Luke Donald’s solo 3rd finish this past week at the Zurich Classic in New Orleans has moved him past Rory McIlory and back into the #1 ranking in the world. I’m starting to lose count, but I do believe this is the 3rd time Donald has held the top spot in the world.
Below is a table showing the recently updated top 50 players in the world:
| 1 |
Luke Donald, Eng |
| 2 |
Rory McIlroy, Nir |
| 3 |
Lee Westwood, Eng |
| 4 |
Bubba Watson, USA |
| 5 |
Hunter Mahan, USA |
| 6 |
Steve Stricker, USA |
| 7 |
Tiger Woods, USA |
| 8 |
Martin Kaymer, Deu |
| 9 |
Justin Rose, Eng |
| 10 |
Phil Mickelson, USA |
| 11 |
Louis Oosthuizen, Zaf |
| 12 |
Charl Schwartzel, Zaf |
| 13 |
Adam Scott, Aus |
| 14 |
Webb Simpson, USA |
| 15 |
Matt Kuchar, USA |
| 16 |
Jason Day, Aus |
| 17 |
Dustin Johnson, USA |
| 18 |
Graeme McDowell, Nir |
| 19 |
Bill Haas, USA |
| 20 |
Jason Dufner, USA |
| 21 |
Sergio Garcia, Esp |
| 22 |
Keegan Bradley, USA |
| 23 |
Brandt Snedeker, USA |
| 24 |
Peter Hanson, Swe |
| 25 |
Nick Watney, USA |
| 26 |
Ian Poulter, Eng |
| 27 |
K.J. Choi, Kor |
| 28 |
Bo Van Pelt, USA |
| 29 |
Mark Wilson, USA |
| 30 |
Zach Johnson, USA |
| 31 |
John Senden, Aus |
| 32 |
Bae Sang-moon, Kor |
| 33 |
Thomas Bjorn, Dnk |
| 34 |
Carl Pettersson, Swe |
| 35 |
David Toms, USA |
| 36 |
Simon Dyson, Eng |
| 37 |
Martin Laird, Sco |
| 38 |
Alvaro Quiros, Esp |
| 39 |
Rickie Fowler, USA |
| 40 |
Ernie Els, Zaf |
| 41 |
Anders Hansen, Dnk |
| 42 |
Robert Karlsson, Swe |
| 43 |
Paul Lawrie, Sco |
| 44 |
Aaron Baddeley, Aus |
| 45 |
Jim Furyk, USA |
| 46 |
Francesco Molinari, Ita |
| 47 |
Fredrik Jacobson, Swe |
| 48 |
Paul Casey, Eng |
| 49 |
Ben Crane, USA |
| 50 |
K.T. Kim, Kor |
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I am still trying to figure out how Tiger jumped ahead of Phil in the rankings, with one official tour win since Fall 2009, while Phil actually has a major under his belt since then, and more overall wins.
Besides that, I am enjoying the fact that we have so many big name players bunched at the top of the rankings. Will be interesting to see if anyone can break away from the pack this year.