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Geoff Ogilvy defended his title at the season-opening SBS Championship from Rory Sabbatini, with Matt Kuchar third in the 28-man field consisting of the previous year's PGA Tour winners. Ogilvy returns to the top 10 with a 5 spot jump to ninth, while Sabbatini and Kuchar along with Ryan Moore, who finished 6th, all climb into the world top 50.

Charl Schwartzel claimed his fourth European Tour title at the Africa Open, co-sanctioned with the Sunshine Tour. The win takes Schwartzel to the fringes of the top 50 with a 15 spot jump to 51st.


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Official World Golf Ranking for week ending January 10, 2010
Pos Player/Country Pts Avg Pts Tot Ev Pld Pts Lost Pts Won
1 Tiger Woods USA 14.13 565.15 40 21.53 0.00
2 Phil Mickelson USA 7.95 349.92 44 13.28 0.00
3 Steve Stricker USA 6.73 296.27 44 9.66 5.75
4 Lee Westwood Eng 6.43 334.34 52 8.76 0.00
5 Jim Furyk USA 5.58 267.85 48 8.58 0.00
6 Padraig Harrington Irl 5.35 283.65 53 10.65 0.00
7 Henrik Stenson Swe 5.23 240.44 46 10.00 0.00
8 Paul Casey Eng 5.18 232.99 45 8.40 5.75
9 Geoff Ogilvy Aus 5.09 259.57 51 8.94 46.00
10 Rory McIlroy Nir 4.75 270.62 57 6.54 0.00
11 Kenny Perry USA 4.69 243.78 52 9.98 8.28
12 Ian Poulter Eng 4.51 229.79 51 6.16 0.00
13 Sergio Garcia Esp 4.46 231.93 52 10.92 0.00
14 Martin Kaymer Deu 4.32 224.69 52 8.32 0.00
15 Sean O'Hair USA 4.31 215.67 50 7.61 12.42
16 Stewart Cink USA 4.08 195.75 48 8.46 6.90
17 Ernie Els Zaf 3.99 211.46 53 7.38 0.00
18 Ross Fisher Eng 3.92 199.88 51 5.75 0.00
19 Retief Goosen Zaf 3.89 229.43 59 7.21 8.28
20 Robert Allenby Aus 3.79 223.78 59 6.62 0.00
21 Lucas Glover USA 3.74 202.20 54 5.95 4.49
22 Zach Johnson USA 3.66 186.55 51 5.99 3.68
23 Angel Cabrera Arg 3.58 175.18 49 5.25 5.75
24 Camilo Villegas Col 3.37 175.47 52 7.44 0.00
25 Anthony Kim USA 3.36 174.54 52 7.74 0.00
26 Vijay Singh Fji 3.25 142.78 44 9.15 0.00
27 Hunter Mahan USA 3.02 157.14 52 5.68 0.00
28 Robert Karlsson Swe 2.98 125.14 42 6.61 0.00
29 Y.E. Yang Kor 2.98 175.65 59 4.49 3.46
30 Ryo Ishikawa Jpn 2.97 160.60 54 3.59 0.00
31 Luke Donald Eng 2.97 124.67 42 5.30 0.00
32 Nick Watney USA 2.92 157.50 54 4.75 4.03
33 Yuta Ikeda Jpn 2.82 112.72 40 2.07 0.00
34 Adam Scott Aus 2.67 125.29 47 4.62 0.00
35 Soren Kjeldsen Dnk 2.62 141.40 54 5.01 0.00
36 Mike Weir Can 2.61 130.32 50 5.56 0.00
37 Tim Clark Zaf 2.56 143.30 56 5.11 0.00
38 Francesco Molinari Ita 2.51 140.57 56 3.64 0.00
