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.