McDowell, McGrane move up in the world

Golf: Graeme McDowell has jumped one place to 13th in the golf world rankings after finishing in a tie for third in the Austrian…

Golf:Graeme McDowell has jumped one place to 13th in the golf world rankings after finishing in a tie for third in the Austrian Open at the weekend. The Portush man leapfrogs Ian Poulter in the only move within the top 20.

Rory McIlroy remains eighth between the English pair of Paul Casey (seventh) and Luke Donald, while Pádraig Harrington is still 22nd.

Darren Clarke is clinging on to a place in the top 100, having dropped one to 99th.Damien McGrane's share of sixth place near Vienna moved him 10 places in the right direction to 151st.

Latest leading world rankings:

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1 Tiger Woods 9.21pts

2 Phil Mickelson 8.65

3 Lee Westwood 8.45

4 Steve Stricker 7.86

5 Martin Kaymer 7.18

6 Jim Furyk 6.49

7 Paul Casey 6.15

8 Rory McIlroy 5.66

9 Luke Donald 5.44

10 Matt Kuchar 5.44

11 Ernie Els 5.40

12 Dustin Johnson 5.07

13 Graeme McDowell 4.82

14 Ian Poulter 4.80

15 Hunter Mahan 4.71

16 Edoardo Molinari 4.67

17 Retief Goosen 4.36

18 Zach Johnson 4.18

19 Anthony Kim 4.15

20 Louis Oosthuizen 4.05

Other leading Europeans:

22 Pádraig Harrington

23 Justin Rose

26 Miguel Angel Jimenez

27 Ross Fisher

33 Francesco Molinari

38 Henrik Stenson

39 Robert Karlsson

42 Peter Hanson

50 Alvaro Quiros

58 Rhys Davies

59 Sergio Garcia

62 Martin Laird

68 Oliver Wilson

70 Simon Dyson

76 Fredrik Andersson Hed

79 Brian Davis

80 David Horsey

82 Stephen Gallacher

88 Chris Wood

90 Soren Kjeldsen

91 Danny Willett

92 Soren Hansen

95 Anders Hansen

96 Fredrik Jacobson

99 Darren Clarke

100 Gregory Bourdy