Official World Golf Ranking

Tiger Woods shot a final round 65 at Emirates Golf Club to win the Dubai Desert Classic for a second time, one ahead of Martin Kaymer. J.B. Holmes beat Phil Mickelson in a playoff at the FBR Open at TPC Scottsdale, and climbs to no. 62, an improvement of 135 positions.
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Rank Player Country Avg Total Total Pts lost Pts won Pts Pts Events 2006/07 2008 ---- ----- ------- --- ----- ------ -------- ------- 1 Tiger Woods USA 20.43 817.16 40 -77.44 110.00
2 Phil Mickelson USA 9.18 394.71 43 -34.95 46.20
3 Steve Stricker USA 6.47 278.32 43 -19.93 40.30
4 Ernie Els Zaf 6.37 363.29 57 -31.76 17.50
5 Adam Scott Aus 6.07 303.25 50 -29.56 48.29
6 Jim Furyk USA 5.98 304.98 51 -37.68 15.11
7 Justin Rose Eng 5.95 291.64 49 -20.20 0.00
8 Rory Sabbatini Zaf 5.63 287.38 51 -22.95 57.23
9 K.J. Choi Kor 5.61 331.09 59 -23.19 55.83
10 Padraig Harrington Irl 5.07 294.10 58 -28.10 4.73
11 Vijay Singh Fji 4.84 290.24 60 -29.51 9.86
12 Sergio Garcia Esp 4.73 231.89 49 -21.80 9.95
13 Henrik Stenson Swe 4.67 256.83 55 -22.98 60.48
14 Geoff Ogilvy Aus 4.19 192.51 46 -25.96 0.00
15 Angel Cabrera Arg 4.08 215.99 53 -15.74 4.44
16 Zach Johnson USA 3.86 193.22 50 -20.20 5.10
17 Aaron Baddeley Aus 3.77 203.67 54 -16.00 10.88
18 Lee Westwood Eng 3.67 209.22 57 -13.19 39.29
19 Luke Donald Eng 3.58 185.99 52 -22.21 6.93
20 Trevor Immelman Zaf 3.46 183.54 53 -20.72 0.00
21 Martin Kaymer Deu 3.33 136.52 41 -5.02 74.00
22 Stewart Cink USA 3.33 173.11 52 -16.42 22.70
23 Niclas Fasth Swe 3.28 170.72 52 -14.87 7.48
24 Ian Poulter Eng 3.22 193.12 60 -16.24 8.08
25 Paul Casey Eng 3.04 155.08 51 -18.59 0.00
26 Scott Verplank USA 2.97 145.61 49 -13.93 5.66
27 Stephen Ames Can 2.97 130.61 44 -12.21 24.81
28 Toru Taniguchi Jpn 2.85 147.97 52 -9.86 0.00
29 Retief Goosen Zaf 2.81 168.80 60 -22.90 0.00
30 Stuart Appleby Aus 2.80 153.96 55 -14.43 21.53
31 Richard Sterne Zaf 2.79 131.34 47 -8.83 21.98
32 Tim Clark Zaf 2.70 124.00 46 -13.60 0.00
33 Andres Romero Arg 2.67 133.60 50 -10.70 0.00
34 Mike Weir Can 2.67 136.26 51 -12.60 16.08
35 Arron Oberholser USA 2.66 108.94 41 -13.47 0.00
36 Hunter Mahan USA 2.64 153.29 58 -11.25 12.53
37 Woody Austin USA 2.60 153.46 59 -12.40 5.87
38 Charles Howell-III USA 2.53 146.79 58 -14.14 15.94
39 Nick O'Hern Aus 2.48 131.19 53 -13.28 5.73
40 Soren Hansen Dnk 2.46 127.73 52 -9.33 11.77
41 Robert Karlsson Swe 2.45 139.49 57 -13.89 7.93
42 Miguel A Jimenez Esp 2.42 128.02 53 -10.39 1.29
