Official World Golf Ranking

KJ Choi won the Sony Open in Hawaii wire-to-wire by three-shots over Rory Sabbatini, achieving a career high ranking of 7th, up two positions, while Sabbatini returns to the top 10 in 10th. Richard Sterne won the Joburg Open in a three-way sudden-death playoff and moves up 11 places to 33rd.
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Rank Player Country Avg Total Total Pts lost Pts won Pts Pts Events 2006/07 2008 ---- ----- ------- --- ----- ------ -------- ------- 1 Tiger Woods USA 18.83 753.39 40 -31.22 0.00 2 Phil Mickelson USA 8.39 369.36 44 -14.10 0.00 3 Steve Stricker USA 6.91 290.27 42 -7.97 40.30 4 Jim Furyk USA 6.51 325.25 50 -15.31 13.01 5 Ernie Els Zaf 6.29 365.08 58 -12.46 0.00 6 Justin Rose Eng 5.96 303.95 51 -7.89 0.00 7 K.J. Choi Kor 5.89 341.35 58 -9.34 52.25 8 Adam Scott Aus 5.68 272.72 48 -11.80 0.00 9 Padraig Harrington Irl 5.37 306.30 57 -11.17 0.00 10 Rory Sabbatini Zaf 5.34 277.61 52 -9.57 34.08 11 Vijay Singh Fji 4.99 304.48 61 -12.09 6.68 12 Sergio Garcia Esp 4.70 234.82 50 -8.93 0.00 13 Geoff Ogilvy Aus 4.52 208.05 46 -10.42 0.00 14 Angel Cabrera Arg 4.26 225.75 53 -5.97 4.44 15 Zach Johnson USA 3.95 205.34 52 -8.08 5.10 16 Henrik Stenson Swe 3.86 212.08 55 -9.51 2.25 17 Aaron Baddeley Aus 3.85 207.67 54 -6.40 5.28 18 Luke Donald Eng 3.77 192.39 51 -8.88 0.00 19 Trevor Immelman Zaf 3.63 195.96 54 -8.30 0.00 20 Niclas Fasth Swe 3.31 172.15 52 -5.96 0.00 21 Paul Casey Eng 3.26 166.28 51 -7.39 0.00 22 Ian Poulter Eng 3.25 194.76 60 -6.52 0.00 23 Lee Westwood Eng 3.18 178.06 56 -5.07 0.00 24 Stewart Cink USA 3.14 160.18 51 -6.65 0.00 25 Scott Verplank USA 3.10 151.87 49 -5.73 3.72 26 Stephen Ames Can 3.00 138.10 46 -4.73 24.81 27 Retief Goosen Zaf 2.99 182.58 61 -9.11 0.00 28 Toru Taniguchi Jpn 2.96 154.12 52 -3.70 0.00 29 Andres Romero Arg 2.86 140.11 49 -4.19 0.00 30 Mike Weir Can 2.85 142.57 50 -4.61 14.40 31 Tim Clark Zaf 2.81 132.25 47 -5.35 0.00 32 Hunter Mahan USA 2.76 157.53 57 -4.41 9.92 33 Richard Sterne Zaf 2.75 134.66 49 -3.53 20.00 34 Arron Oberholser USA 2.72 117.00 43 -5.41 0.00 35 Woody Austin USA 2.69 158.77 59 -4.94 3.72 36 Stuart Appleby Aus 2.61 140.67 54 -6.19 0.00 37 Brett Wetterich USA 2.54 142.47 56 -6.30 0.00 38 Charles Howell-III USA 2.53 146.78 58 -5.65 7.44 39 Nick O'Hern Aus 2.52 133.42 53 -5.32 0.00 40 Shingo Katayama Jpn 2.51 137.99 55 -4.21 0.00 41 Miguel A Jimenez Esp 2.51 132.93 53 -4.19 0.00 42 David Toms USA 2.48 104.35 42 -6.12 0.00 43 Richard Green Aus 2.48 106.58 43 -4.43 0.00 44 Robert Karlsson Swe 2.46 140.14 57 -5.30 0.00 45 Mark Calcavecchia USA 2.38 130.76 55 -4.00 6.48 46 Brandt Snedeker USA 2.34 142.81 61 -3.53 6.48 47 Boo Weekley USA 2.34 131.07 56 -4.21 2.73 48 Soren Hansen Dnk 2.34 121.63 52 -3.65 0.00 49 Nick Dougherty Eng 2.28 122.91 54 -3.96 0.00 50 Anders Hansen Dnk 2.21 106.24 48 -3.73 0.00 51 Robert Allenby Aus 2.14 122.24 57 -5.27 0.00 52 Jerry Kelly USA 2.14 128.43 60 -4.46 20.00 53 Rod Pampling Aus 2.14 117.53 55 -5.80 0.00 54 Peter Hanson Swe 2.03 101.34 50 -2.62 0.00 55 Bradley Dredge Wal 2.02 91.09 45 -3.43 0.00 56 Peter Lonard Aus 1.99 109.43 55 -2.89 0.00 57 Brendan Jones Aus 1.97 90.46 46 -1.75 0.00 58 Camilo Villegas Col 1.96 108.04 55 -4.81 0.00 59 John Senden Aus 1.96 121.52 62 -4.70 0.00 60 Daniel Chopra Swe 1.95 144.58 74 -2.64 49.98 61 Colin Montgomerie Sco 1.92 105.57 55 -4.75 0.00 62 Pat Perez USA 1.92 88.13 46 -2.72 11.50 63 Carl Pettersson Swe 1.91 116.40 61 -5.53 2.42 64 Mikko Ilonen Fin 1.87 74.88 40 -2.18 0.00 65 Jonathan Byrd USA 1.87 84.10 45 -3.32 4.44 66 Sean O'Hair USA 1.82 105.37 58 -3.58 1.21 67 Heath Slocum USA 1.78 101.41 57 -3.44 5.61 68 Simon Dyson Eng 1.78 112.02 63 -4.04 0.00 69 John Rollins USA 1.75 99.57 57 -4.52 0.00 70 Davis Love-III USA 1.72 75.71 44 -4.53 0.00 71 Soren Kjeldsen Dnk 1.72 96.23 56 -2.61 0.00 72 Hideto Tanihara Jpn 1.72 84.09 49 -2.85 0.00 73 Ryan Moore USA 1.68 85.44 51 -2.99 0.00 74 Prayad Marksaeng Tha 1.67 100.33 60 -2.77 0.00 75 Anthony Kim USA 1.65 65.93 40 -2.06 0.00 76 Martin Kaymer Deu 1.64 65.65 40 -1.89 0.00 77 Justin Leonard USA 1.64 90.16 55 -2.42 7.44 78 Jose M Olazabal Esp 1.61 69.35 43 -4.82 0.00 79 Steve Webster Eng 1.61 70.65 44 -1.02 0.00 80 Jeev Milkha Singh Ind 1.60 123.22 77 -5.46 0.00 81 Lucas Glover USA 1.60 92.70 58 -4.82 0.00 82 Bernhard Langer Deu 1.59 68.45 43 -2.52 0.00 83 Chad Campbell USA 1.58 85.12 54 -5.22 10.89 84 Fredrik Jacobson Swe 1.57 62.70 40 -2.21 0.00 85 Ross Fisher Eng 1.56 84.26 54 -1.79 0.00 86 Chris DiMarco USA 1.55 85.41 55 -5.01 0.00 87 Joe Durant USA 1.55 85.05 55 -3.97 0.00 88 Charl Schwartzel Zaf 1.54 91.09 59 -4.07 1.70 89 Troy Matteson USA 1.54 89.28 58 -3.39 7.75 90 Liang Wen-Chong Chn 1.53 87.29 57 -2.86 1.40 91 George McNeill USA 1.51 60.43 40 -0.99 6.56 92 Jyoti Randhawa Ind 1.51 76.89 51 -2.68 0.00 93 Gonzalo Fdez-Castano Esp 1.49 77.67 52 -2.36 0.00 94 Kenny Perry USA 1.49 67.12 45 -2.52 0.00 95 Vaughn Taylor USA 1.47 77.75 53 -3.80 2.42 96 Steve Flesch USA 1.47 96.75 66 -3.28 3.12 97 Yang Yong-Eun Kor 