39 Anders Hansen Dnk 2.50 124.98 50 3.46 0.00
40 Graeme McDowell Nir 2.48 136.27 55 5.01 0.00
41 Oliver Wilson Eng 2.47 128.39 52 4.82 0.00
42 David Toms USA 2.47 115.96 47 4.00 0.00
43 Rory Sabbatini Zaf 2.45 132.42 54 4.59 27.60
44 Matt Kuchar USA 2.37 123.05 52 3.55 18.40
45 Simon Dyson Eng 2.36 139.17 59 3.89 0.00
46 Michael Sim Aus 2.35 93.99 40 2.02 0.00
47 Edoardo Molinari Ita 2.35 115.10 49 1.68 0.00
48 Brian Gay USA 2.33 140.06 60 5.27 3.00
49 Justin Leonard USA 2.33 118.67 51 5.99 0.00
50 Ryan Moore USA 2.31 122.67 53 2.91 8.28
51 Charl Schwartzel Zaf 2.30 131.07 57 3.69 20.00
52 Soren Hansen Dnk 2.28 123.17 54 4.44 0.00
53 Miguel A Jimenez Esp 2.23 124.73 56 5.62 0.00
54 Dustin Johnson USA 2.21 121.81 55 4.18 4.03
55 Jeev Milkha Singh Ind 2.20 131.71 60 5.67 0.00
56 Alvaro Quiros Esp 2.18 119.67 55 4.01 0.00
57 Stephen Ames Can 2.17 99.64 46 3.76 3.22
58 Ben Curtis USA 2.15 94.52 44 4.78 0.00
59 Alexander Noren Swe 2.14 104.70 49 3.05 0.00
60 Peter Hanson Swe 2.13 113.12 53 3.55 0.00
61 Chad Campbell USA 2.06 107.35 52 4.31 0.00
62 Shingo Katayama Jpn 2.06 113.36 55 4.15 0.00
63 Thongchai Jaidee Tha 2.06 121.51 59 3.81 0.00
64 Scott Verplank USA 2.06 98.72 48 3.54 0.00
65 Gonzalo FdezCastano Esp 1.98 105.17 53 3.73 0.00
66 Hiroyuki Fujita Jpn 1.98 97.13 49 2.79 0.00
67 Ross McGowan Eng 1.98 106.85 54 2.12 0.00
68 Jason Dufner USA 1.95 97.72 50 2.36 0.00
69 Kevin Na USA 1.93 104.15 54 3.88 0.00
70 Justin Rose Eng 1.89 98.45 52 3.53 0.00
71 Heath Slocum USA 1.85 109.23 59 3.78 2.25
72 John Senden Aus 1.82 109.40 60 3.58 0.00
73 Koumei Oda Jpn 1.79 89.64 50 1.80 0.00
74 Kenichi Kuboya Jpn 1.79 87.72 49 1.71 0.00
75 Yasuharu Imano Jpn 1.77 70.91 40 1.15 0.00
76 Chris Wood Eng 1.76 70.43 40 2.25 0.00
77 Brendan Jones Aus 1.72 73.89 43 2.57 0.00
78 Mathew Goggin Aus 1.69 98.12 58 4.21 0.00
79 Stephen Marino USA 1.69 101.26 60 3.90 0.00
80 Davis LoveIII USA 1.68 84.05 50 3.25 0.00
81 James Kingston Zaf 1.68 90.74 54 3.32 2.80
82 Jerry Kelly USA 1.68 97.44 58 3.97 2.62
83 Liang WenChong Chn 1.68 78.78 47 1.79 0.00
84 Martin Laird Sco 1.64 91.96 56 1.34 12.42
85 Anthony Wall Eng 1.61 88.56 55 3.07 0.00
86 Gregory Bourdy Fra 1.60 89.72 56 1.84 0.00
87 John Rollins USA 1.60 89.33 56 3.24 4.49
88 Pat Perez USA 1.59 79.42 50 3.37 5.75
89 Kevin Sutherland USA 1.57 83.27 53 4.07 0.00
90 K.J. Choi Kor 1.56 73.15 47 4.48 0.00
91 Louis Oosthuizen Zaf 1.53 79.50 52 3.16 0.00
92 Rod Pampling Aus 1.52 91.26 60 3.80 0.00
93 Prayad Marksaeng Tha 1.51 90.41 60 3.65 0.00