43 Boo Weekley USA 2.40 141.57 59 -10.51 19.54
44 Richard Green Aus 2.40 103.17 43 -11.03 3.19
45 Shingo Katayama Jpn 2.38 130.68 55 -11.52 0.00
46 Brett Wetterich USA 2.37 135.09 57 -15.78 2.10
47 Brandt Snedeker USA 2.34 145.35 62 -8.83 14.31
48 David Toms USA 2.31 96.95 42 -13.52 0.00
49 Mark Calcavecchia USA 2.29 128.50 56 -9.85 10.06
50 Nick Dougherty Eng 2.29 123.77 54 -9.85 6.75
51 Justin Leonard USA 2.19 122.88 56 -6.17 43.92
52 Anders Hansen Dnk 2.14 100.56 47 -9.41 0.00
53 Robert Allenby Aus 2.09 123.21 59 -13.18 8.89
54 John Senden Aus 2.05 127.30 62 -11.54 12.62
55 Jerry Kelly USA 2.03 121.82 60 -11.08 20.00
56 Rod Pampling Aus 2.02 111.01 55 -14.42 2.10
57 Bradley Dredge Wal 2.01 90.35 45 -8.67 4.50
58 Camilo Villegas Col 1.97 108.60 55 -11.99 7.75
59 Jonathan Byrd USA 1.97 84.85 43 -8.30 10.17
60 Peter Hanson Swe 1.97 98.33 50 -6.92 1.29
61 Colin Montgomerie Sco 1.96 110.03 56 -11.78 11.49
62 J.B. Holmes USA 1.96 101.94 52 -6.91 63.81
63 Daniel Chopra Swe 1.94 141.86 73 -7.03 51.66
64 Anthony Kim USA 1.93 77.27 40 -5.15 14.43
65 Brendan Jones Aus 1.92 90.33 47 -4.39 2.50
66 Pat Perez USA 1.90 85.55 45 -6.99 13.18
67 Peter Lonard Aus 1.85 105.26 57 -7.06 0.00
68 Carl Pettersson Swe 1.81 112.13 62 -13.84 6.47
69 Charl Schwartzel Zaf 1.78 105.09 59 -10.19 21.82
70 Simon Dyson Eng 1.78 111.93 63 -10.35 6.22
71 Mikko Ilonen Fin 1.77 74.48 42 -5.45 2.86
72 Sean O'Hair USA 1.76 102.29 58 -9.39 3.94
73 Soren Kjeldsen Dnk 1.73 96.92 56 -6.74 4.82
74 Steve Webster Eng 1.71 75.43 44 -3.61 7.37
75 Kenny Perry USA 1.70 79.93 47 -6.25 16.55
76 Heath Slocum USA 1.69 96.25 57 -8.60 5.61
77 Ryan Moore USA 1.69 87.78 52 -7.68 7.03
78 Davis Love-III USA 1.68 68.96 41 -11.29 0.00
79 John Rollins USA 1.67 95.47 57 -11.14 2.53
80 Joe Durant USA 1.64 91.67 56 -9.96 12.61
81 Prayad Marksaeng Tha 1.63 96.01 59 -7.09 0.00
82 Louis Oosthuizen Zaf 1.62 84.42 52 -4.51 19.70
83 Bernhard Langer Deu 1.62 64.80 40 -6.18 0.00
84 Troy Matteson USA 1.60 93.06 58 -8.31 16.46
85 Jyoti Randhawa Ind 1.60 81.46 51 -6.84 8.73
86 Hideto Tanihara Jpn 1.59 79.62 50 -7.33 0.00
87 Ross Fisher Eng 1.58 89.80 57 -4.70 8.45
88 Graeme McDowell Nir 1.53 88.78 58 -5.93 14.84
89 Gonzalo Fdez-Castano Esp 1.52 79.30 52 -5.97 5.24
90 Jose M Olazabal Esp 1.52 62.43 41 -11.73 0.00
91 Jeev Milkha Singh Ind 1.52 118.31 78 -13.57 3.20
92 Fredrik Jacobson Swe 1.51 61.94 41 -5.88 2.90
93 Chad Campbell USA 1.49 79.21 53 -11.13 10.89
94 George McNeill USA 1.49 59.77 40 -3.00 7.91
95 Thongchai Jaidee Tha 1.48 81.53 55 -6.96 7.12