1.46 70.28 48 -3.11 3.09 98 Raphael Jacquelin Fra 1.46 77.59 53 -2.96 0.00 99 David Smail NZl 1.44 74.87 52 -1.44 0.00 100 Joost Luiten Nld 1.43 57.18 40 -1.16 0.00 101 Thongchai Jaidee Tha 1.43 78.61 55 -2.76 0.00 102 Oliver Wilson Eng 1.43 77.11 54 -1.77 0.00 103 Nathan Green Aus 1.42 95.15 67 -4.26 0.00 104 Markus Brier Aut 1.42 72.42 51 -2.53 0.00 105 Ross McGowan Eng 1.41 56.30 40 -1.22 1.70 106 Paul Goydos USA 1.40 61.70 44 -2.49 2.16 107 Bubba Watson USA 1.39 74.97 54 -3.11 1.21 108 Graeme McDowell Nir 1.39 77.57 56 -2.29 0.00 109 Thomas Bjorn Dnk 1.38 71.83 52 -3.26 0.00 110 Shaun Micheel USA 1.38 82.75 60 -4.03 0.00 111 Phillip Archer Eng 1.35 81.22 60 -2.73 0.00 112 Tomohiro Kondo Jpn 1.35 67.67 50 -1.88 0.00 113 Billy Mayfair USA 1.33 78.66 59 -3.14 0.00 114 Nick Watney USA 1.33 72.97 55 -2.61 9.92 115 Louis Oosthuizen Zaf 1.32 67.43 51 -1.80 0.00 116 J.J. Henry USA 1.31 70.58 54 -4.03 0.00 117 Richard Johnson Wal 1.31 61.42 47 -1.18 0.00 118 Ken Duke USA 1.31 78.33 60 -2.89 0.00 119 Craig Parry Aus 1.30 61.19 47 -0.87 0.00 120 Rocco Mediate USA 1.30 53.24 41 -1.78 0.00 121 Dean Wilson USA 1.28 79.35 62 -4.04 0.00 122 Alejandro Canizares Esp 1.28 51.04 40 -1.60 1.66 123 Mark Wilson USA 1.28 66.34 52 -2.29 4.82 124 Tom Lehman USA 1.28 54.83 43 -3.24 0.00 125 Ben Curtis USA 1.27 66.12 52 -3.31 0.00 126 Fred Funk USA 1.25 63.79 51 -3.02 8.16 127 Charley Hoffman USA 1.24 74.67 60 -3.00 3.12 128 Johan Edfors Swe 1.23 60.44 49 -3.74 0.00 129 Lee Dong-hwan Kor 1.22 50.16 41 -1.16 0.00 130 Hiroyuki Fujita Jpn 1.22 62.32 51 -1.61 0.00 131 Brett Quigley USA 1.22 69.27 57 -3.98 0.00 132 Bo Van Pelt USA 1.21 70.09 58 -3.19 0.00 133 Peter O'Malley Aus 1.19 64.23 54 -2.05 0.00 134 Jose Coceres Arg 1.19 47.40 40 -1.80 0.00 135 Anthony Wall Eng 1.18 64.73 55 -3.14 0.00 136 Bart Bryant USA 1.18 58.80 50 -2.73 0.00 137 Gregory Havret Fra 1.17 65.71 56 -1.85 0.00 138 Tom Pernice-Jr USA 1.17 74.86 64 -3.79 7.75 139 Gregory Bourdy Fra 1.16 58.00 50 -1.33 0.00 140 Michael Lorenzo-Vera Fra 1.15 46.17 40 -0.87 0.00 141 Kevin Na USA 1.15 48.46 42 -1.32 11.50 141 Chapchai Nirat Tha 1.15 60.00 52 -1.26 0.00 143 Robert-Jan Derksen Nld 1.15 63.13 55 -1.52 0.00 144 Alastair Forsyth Sco 1.14 58.35 51 -1.59 0.00 145 Tetsuji Hiratsuka Jpn 1.14 60.20 53 -2.15 0.00 146 Lu Wen-Teh Twn 1.13 45.37 40 -1.30 0.00 147 Jeff Quinney USA 1.13 65.55 58 -2.54 0.00 148 Simon Yates Sco 1.13 45.13 40 -1.08 0.00 149 Brett Rumford Aus 1.12 63.93 57 -2.23 0.00 150 Taichi Teshima Jpn 1.12 56.05 50 -1.75 0.00 