Official World Golf Ranking

Tiger Woods made it six successive victories in world ranking tournaments with a superb 72nd hole birdie to win the Arnold Palmer Invitational, and stretches his gap at the top of the Official World Ranking to 12.05 average points. Graeme McDowell capped an extraordinary final round at the inaugural Ballantine’s Championship with a sudden-death play-off victory on the third extra hole over Jeev Milkha Singh and climbs 35 places to no. 59.
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Rank Player Country Avg Total Total Pts lost Pts won Pts Pts Events 2006/07 2008 ---- ----- ------- --- ----- ------ -------- ------- 1 Tiger Woods USA 21.75 870.03 40 -162.57 248.00 2 Phil Mickelson USA 9.70 427.00 44 -78.40 121.94 3 Ernie Els Zaf 6.68 380.66 57 -68.75 71.86 4 Steve Stricker USA 6.41 275.83 43 -43.61 61.50 5 Adam Scott Aus 5.72 280.04 49 -64.47 59.98 6 K.J. Choi Kor 5.69 330.01 58 -51.17 82.75 7 Justin Rose Eng 5.61 275.07 49 -47.06 10.29 8 Rory Sabbatini Zaf 5.39 269.42 50 -45.03 61.34 9 Jim Furyk USA 5.37 268.31 50 -81.96 22.72 10 Vijay Singh Fji 5.22 318.14 61 -64.88 73.14 11 Padraig Harrington Irl 5.05 293.11 58 -63.01 38.65 12 Henrik Stenson Swe 4.86 262.32 54 -47.89 90.88 13 Sergio Garcia Esp 4.25 216.67 51 -47.02 19.94 14 Stewart Cink USA 4.24 216.11 51 -35.66 84.94 15 Luke Donald Eng 4.17 216.98 52 -48.24 63.95 16 Angel Cabrera Arg 4.16 212.23 51 -37.17 22.12 17 Geoff Ogilvy Aus 3.88 178.38 46 -54.53 14.44 18 Aaron Baddeley Aus 3.66 194.07 53 -36.18 21.46 19 Lee Westwood Eng 3.59 200.82 56 -30.82 48.52 20 Zach Johnson USA 3.55 177.26 50 -43.13 12.07 21 Niclas Fasth Swe 3.19 166.12 52 -32.25 20.27 22 Trevor Immelman Zaf 3.09 163.89 53 -46.31 5.94 23 Martin Kaymer Deu 3.07 131.91 43 -11.68 76.05 24 Scott Verplank USA 3.02 147.92 49 -28.63 22.67 25 Ian Poulter Eng 3.02 177.99 59 -37.31 14.03 26 Stuart Appleby Aus 2.92 163.34 56 -31.14 47.62 27 Sean O'Hair USA 2.84 162.06 57 -21.05 75.37 28 Paul Casey Eng 2.82 146.70 52 -41.00 14.04 29 Woody Austin USA 2.76 160.21 58 -27.26 27.49 30 Hunter Mahan USA 2.74 161.58 59 -24.73 34.29 31 Stephen Ames Can 2.74 117.68 43 -28.40 28.06 32 Richard Sterne Zaf 2.69 126.22 47 -19.31 27.34 33 Justin Leonard USA 2.58 141.81 55 -13.26 69.94 34 Arron Oberholser USA 2.55 102.15 40 -26.09 5.84 35 Toru Taniguchi Jpn 2.55 137.77 54 -23.80 3.75 36 Mike Weir Can 2.49 126.74 51 -27.27 21.24 37 Retief Goosen Zaf 2.46 149.95 61 -49.69 7.94 38 Tim Clark Zaf 2.44 112.11 46 -29.98 4.50 39 Andres Romero Arg 2.43 126.20 52 -24.04 5.94 40 Mark Calcavecchia USA 2.41 135.10 56 -21.30 28.11 