR: Will Zalatoris rides first win to No. 9, Dustin Johnson falls out of top 20

In one weekend, Will Zalatoris notched his maiden victory on the PGA Tour, usurped Scottie Scheffler for the No. 1 spot in the FedExCup Playoff rankings and bulldozed his way into the top 10 of the Official World Golf Ranking for the first time in his career.

The 25-year-old Wake Forest product jumped from No. 14 to No. 9 in the world following his exciting playoff win against Sepp Straka at the FedEx St. Jude Championship.

The move initiated a domino effect, knocking Nos. 9-13 all down a spot to start the week Nos. 10-14. U.S. Open winner Matt Fitzpatrick was one of those dominos, dropping out of the top 10 to No.