Golf:Jim Furyk is back up to fifth in the world after his Verizon Heritage Classic victory, while Londoner Brian Davis, who conceded their play-off after calling a two-shot penalty on himself, still rises 68 places to 98th.
Padraig Harrington’s week of inactivity has cost him a place in the top 10, the Dubliner slipping to 11th in the world, while Rory McIlroy drops two spots to 13th in the standings.
At 49th, Graeme McDowell remains inside the world’s top 50 where he will need to remain until May 24th to guarantee a place in June’s US Open at Pebble beach. Shane Lowry (95th) is the only other Irish player in the top 100
Latest leading positions in the world golf rankings:
1 Tiger Woods 11.55pts, 2 Phil Mickelson 9.04, 3 Steve Stricker 7.78, 4 Lee Westwood 7.74, 5 Jim Furyk 7.05, 6 Ian Poulter 6.09, 7 Ernie Els 6.07, 8 Paul Casey 5.93, 9 Martin Kaymer 5.18, 10 Anthony Kim 5.01
11 Padraig Harrington4.68, 12 Camilo Villegas 4.63, 13 Rory McIlroy4.46, 14 Geoff Ogilvy 4.37, 15 Retief Goosen 4.20, 16 Robert Allenby 4.14, 17 Henrik Stenson 4.13, 18 Hunter Mahan 3.94, 19 Luke Donald 3.90, 20 YE Yang 3.90
Other leading Europeans:
23 Sergio Garcia, 26 Robert Karlsson, 30 Ross Fisher, 35 Alvaro Quiros, 36 Edoardo Molinari, 37 Miguel Angel Jimenez, 41 Francesco Molinari, 45 Oliver Wilson, 49 Graeme McDowell,50 Soren Hansen, 53 Soren Kjeldsen, 54 Anders Hansen, 60 Justin Rose, 62 Peter Hanson, 63 Simon Dyson, 66 Ross McGowan, 70 Alexander Noren, 71 Rhys Davies, 81 Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano, 85 Chris Wood, 94 Gregory Bourdy, 95 Shane Lowry,96 Martin Laird, 98 Brian Davi