151 Graeme Storm Eng 1.11 66.43 60 -2.38 0.00 152 Kevin Sutherland USA 1.10 59.13 54 -2.27 0.00 153 Prom Meesawat Tha 1.08 58.46 54 -1.67 0.00 154 Simon Khan Eng 1.07 56.74 53 -2.58 0.00 155 Marc Warren Sco 1.07 58.77 55 -2.25 0.00 156 James Kingston Zaf 1.06 57.28 54 -0.81 0.00 157 Brian Bateman USA 1.06 48.74 46 -1.62 2.73 158 Pelle Edberg Swe 1.06 43.38 41 -1.06 0.00 159 Stephen Marino USA 1.05 54.76 52 -1.40 11.50 160 Fredrik Andersson Hed Swe 1.04 52.17 50 -1.15 0.00 161 Keiichiro Fukabori Jpn 1.03 52.57 51 -1.43 0.00 162 Peter Hedblom Swe 1.01 48.62 48 -1.58 0.00 163 John Bickerton Eng 1.01 52.49 52 -1.94 0.00 164 Katsumasa Miyamoto Jpn 1.01 53.29 53 -1.75 0.00 165 Tim Herron USA 0.99 53.38 54 -2.91 0.00 166 Stephen Leaney Aus 0.98 55.87 57 -2.04 0.00 167 Frankie Minoza Phl 0.98 58.78 60 -1.42 0.00 168 John Mallinger USA 0.96 50.95 53 -1.66 0.00 169 Jason Gore USA 0.96 54.48 57 -1.71 0.00 170 Robert Garrigus USA 0.95 53.30 56 -1.67 0.00 171 Robert Dinwiddie Eng 0.95 38.06 40 -0.78 0.00 172 Felipe Aguilar Chl 0.95 47.55 50 -1.51 0.00 173 Lin Wen-Tang Twn 0.95 37.99 40 -1.11 0.00 174 Kevin Stadler USA 0.95 64.36 68 -2.79 0.00 175 Koumei Oda Jpn 0.94 44.18 47 -0.91 0.00 176 Magnus A Carlsson Swe 0.94 45.99 49 -0.93 10.00 177 Jesper Parnevik Swe 0.94 49.71 53 -2.51 1.98 178 Jason Day Aus 0.94 37.44 40 -1.06 0.00 179 Michael Campbell NZl 0.93 48.50 52 -2.53 0.00 180 Juvic Pagunsan Phl 0.93 37.18 40 -0.69 0.00 181 David Howell Eng 0.93 48.29 52 -4.04 0.00 182 Andrew McLardy Zaf 0.93 51.01 55 -1.37 1.70 183 Joe Ogilvie USA 0.92 55.49 60 -2.25 2.12 184 Francesco Molinari Ita 0.92 46.74 51 -2.13 0.00 185 Charlie Wi Kor 0.91 52.05 57 -2.15 0.00 186 Ryuji Imada Jpn 0.91 59.87 66 -2.39 0.00 187 Mads Vibe-Hastrup Dnk 0.90 45.23 50 -1.05 0.00 188 Mark Hensby Aus 0.90 42.36 47 -0.78 0.00 189 Daniel Vancsik Arg 0.90 49.44 55 -0.87 0.00 190 Jason Bohn USA 0.89 39.35 44 -2.37 0.00 191 Alexander Noren Swe 0.89 47.32 53 -1.52 0.00 192 Yusaku Miyazato Jpn 0.89 45.32 51 -1.19 1.66 193 Mathew Goggin Aus 0.88 51.27 58 -2.30 0.00 194 Brian Davis Eng 0.88 53.56 61 -1.96 0.00 195 J.B. Holmes USA 0.87 46.21 53 -2.84 4.01 196 Thaworn Wiratchant Tha 0.86 50.06 58 -1.61 0.00 197 Matthew Jones Aus 0.86 43.73 51 -1.10 4.01 198 Jose Manuel Lara Esp 0.86 45.40 53 -2.17 0.00 199 Paul Broadhurst Eng 0.85 42.68 50 -2.96 0.00 200 Steve Elkington Aus 0.85 37.52 44 -1.27 0.00

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How the Official World Golf Ranking system works (from January 1st, 2007)