Hunter Mahan has climbed into the world's top-10 for the first time on the back of his victory at the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship in Arizona.
The American beat Rory McIlroy 2&1 in Sunday's final, in doing so denying the Ulsterman the chance to claim the number one spot from Luke Donald.
Mahan's victory moves him from 22nd to ninth in the rankings and also pushes Tiger Woods out of the top-20 once again.
victory moves him from 22nd to ninth in the rankings and also pushes Tiger Woods out of the top-20 once again.
Woods crashed out in the second round in Tuscon, losing to fellow American Nick Watney.
Meanwhile, another American, John Huh, made a leap of 130 places following his dramatic play-off triumph at the Mayakoba Classic in Mexico.
The 21-year-old edged out Robert Allenby at the eighth extra hole after the Australian veteran had made a double-bogey at the last hole in regulation to allow his rival back in.
at the eighth extra hole after the Australian veteran had made a double-bogey at the last hole in regulation to allow his rival back in.
Huh, who started the week at 267th in the world, has now jumped up to 137th in the latest round of standings.
world golf rankings:
1 Luke Donald 9.13pts,
2 Rory McIlroy 8.60
3 Lee Westwood 8.17
4 Martin Kaymer 6.02
5 Steve Stricker 5.80
6 Webb Simpson 5.14
7 Dustin Johnson 5.11
8 Adam Scott 5.05
9 Hunter Mahan 5.03
10 Jason Day 5.01
11 Phil Mickelson 4.96, 12 Charl Schwartzel 4.87, 13 Bill Haas 4.67, 14 Matt Kuchar 4.56, 15 Graeme McDowell 4.36, 16 Nick Watney 4.35, 17 Sergio Garcia 4.14, 18 Brandt Snedeker 4.12, 19 KJ Choi 4.08, 20 Keegan Bradley 4.00
Other leading Europeans:
23 Justin Rose, 25 Paul Casey, 26 Peter Hanson, 27 Ian Poulter, 29 Thomas Bjorn, 31 Simon Dyson, 32 Alvaro Quiros, 34 Robert Karlsson, 35 Martin Laird, 37 Anders Hansen, 41 Fredrik Jacobson, 44 Paul Lawrie, 45 Francesco Molinari, 50 Miguel Angel Jimenez, 51 Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano, 56 Darren Clarke, 57 Robert Rock, 61 Rafael Cabrera Bello, 63 Matteo Manassero, 68 Nicolas Colsaerts, 70 Joost Luiten, 75 Alexander Noren, 83 Pablo Larrazabal, 85 Edoardo Molinari, 87 Padraig Harrington, 88 Carl Pettersson, 90 Gregory Havret, 91 David Lynn, 94 Michael Hoey, 95 Jamie Donaldson, 100 Stephen Gallacher