41 Charles Howell-III USA 2.38 135.70 57 -30.92 21.63 42 Robert Allenby Aus 2.36 136.99 58 -28.17 37.64 43 Brandt Snedeker USA 2.31 150.01 65 -20.16 30.31 44 Soren Hansen Dnk 2.30 122.04 53 -20.67 17.43 45 Nick O'Hern Aus 2.24 121.22 54 -27.66 10.15 46 Boo Weekley USA 2.24 141.16 63 -23.13 31.74 47 Robert Karlsson Swe 2.23 125.16 56 -31.77 11.48 48 Miguel A Jimenez Esp 2.23 118.43 53 -23.93 5.23 49 Shingo Katayama Jpn 2.21 125.70 57 -26.95 10.45 50 Nick Dougherty Eng 2.19 116.04 53 -21.03 10.20 51 John Senden Aus 2.19 135.54 62 -24.93 34.24 52 Richard Green Aus 2.17 95.32 44 -22.13 6.44 53 Brett Wetterich USA 2.15 116.05 54 -34.82 2.10 54 David Toms USA 2.13 91.57 43 -26.86 7.96 55 Anders Hansen Dnk 2.04 91.93 45 -20.09 2.05 56 J.B. Holmes USA 2.04 110.23 54 -11.39 76.56 57 Jonathan Byrd USA 1.98 87.19 44 -16.74 20.95 58 Rod Pampling Aus 1.98 110.92 56 -31.45 19.04 59 Graeme McDowell Nir 1.95 113.31 58 -14.11 47.56 60 Anthony Kim USA 1.95 78.08 40 -11.33 21.42 61 Mark Brown NZl 1.92 76.84 40 -1.79 57.61 62 Pat Perez USA 1.92 86.21 45 -15.16 22.01 63 Jerry Kelly USA 1.91 116.51 61 -23.68 27.29 64 Camilo Villegas Col 1.90 102.62 54 -24.30 14.07 65 Peter Hanson Swe 1.90 91.07 48 -16.23 3.33 66 Colin Montgomerie Sco 1.88 105.01 56 -25.68 20.37 67 Daniel Chopra Swe 1.87 136.49 73 -16.35 55.60 68 Ryuji Imada Jpn 1.87 119.44 64 -13.07 70.24 69 Brendan Jones Aus 1.86 87.62 47 -12.00 7.41 70 Jyoti Randhawa Ind 1.84 97.71 53 -14.91 33.04 71 Bart Bryant USA 1.84 95.78 52 -14.62 48.86 72 Bradley Dredge Wal 1.84 84.49 46 -18.95 8.93 73 George McNeill USA 1.82 74.80 41 -7.03 26.97 74 Peter Lonard Aus 1.82 105.68 58 -16.25 9.61 75 Louis Oosthuizen Zaf 1.82 94.56 52 -10.39 35.73 76 Charl Schwartzel Zaf 1.81 105.11 58 -21.87 33.52 77 Simon Dyson Eng 1.78 108.80 61 -23.38 16.12 78 Carl Pettersson Swe 1.77 109.66 62 -29.84 20.00 79 Jeev Milkha Singh Ind 1.73 135.11 78 -30.13 36.56 80 Troy Matteson USA 1.73 100.16 58 -17.85 33.10 81 Soren Kjeldsen Dnk 1.68 92.25 55 -16.20 9.61 82 Jeff Quinney USA 1.67 103.72 62 -14.35 49.98 83 Kenny Perry USA 1.66 79.76 48 -13.19 23.31 84 Nathan Green Aus 1.66 112.94 68 -20.30 33.82 85 Peter Hedblom Swe 1.63 74.85 46 -9.22 33.88 86 Prayad Marksaeng Tha 1.61 95.15 59 -16.07 8.12 87 Fredrik Jacobson Swe 1.61 64.20 40 -12.81 12.09 88 Chad Campbell USA 1.60 85.04 53 -21.16 26.75 89 John Rollins USA 1.60 91.39 57 -22.88 10.18 90 James Kingston Zaf 1.59 84.41 53 -4.90 31.22 91 Steve Webster Eng 1.59 69.98 44 -9.06 7.37 92 Joe Durant USA 1.59 90.64 57 -21.97 23.59 93 Heath Slocum USA 1.57 89.59 57 -18.88 9.24 94 Ross Fisher Eng 