Official World Golf Ranking

Sergio Garcia overcame Paul Goydos at the first extra hole to win The Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass. Garcia jumps 8 places to 10th, while Goydos moves up to world number 59. Hennie Otto claimed his maiden victory on the European Tour in the Methorios Capital Italian Open by a stroke from Oliver Wilson. Otto climbs to world number 76 a jump of 78 places.

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Rank Player Country Avg Total Total Pts lost Pts won Pts Pts Events 2006/07 2008 ---- ----- ------- --- ----- ------ -------- ------- 1 Tiger Woods USA 20.95 838.06 40 -272.78 326.24 2 Phil Mickelson USA 9.50 417.87 44 -127.11 161.51 3 Ernie Els Zaf 6.17 345.67 56 -117.54 85.66 4 Adam Scott Aus 5.96 304.18 51 -111.08 130.73 5 Steve Stricker USA 5.58 262.34 47 -77.02 81.42 6 Geoff Ogilvy Aus 5.56 255.66 46 -86.62 123.82 7 Jim Furyk USA 5.53 282.02 51 -137.09 91.56 8 K.J. Choi Kor 5.42 308.86 57 -90.33 100.75 9 Vijay Singh Fji 5.35 321.22 60 -109.19 120.53 10 Sergio Garcia Esp 5.31 275.93 52 -79.45 111.64 11 Justin Rose Eng 5.20 249.71 48 -82.68 20.55 12 Padraig Harrington Irl 5.04 282.26 56 -108.28 73.07 13 Henrik Stenson Swe 4.89 254.26 52 -81.22 116.15 14 Rory Sabbatini Zaf 4.86 243.14 50 -75.04 65.07 15 Stewart Cink USA 4.86 252.67 52 -61.07 146.91 16 Trevor Immelman Zaf 4.37 231.65 53 -81.09 108.49 17 Anthony Kim USA 3.98 167.28 42 -20.14 119.44 18 Aaron Baddeley Aus 3.91 211.31 54 -62.08 64.60 19 Luke Donald Eng 3.79 197.00 52 -79.24 74.97 20 Lee Westwood Eng 3.68 202.41 55 -53.77 73.05 21 Angel Cabrera Arg 3.61 191.56 53 -64.68 28.96 22 Zach Johnson USA 3.35 170.62 51 -70.08 32.38 23 Andres Romero Arg 3.30 175.08 53 -41.51 72.29 24 Stephen Ames Can 3.12 137.46 44 -43.92 63.35 25 Boo Weekley USA 3.02 193.33 64 -40.63 101.41 26 Stuart Appleby Aus 2.93 163.96 56 -52.46 69.56 27 Niclas Fasth Swe 2.87 152.18 53 -54.87 28.94 28 Ian Poulter Eng 2.85 165.44 58 -65.24 29.41 29 Sean O'Hair USA 2.79 156.25 56 -36.36 84.87 30 Retief Goosen Zaf 2.75 167.77 61 -78.48 54.55 31 Woody Austin USA 2.74 161.68 59 -46.84 48.54 32 Martin Kaymer Deu 2.71 127.17 47 -23.12 82.76 33 Scott Verplank USA 2.70 132.46 49 -46.63 25.21 34 Brandt Snedeker USA 2.68 171.23 64 -37.15 68.52 35 Justin Leonard USA 2.65 148.23 56 -24.25 87.35 36 Robert Allenby Aus 2.56 156.34 61 -46.00 74.82 37 Hunter Mahan USA 2.56 153.50 60 -43.22 44.70 38 Paul Casey Eng 2.48 131.32 53 -70.02 27.67 39 Richard Sterne Zaf 2.46 118.01 48 -34.54 34.36 40 Miguel A Jimenez Esp 2.45 130.10 53 -41.51 34.49 41 Mike Weir Can 2.39 124.21 52 -45.49 36.92 42 J.B. Holmes USA 2.36 124.85 53 -18.63 98.44 43 Robert Karlsson Swe 2.34 128.81 55 -56.02 39.39 44 Arron Oberholser USA 2.34 93.44 40 -41.22 12.25 45 Tim Clark Zaf 2.29 105.17 46 -47.61 15.18 46 Toru Taniguchi Jpn 2.28 125.15 55 -42.87 10.19 47 Soren Hansen Dnk 2.24 118.64 53 -36.00 29.35 48 Charles Howell-III USA 2.21 125.81 57 -53.04 33.86 49 Jeff Quinney USA 2.20 136.49 62 -24.45 92.85 50 Bart Bryant USA 2.20 112.11 51 -24.44 75.02 51 Mark Calcavecchia USA 2.19 124.63 57 -36.81 33.17 52 Nick O'Hern Aus 2.15 120.50 56 -47.19 28.96 53 Nick Dougherty Eng 2.15 111.62 52 -34.43 19.18 54 David Toms USA 2.11 88.80 42 -40.91 19.25 55 John Senden Aus 2.10 130.09 62 -42.78 46.64 56 Chad Campbell USA 2.07 109.48 53 -32.32 62.35 57 Shingo Katayama Jpn 2.06 115.20 56 -46.57 19.57 58 Pat Perez USA 2.05 98.28 48 -24.35 43.28 59 Paul Goydos USA 2.04 93.65 46 -23.65 55.26 60 Mark Brown NZl 2.01 80.24 40 -3.74 62.96 61 Peter Lonard Aus 1.99 119.18 60 -30.36 37.21 62 Anders Hansen Dnk 1.98 92.87 47 -33.88 16.78 63 Graeme McDowell Nir 1.97 108.19 55 -25.34 53.68 64 Jerry Kelly USA 1.93 115.51 60 -39.77 42.37 65 Camilo Villegas Col 1.91 102.92 54 -37.16 27.23 66 Rod Pampling Aus 1.87 106.70 57 -48.15 31.53 67 Brendan Jones Aus 1.87 87.70 47 -22.18 17.66 68 Richard Green Aus 1.86 81.93 44 -37.15 8.07 69 Ryuji Imada Jpn 1.83 117.31 64 -23.08 78.12 70 Jonathan Byrd USA 1.83 85.88 47 -27.48 30.37 71 Daniel Chopra Swe 1.78 128.05 72 -31.78 62.60 72 Peter Hanson Swe 1.72 82.54 48 -28.48 7.05 73 Oliver Wilson Eng 1.71 94.30 55 -18.81 34.23 74 Louis Oosthuizen Zaf 1.71 87.00 51 -19.23 37.00 75 Soren Kjeldsen Dnk 1.70 93.71 55 -28.90 23.77 76 Hennie Otto Zaf 1.70 68.07 40 -5.49 55.79 77 Heath Slocum USA 1.70 96.79 57 -32.30 29.86 78 Brett Wetterich USA 1.69 91.23 54 -59.64 2.10 79 Carl Pettersson Swe 1.69 106.41 63 -49.29 36.20 80 Ryan Moore USA 1.68 95.83 57 -29.76 37.15 81 Steve Flesch USA 1.68 105.84 63 -30.51 39.44 82 Ben Curtis USA 1.67 86.62 52 -29.72 46.90 83 Jeev Milkha Singh Ind 1.66 129.17 78 -51.06 51.55 84 Fredrik Jacobson Swe 1.65 67.66 41 -20.34 23.07 85 Charl Schwartzel Zaf 1.64 93.72 57 -37.34 37.60 86 Jyoti Randhawa Ind 1.64 86.92 53 -25.70 33.04 87 Bradley Dredge Wal 1.64 73.78 45 -32.69 11.95 88 Colin Montgomerie Sco 1.63 86.62 53 -44.08 20.37 89 Billy Mayfair USA 1.62 95.35 59 -27.65 41.20 90 Kenny Perry USA 1.58 80.57 51 -22.85 33.78 91 Simon Dyson Eng 1.56 93.64 60 -39.75 17.34 92 Steve Webster Eng 1.55 66.82 43 -16.49 11.64 93 Alastair Forsyth Sco 1.55 80.69 52 -16.47 37.22 94 George McNeill USA 1.55 72.83 47 -12.82 30.80 95 Kevin Sutherland USA 1.54 83.01 54 -21.52 43.12 96 Troy Matteson USA 1.53 88.48 58 -31.12 34.68 97 Peter Hedblom Swe 1.52 69.83 46 -16.79 36.43 98 John Rollins USA 1.51 87.87 58 -37.34 21.12 99 Ben Crane USA 1.49 59.59 40 -18.75 43.81 100 Nathan Green Aus 1.49 102.52 69 -34.72 37.83 101 Jason Bohn USA 1.48 63.54 43 -20.31 42.13 102 James Kingston Zaf 1.47 77.78 53 -11.53 31.22 103 Lin Wen-Tang Twn 1.47 58.67 40 -11.41 30.98 104 Ross Fisher Eng 1.46 76.00 52 -21.42 11.37 105 Prayad Marksaeng Tha 1.45 87.23 60 -28.06 12.19 105 Nick Watney USA 1.45 77.06 53 -23.96 35.36 107 Joost Luiten Nld 1.44 57.55 40 -12.85 12.06 108 Hiroyuki Fujita Jpn 1.43 72.81 51 -18.48 27.36 109 Ross McGowan Eng 1.41 59.30 42 -12.73 16.21 110 Briny Baird USA 1.41 84.37 60 -15.09 55.19 111 Bernhard Langer Deu 1.40 56.06 40 -21.51 6.60 112 Gregory Bourdy Fra 1.39 70.66 51 -15.62 26.95 113 David Smail