96 Lucas Glover USA 1.48 85.86 58 -11.66 0.00
97 Ross McGowan Eng 1.47 58.64 40 -3.06 5.88
98 Liang Wen-Chong Chn 1.45 82.90 57 -7.24 1.40
99 Nathan Green Aus 1.45 98.35 68 -9.93 8.87
100 Ryuji Imada Jpn 1.44 94.95 66 -5.95 38.64
101 Raphael Jacquelin Fra 1.43 76.00 53 -7.39 2.84
102 Vaughn Taylor USA 1.43 77.25 54 -9.23 7.35
103 Chris DiMarco USA 1.43 80.01 56 -11.62 1.21
104 David Smail NZl 1.42 72.41 51 -3.90 0.00
105 Steve Flesch USA 1.41 91.77 65 -8.26 3.12
106 Johan Edfors Swe 1.41 71.77 51 -9.48 17.07
107 Oliver Wilson Eng 1.40 77.24 55 -4.49 2.84
108 Joost Luiten Nld 1.38 55.31 40 -3.03 0.00
109 Kevin Sutherland USA 1.37 73.85 54 -5.69 18.13
110 Peter Hedblom Swe 1.37 65.61 48 -4.06 19.48
111 James Kingston Zaf 1.36 73.22 54 -2.09 17.22
112 Phillip Archer Eng 1.35 82.48 61 -6.84 5.37
113 Steve Elkington Aus 1.35 60.80 45 -3.14 25.15
114 Thomas Bjorn Dnk 1.35 69.97 52 -8.21 3.09
115 Yang Yong-Eun Kor 1.34 67.05 50 -7.82 4.57
116 Mark Wilson USA 1.33 70.68 53 -5.79 12.65
117 Bubba Watson USA 1.32 74.12 56 -7.31 4.56
118 Markus Brier Aut 1.32 68.56 52 -6.40 0.00
119 Nick Watney USA 1.32 71.15 54 -6.57 12.07
120 Kevin Na USA 1.31 58.96 45 -3.35 24.03
121 D.J. Trahan USA 1.30 81.77 63 -4.66 34.00
122 Tomohiro Kondo Jpn 1.29 64.50 50 -5.05 0.00
123 Paul Goydos USA 1.29 57.96 45 -6.23 2.16
124 Shaun Micheel USA 1.28 76.66 60 -10.12 0.00
125 Billy Mayfair USA 1.28 75.30 59 -8.18 1.68
126 Craig Parry Aus 1.27 59.88 47 -2.18 0.00
127 Richard Johnson Wal 1.26 61.95 49 -3.18 2.53
128 Anthony Wall Eng 1.25 68.52 55 -7.95 8.59
129 Dean Wilson USA 1.22 75.85 62 -10.15 2.61
130 Charley Hoffman USA 1.21 75.14 62 -7.46 8.05
131 Alejandro Canizares Esp 1.21 48.40 40 -4.25 1.66
132 Rocco Mediate USA 1.21 51.95 43 -4.44 1.37
133 Ben Curtis USA 1.20 61.21 51 -8.22 0.00
134 J.J. Henry USA 1.20 64.54 54 -10.08 0.00
135 Ken Duke USA 1.19 73.88 62 -7.34 0.00
136 Fred Funk USA 1.19 60.59 51 -7.43 9.36
137 Gregory Havret Fra 1.18 66.07 56 -4.58 3.09
138 Peter O'Malley Aus 1.18 64.76 55 -5.15 3.63
139 Tom Pernice-Jr USA 1.18 74.16 63 -9.44 12.69
140 Lee Dong-hwan Kor 1.17 48.14 41 -3.18 0.00
141 Hiroyuki Fujita Jpn 1.17 59.56 51 -4.37 0.00
142 Tom Lehman USA 1.16 50.07 43 -8.00 0.00
143 Charles Warren USA 1.16 64.93 56 -5.05 24.68
144 Jeff Quinney USA 1.15 68.89 60 -6.46 7.26
145 Gregory Bourdy Fra 1.14 57.10 50 -3.98 1.75
146 Ben Crane USA 1.14 45.55 40 -5.12 16.14
147 Brett Quigley USA 1.13 63.34 56 -9.91 0.00
148 Bo Van Pelt USA 1.13 65.26 58 -8.01 0.00