1.53 82.44 54 -12.06 8.45 95 Mikko Ilonen Fin 1.50 68.93 46 -12.38 4.25 96 Johan Edfors Swe 1.49 77.39 52 -20.74 33.95 97 Ryan Moore USA 1.48 78.49 53 -16.97 7.03 98 Ross McGowan Eng 1.48 59.08 40 -6.93 10.19 99 Billy Mayfair USA 1.47 86.94 59 -17.71 22.84 100 Davis Love-III USA 1.46 61.24 42 -22.92 3.91 101 Bubba Watson USA 1.45 79.96 55 -15.45 18.54 102 Bernhard Langer Deu 1.45 57.88 40 -13.09 0.00 103 David Smail NZl 1.44 73.61 51 -9.90 7.20 104 Joost Luiten Nld 1.43 57.02 40 -7.04 5.71 105 Raphael Jacquelin Fra 1.42 78.14 55 -15.63 13.22 106 Mark Wilson USA 1.41 76.21 54 -12.47 24.87 107 Thongchai Jaidee Tha 1.41 73.24 52 -15.25 7.12 108 Steve Flesch USA 1.40 89.28 64 -17.97 10.34 109 Kevin Sutherland USA 1.39 76.53 55 -12.39 27.51 110 Hideto Tanihara Jpn 1.38 70.26 51 -16.69 0.00 111 Liang Wen-Chong Chn 1.37 78.23 57 -16.49 5.98 112 Gonzalo Fdez-Castano Esp 1.36 70.71 52 -14.56 5.24 113 Lucas Glover USA 1.36 80.22 59 -24.08 6.78 114 Stephen Marino USA 1.35 81.14 60 -7.85 44.33 115 Vaughn Taylor USA 1.34 73.69 55 -19.99 14.55 116 Phillip Archer Eng 1.33 80.93 61 -15.05 12.04 117 D.J. Trahan USA 1.32 83.17 63 -10.46 41.19 118 Craig Parry Aus 1.32 56.71 43 -5.35 0.00 119 Nick Watney USA 1.32 69.73 53 -14.01 18.09 120 Oliver Wilson Eng 1.31 76.16 58 -10.05 7.32 121 Kevin Na USA 1.31 57.45 44 -7.35 26.52 122 Tom Pernice-Jr USA 1.30 81.65 63 -20.00 30.74 123 Thomas Bjorn Dnk 1.28 70.24 55 -18.05 13.20 124 Steve Elkington Aus 1.27 58.37 46 -6.77 26.35 125 Steve Lowery USA 1.26 62.77 50 -8.69 43.09 126 Jose M Olazabal Esp 1.25 50.17 40 -23.99 0.00 127 Chris DiMarco USA 1.24 70.69 57 -23.03 3.31 128 Felipe Aguilar Chl 1.24 62.00 50 -8.27 21.21 129 John Mallinger USA 1.23 69.96 57 -8.99 26.32 130 Brian Gay USA 1.22 75.70 62 -12.15 34.83 131 Tom Lehman USA 1.21 50.69 42 -15.75 8.37 132 Ken Duke USA 1.20 76.74 64 -16.26 11.78 133 Ben Crane USA 1.19 47.77 40 -11.06 24.31 134 Markus Brier Aut 1.19 60.45 51 -14.50 0.00 135 Paul Goydos USA 1.17 52.48 45 -13.70 4.15 136 Graeme Storm Eng 1.15 66.42 58 -12.71 10.33 137 Jason Day Aus 1.14 45.63 40 -5.81 12.94 138 Yang Yong-Eun Kor 1.14 62.72 55 -17.35 9.77 139 Alejandro Canizares Esp 1.14 45.55 40 -9.53 4.08 140 Cliff Kresge USA 1.13 69.16 61 -10.40 32.30 141 Gregory Havret Fra 1.13 62.29 55 -10.26 4.99 142 Tomohiro Kondo Jpn 1.13 57.40 51 -12.15 0.00 143 Jose Coceres Arg 1.12 44.60 40 -9.88 5.28 144 Richard Johnson Wal 1.10 58.32 53 -8.04 3.76 145 Paul McGinley Irl 1.09 61.16 56 -8.95 23.83 146 Anthony Wall Eng 1.09 58.84 54 -17.62 8.59 147 J.J. Henry USA 1.08 58.35 54 -20.71 4.44 148 Shaun Micheel USA 