94 Scott Strange Aus 1.49 80.41 54 2.60 0.00
95 Richard Sterne Zaf 1.48 72.66 49 2.90 1.92
96 Brandt Snedeker USA 1.46 75.99 52 3.53 0.00
97 Mark Wilson USA 1.45 81.46 56 3.27 2.25
98 Paul Goydos USA 1.45 72.51 50 3.14 0.00
99 Bubba Watson USA 1.43 74.27 52 3.19 0.00
100 David Smail NZl 1.43 71.28 50 2.37 0.00
101 Marc Leishman Aus 1.42 85.26 60 2.28 0.00
102 Tomohiro Kondo Jpn 1.42 66.67 47 1.74 0.00
103 Bryce Molder USA 1.41 73.54 52 1.77 0.00
104 Lin WenTang Twn 1.40 55.92 40 2.39 0.00
105 Ben Crane USA 1.39 72.32 52 3.15 0.00
106 Kim KyungTae Kor 1.38 66.24 48 1.11 0.00
107 Stuart Appleby Aus 1.38 77.03 56 3.74 0.00
108 Thomas Levet Fra 1.37 69.63 51 2.65 0.00
109 Azuma Yano Jpn 1.36 72.34 53 2.32 0.00
110 Ryuichi Oda Jpn 1.36 65.25 48 0.49 0.00
111 Thomas Aiken Zaf 1.36 71.88 53 1.77 12.00
112 Fred Couples USA 1.35 54.04 40 2.50 0.00
113 John Mallinger USA 1.33 73.09 55 2.95 0.00
114 Nick Dougherty Eng 1.32 70.13 53 2.70 0.00
115 Darren Clarke Nir 1.32 73.84 56 3.40 0.00
116 Andres Romero Arg 1.32 63.27 48 3.70 0.00
117 Richie Ramsay Sco 1.30 68.82 53 1.42 0.00
118 Boo Weekley USA 1.30 59.71 46 3.92 0.00
119 Tom Watson USA 1.29 51.52 40 1.30 0.00
120 Charley Hoffman USA 1.28 71.85 56 2.62 0.00
121 Gareth Maybin Nir 1.28 64.02 50 2.01 0.00
122 Shigeki Maruyama Jpn 1.27 67.57 53 1.14 0.00
123 Jason Bohn USA 1.27 50.82 40 2.07 0.00
124 Fredrik Jacobson Swe 1.26 61.84 49 2.80 0.00
125 Nick O'Hern Aus 1.26 70.66 56 2.41 0.00
126 Johan Edfors Swe 1.25 67.45 54 2.66 0.00
127 Steve Webster Eng 1.24 60.78 49 2.18 0.00
128 Woody Austin USA 1.24 65.54 53 3.27 0.00
129 Richard Green Aus 1.23 57.99 47 2.46 0.00
130 Nicolas Colsaerts Bel 1.23 49.27 40 0.98 0.00
131 George McNeill USA 1.23 66.45 54 1.93 0.00
132 Rafael Cabrera Bello Esp 1.23 72.44 59 2.34 0.00
133 J.B. Holmes USA 1.22 61.11 50 4.05 0.00
134 Peter Hedblom Swe 1.21 64.27 53 2.74 0.00
135 Shane Lowry Irl 1.21 48.32 40 0.91 0.00
136 Raphael Jacquelin Fra 1.20 68.37 57 2.05 0.00
137 Toshinori Muto Jpn 1.18 54.30 46 1.54 0.00
138 Aaron Baddeley Aus 1.16 54.47 47 2.99 0.00
138 Brian Davis Eng 1.16 69.53 60 2.42 0.00
140 Trevor Immelman Zaf 1.16 49.77 43 4.19 0.00
141 Danny Willett Eng 1.15 46.12 40 1.20 0.00
142 Charles HowellIII USA 1.15 66.74 58 2.92 0.00
143 Jason Day Aus 1.15 51.59 45 1.98 0.00
144 Jonathan Byrd USA 1.14 56.91 50 2.29 0.00
145 Bo Van Pelt USA 1.13 67.84 60 2.31 2.44
146 Robert Rock Eng 1.13 57.44 51 1.73 0.00
147 Daisuke Maruyama Jpn 1.13 61.94 55 1.49 0.00