149 Jose Coceres Arg 1.12 44.71 40 -4.49 0.00
150 Michael Lorenzo-Vera Fra 1.12 44.60 40 -2.43 0.00
151 Brett Rumford Aus 1.11 65.41 59 -5.68 4.93
152 Bart Bryant USA 1.10 57.44 52 -6.73 2.64
153 Robert-Jan Derksen Nld 1.10 60.52 55 -4.13 0.00
154 Simon Yates Sco 1.09 43.50 40 -2.71 0.00
155 Lu Wen-Teh Twn 1.08 43.35 40 -3.32 0.00
156 Stephen Marino USA 1.08 59.45 55 -3.52 18.31
157 Chapchai Nirat Tha 1.07 58.00 54 -3.25 0.00
158 Alastair Forsyth Sco 1.07 55.79 52 -4.15 0.00
159 Tetsuji Hiratsuka Jpn 1.07 56.84 53 -5.50 0.00
160 Taichi Teshima Jpn 1.07 53.40 50 -4.41 0.00
161 Prom Meesawat Tha 1.05 55.78 53 -4.35 0.00
162 Graeme Storm Eng 1.05 62.87 60 -5.93 0.00
163 Marc Warren Sco 1.04 59.52 57 -5.67 4.18
164 Jason Day Aus 1.02 40.79 40 -2.64 4.94
165 Brian Bateman USA 1.01 46.31 46 -4.06 2.73
166 Pelle Edberg Swe 1.00 43.13 43 -2.65 1.34
167 Simon Khan Eng 1.00 52.86 53 -6.46 0.00
168 Fredrik Andersson Hed Swe 0.99 51.37 52 -3.23 1.29
169 John Bickerton Eng 0.98 51.14 52 -4.82 1.52
170 Keiichiro Fukabori Jpn 0.98 49.99 51 -4.02 0.00
171 Alexander Noren Swe 0.98 53.74 55 -4.01 8.91
172 Charlie Wi Kor 0.97 56.38 58 -5.49 7.67
173 Frankie Minoza Phl 0.97 56.33 58 -3.87 0.00
174 David Howell Eng 0.97 50.35 52 -10.07 8.09
175 John Mallinger USA 0.96 51.66 54 -4.14 3.18
176 Katsumasa Miyamoto Jpn 0.96 50.65 53 -4.39 0.00
177 Stephen Leaney Aus 0.95 55.31 58 -5.12 2.53
178 Andrew McLardy Zaf 0.95 53.02 56 -3.35 5.69
179 Jason Gore USA 0.95 53.95 57 -4.38 2.15
180 Paul McGinley Irl 0.95 52.94 56 -4.23 10.88
181 Felipe Aguilar Chl 0.92 45.25 49 -3.82 0.00
182 Robert Dinwiddie Eng 0.92 36.75 40 -2.08 0.00
183 Magnus A Carlsson Swe 0.91 44.55 49 -2.36 10.00
184 Lin Wen-Tang Twn 0.91 36.31 40 -2.78 0.00
185 Francesco Molinari Ita 0.91 47.18 52 -5.40 3.72
186 Koumei Oda Jpn 0.91 42.64 47 -2.45 0.00
187 Jesper Parnevik Swe 0.91 48.02 53 -5.68 3.46
188 Robert Garrigus USA 0.90 50.67 56 -4.30 0.00
189 Juvic Pagunsan Phl 0.90 35.85 40 -2.02 0.00
190 Frank Lickliter-II USA 0.89 53.58 60 -6.01 7.52
191 Anton Haig Zaf 0.89 50.73 57 -4.26 6.75
191 Tim Herron USA 0.89 48.95 55 -7.34 0.00
193 Kevin Stadler USA 0.89 62.27 70 -6.98 2.10
194 Bill Haas USA 0.89 54.20 61 -4.76 13.08
195 Rory McIlroy Nir 0.88 35.40 40 -1.50 6.48
196 Matthew Jones Aus 0.88 46.73 53 -2.76 8.67
197 Brian Gay USA 0.87 54.92 63 -5.62 7.52
198 Brian Davis Eng 0.87 52.11 60 -5.11 1.70
199 Joe Ogilvie USA 0.87 52.09 60 -5.65 2.12
200 Daniel Vancsik Arg 0.85 49.58 58 -2.64 1.92

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