1.08 64.69 60 -22.09 0.00 149 Dean Wilson USA 1.08 64.66 60 -21.34 2.61 150 Scott Strange Aus 1.08 56.04 52 -7.60 27.10 151 Charley Hoffman USA 1.07 66.52 62 -16.07 8.05 152 Simon Yates Sco 1.07 42.87 40 -6.40 3.06 153 Prom Meesawat Tha 1.07 56.74 53 -10.39 7.00 154 Rocco Mediate USA 1.06 46.66 44 -9.72 1.37 155 Fred Funk USA 1.06 51.91 49 -16.10 9.36 156 Peter O'Malley Aus 1.06 58.19 55 -11.73 3.63 157 Charles Warren USA 1.06 59.22 56 -10.76 24.68 158 Bo Van Pelt USA 1.05 60.07 57 -16.95 3.75 159 Hiroyuki Fujita Jpn 1.05 53.49 51 -10.44 0.00 160 Gregory Bourdy Fra 1.04 51.94 50 -9.15 1.75 161 Brett Quigley USA 1.04 57.08 55 -21.45 5.28 162 Robert-Jan Derksen Nld 1.03 58.84 57 -9.73 3.92 163 Jason Gore USA 1.03 59.53 58 -9.62 12.96 164 Michael Lorenzo-Vera Fra 1.03 41.04 40 -6.00 0.00 165 S.S.P. Chowrasia Ind 1.03 41.02 40 -3.18 26.00 166 Chapchai Nirat Tha 1.02 54.18 53 -8.30 1.23 167 Matthew Jones Aus 1.02 58.06 57 -6.11 23.35 168 Lee Dong-hwan Kor 1.02 43.73 43 -7.58 0.00 169 Ben Curtis USA 1.01 51.73 51 -17.70 0.00 170 Charlie Wi Kor 0.99 58.64 59 -11.55 15.99 171 Matt Kuchar USA 0.99 58.46 59 -10.41 20.09 171 Brett Rumford Aus 0.99 58.46 59 -12.62 4.93 173 Lu Wen-Teh Twn 0.98 39.25 40 -7.42 0.00 174 Corey Pavin USA 0.98 46.89 48 -11.05 19.02 175 James Kamte Zaf 0.97 38.72 40 -3.11 26.89 176 Jose Manuel Lara Esp 0.97 53.07 55 -12.30 17.80 177 Marc Warren Sco 0.96 52.60 55 -12.59 4.18 178 Daniel Vancsik Arg 0.95 55.37 58 -6.50 11.57 179 Alastair Forsyth Sco 0.95 50.43 53 -9.51 0.00 180 Joe Ogilvie USA 0.95 55.98 59 -11.75 12.10 181 Taichi Teshima Jpn 0.94 47.17 50 -10.64 0.00 182 Lin Wen-Tang Twn 0.94 37.66 40 -6.43 5.00 183 Brian Bateman USA 0.94 45.04 48 -8.85 6.26 184 Tetsuji Hiratsuka Jpn 0.94 49.59 53 -12.76 0.00 185 Pelle Edberg Swe 0.93 39.79 43 -5.99 1.34 186 Fredrik Andersson Hed Swe 0.92 47.09 51 -7.51 1.29 187 Michael Letzig USA 0.92 36.75 40 -3.94 9.51 188 Mathew Goggin Aus 0.92 54.93 60 -12.65 14.01 189 Andrew McLardy Zaf 0.92 48.51 53 -7.86 5.69 190 Brian Davis Eng 0.92 54.91 60 -10.84 10.22 191 Alexander Noren Swe 0.91 49.01 54 -8.75 8.91 192 Francesco Molinari Ita 0.91 48.09 53 -11.64 10.86 193 Greg Chalmers Aus 0.91 55.34 61 -5.20 21.58 194 John Bickerton Eng 0.90 45.20 50 -10.76 1.52 195 Alex Cejka Deu 0.89 54.37 61 -6.73 21.11 196 Stephen Leaney Aus 0.88 49.14 56 -11.29 2.53 197 Kane Webber Aus 0.88 35.09 40 -4.27 17.28 198 Keiichiro Fukabori Jpn 0.88 44.72 51 -9.29 0.00 199 Frankie Minoza Phl 0.88 50.76 58 -9.44 0.00 200 Arjun Atwal Ind 0.87 51.55 59 -4.06 38.49

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