Vijay Singh took back the world number one spot from Tiger Woods by coming joint second with Ireland's Graeme McDowell in the Bay Hill Invitational in Florida.
Kenny Perry won the event after Singh, having cancelled a three-stroke deficit with four holes to play, double-bogeyed the last after finding water with his approach to the green.
But with Woods down in 23rd spot it is all change at the top of the rankings again only two weeks after Singh's six-month reign was ended.
Perry won by two with a closing 70 for a 12-under-par total of 276.
He had the luxury of being able to play safe to the left side of the green before two-putting for victory on the last and said: "I thank Vijay for giving me the tournament.
"He attacks the pin on just about every hole. He has no fear. That's just the way he plays golf.
"I was stunned when he came up short. Watching his ball, it looked like it was going to fly right next to the hole.
"I'm going, 'That's close, that's close, that's in the water.' I guess it upshot just a little. That was nice, knowing I could play left and three-putt to win."
Singh admitted he was trying to make birdie, saying: "I was trying to win, I just hit the wrong club.
"The wind shifted on me. It was an aggressive shot and if I catch the right wind, I probably would have stiffed it.
"If I had to do it again, I probably would have hit a different club, played safer and seen if Kenny had made a mistake, but that's not the way I play. I play aggressive and I went for the flag."
The Fijian insisted regaining the world number one spot was not much consolation, adding: "Big deal. I lost the tournament.
"I wasn't worried about the ranking. I'm playing well and I'm looking forward to next week, so hopefully I don't screw it up again."
Singh was round in 69, while just a week after Padraig Harrington's first US Tour victory - after a play-off with Singh - McDowell gave his best-ever performance on the circuit thanks to a superb best-of-the-day 66.
And that should lift McDowell into the world's top 50 and put him on course for a debut in the Masters at Augusta next month.
Compatriot Darren Clarke and Sergio Garcia shared eighth, while Ernie Els, winner of back-to-back titles on the European tour prior to the event, was alongside Woods on one under par.
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