148 Danny Lee NZl 1.11 44.54 40 1.40 0.00
149 Greg Chalmers Aus 1.11 65.68 59 2.03 0.00
150 Rhys Davies Wal 1.11 62.33 56 1.54 0.00
151 Webb Simpson USA 1.10 48.56 44 1.60 0.00
152 Graeme Storm Eng 1.09 58.87 54 2.39 0.00
153 Charlie Wi Kor 1.09 60.94 56 2.81 0.00
154 Toru Suzuki Jpn 1.08 49.88 46 0.78 0.00
155 John Merrick USA 1.08 59.33 55 2.90 0.00
156 David Drysdale Sco 1.07 64.44 60 1.82 0.00
157 RobertJan Derksen Nld 1.07 55.74 52 1.73 0.00
158 Hideto Tanihara Jpn 1.07 53.40 50 2.03 0.00
159 Bae Sangmoon Kor 1.06 42.48 40 1.48 0.00
160 Toru Taniguchi Jpn 1.06 47.57 45 1.44 0.00
161 Jamie Donaldson Wal 1.05 53.50 51 1.66 0.00
162 Peter Lawrie Irl 1.05 58.71 56 2.15 0.00
163 Ricardo Gonzalez Arg 1.05 50.25 48 1.71 0.00
164 Tim Petrovic USA 1.05 62.78 60 2.03 0.00
165 Bradley Dredge Wal 1.04 51.97 50 1.68 0.00
166 Tetsuji Hiratsuka Jpn 1.03 55.48 54 1.17 0.00
167 Chad Collins USA 1.03 49.30 48 0.91 0.00
168 Gaganjeet Bhullar Ind 1.02 40.79 40 1.03 0.00
169 Chris Tidland USA 1.02 42.73 42 1.37 0.00
170 Jeff Klauk USA 1.01 56.75 56 2.06 0.00
171 Blake Adams USA 1.01 40.27 40 1.02 0.00
172 Kaname Yokoo Jpn 1.00 49.13 49 1.05 0.00
173 Christian L Nilsson Swe 1.00 39.95 40 0.98 0.00
174 Troy Matteson USA 0.99 59.29 60 1.64 2.62
175 James Nitties Aus 0.98 39.38 40 0.90 0.00
176 Damien McGrane Irl 0.97 58.24 60 2.56 0.00
177 Gary Orr Sco 0.97 39.76 41 1.58 0.00
178 Scott Piercy USA 0.97 47.48 49 1.79 0.00
179 Ryuji Imada Jpn 0.97 50.28 52 3.79 0.00
180 D.J. Trahan USA 0.96 54.68 57 3.43 0.00
181 Kazuhiro Yamashita Jpn 0.96 45.08 47 0.84 0.00
182 Cameron Percy Aus 0.95 46.35 49 0.90 0.00
183 Brett Quigley USA 0.94 50.81 54 2.11 0.00
184 Christian Cevaer Fra 0.94 47.90 51 1.65 0.00
185 Jeff Overton USA 0.94 55.24 59 1.96 0.00
186 Briny Baird USA 0.94 53.31 57 3.02 0.00
187 D.A. Points USA 0.92 52.50 57 1.79 0.00
188 Josh Teater USA 0.91 36.57 40 0.65 0.00
189 Matt Bettencourt USA 0.90 53.92 60 1.98 0.00
190 Tom Gillis USA 0.90 35.94 40 0.98 0.00
191 Masaya Tomida Jpn 0.89 41.94 47 0.97 0.00
192 Nathan Green Aus 0.89 53.43 60 1.60 2.76
193 David Duval USA 0.88 36.77 42 1.04 0.00
194 JoseFilipe Lima Prt 0.87 44.58 51 1.16 0.00
195 Ricky Barnes USA 0.87 43.43 50 1.48 0.00
196 Katsumasa Miyamoto Jpn 0.87 42.49 49 1.24 0.00
197 Scott McCarron USA 0.86 42.34 49 1.63 0.00
198 Bill Haas USA 0.86 50.75 59 2.03 0.00
199 Bob Estes USA 0.86 43.00 50 1.74 0.00
200 Rocco Mediate USA 0.85 40.72 48 2.48 0.00
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