Steve Stricker claimed a two-shot win at the Northern Trust Open over Englishman Luke Donald, and returns to world number two, the position he held for three weeks in September last year.
Miguel Angel Jimenez defeated European number one Lee Westwood in a playoff to win the Dubai Desert Classic on Sunday, and returns to the world top 50 with a 60 spot jump to no. 30.
Europeans occupy ten of the top 20 spots in the Ranking.