Vijay Singh extends lead at top of rankings

World Number One Vijay Singh birdied the final hole to edge a stroke clear of World Number Three Ernie Els and take the Sony Open in Hawaii title.

Els had earlier finished birdie, birdie, eagle for a course record equalling eight-under-par round of 62. Singh has now opened up a lead of nearly 2.5 average points over Tiger Woods at the top of the Official World Golf Ranking and Els has closed the gap on Woods to 0.38 average points.

Charles Howell III moved back into the World Top 50 at Number 43 thanks to his tied third place finish with overnight leader Shigeki Maruyama, who climbs to World Number 23.

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