NZl 1.36 69.61 51 -19.00 12.29 114 Darren Clarke Nir 1.36 63.71 47 -17.80 44.98 115 Tomohiro Kondo Jpn 1.35 67.71 50 -21.84 20.00 116 Lucas Glover USA 1.35 78.49 58 -38.56 19.54 117 Bubba Watson USA 1.35 75.67 56 -25.92 24.72 118 Johan Edfors Swe 1.34 66.90 50 -34.23 36.95 119 Johnson Wagner USA 1.34 88.18 66 -16.46 60.48 120 D.J. Trahan USA 1.33 82.75 62 -19.50 49.81 121 Steve Elkington Aus 1.33 66.70 50 -12.28 40.19 122 Tom Lehman USA 1.33 55.96 42 -24.28 22.17 123 Liang Wen-Chong Chn 1.32 77.97 59 -29.12 18.35 124 Joe Durant USA 1.31 74.80 57 -37.81 23.59 125 Robert-Jan Derksen Nld 1.31 73.39 56 -17.26 26.00 126 Gonzalo Fdez-Castano Esp 1.30 66.15 51 -24.87 11.00 127 Graeme Storm Eng 1.30 71.28 55 -21.54 24.01 128 Mikko Ilonen Fin 1.30 59.59 46 -21.72 4.25 129 Davis Love-III USA 1.29 54.36 42 -35.59 9.70 130 Kevin Na USA 1.29 59.41 46 -13.10 34.23 131 Mark Wilson USA 1.27 70.02 55 -20.99 27.19 132 Cliff Kresge USA 1.27 76.15 60 -17.59 46.48 133 Brian Gay USA 1.27 77.41 61 -19.98 44.36 134 Phillip Archer Eng 1.25 76.50 61 -25.97 18.52 135 Dean Wilson USA 1.25 75.10 60 -34.90 26.61 136 Raphael Jacquelin Fra 1.25 67.24 54 -26.53 13.22 137 Jason Day Aus 1.22 49.00 40 -10.24 20.74 138 Thongchai Jaidee Tha 1.22 64.91 53 -26.10 9.64 139 Hideto Tanihara Jpn 1.22 61.21 50 -29.21 3.47 140 Dudley Hart USA 1.21 48.40 40 -8.57 41.93 141 Michael Lorenzo-Vera Fra 1.21 48.32 40 -10.92 12.20 142 Thomas Levet Fra 1.21 48.25 40 -5.31 33.79 143 Stephen Marino USA 1.20 77.95 65 -14.45 47.74 144 Steve Lowery USA 1.19 57.03 48 -14.43 43.09 145 Gregory Havret Fra 1.18 65.03 55 -17.90 15.37 146 Markus Brier Aut 1.17 59.58 51 -25.03 9.66 147 Charley Hoffman USA 1.16 71.75 62 -27.18 24.38 148 John Mallinger USA 1.16 68.26 59 -15.23 30.88 149 Felipe Aguilar Chl 1.15 57.59 50 -14.20 22.73 150 Ken Duke USA 1.15 73.44 64 -27.44 19.66 151 Fred Couples USA 1.14 45.69 40 -8.81 43.68 152 Greg Chalmers Aus 1.14 68.12 60 -10.14 39.30 153 Tom Pernice-Jr USA 1.13 71.27 63 -32.13 32.49 154 Michael Letzig USA 1.13 46.23 41 -7.06 22.10 155 Robert Dinwiddie Eng 1.12 44.94 40 -8.48 14.59 156 Bo Van Pelt USA 1.12 65.00 58 -26.98 18.70 157 Craig Parry Aus 1.11 50.08 45 -11.98 0.00 158 Vaughn Taylor USA 1.10 60.76 55 -32.91 14.55 159 Peter Lawrie Irl 1.10 62.81 57 -11.42 38.97 160 Paul McGinley Irl 1.09 58.87 54 -15.33 27.91 161 Thomas Bjorn Dnk 1.08 57.38 53 -30.90 13.20 162 Scott Strange Aus 1.08 55.17 51 -13.28 31.91 163 Damien McGrane Irl 1.07 65.21 61 -12.63 44.88 164 Jose M Olazabal Esp 1.06 42.35 40 -35.60 3.79 165 Katsumasa Miyamoto Jpn 1.03 54.84 53 -17.39 17.20 166 Chris DiMarco USA 1.03 57.47 56 -37.64 4.69 167 Matt Kuchar USA 1.02 60.31 59 -18.13 29.66 168 Mathew Goggin Aus 1.02 61.20 60 -21.33 28.96 169 Taichi Teshima Jpn 1.01 49.73 49 -19.44 11.36 170 Richard Johnson Wal 1.01 53.71 53 -14.52 5.63 171 Brett Quigley USA 1.01 56.33 56 -36.00 19.08 172 Jose Coceres Arg 1.00 40.04 40 -16.72 7.56 173 Charles Warren USA 0.99 54.70 55 -17.57 26.96 174 John Bickerton Eng 0.98 49.13 50 -19.53 14.22 175 Jesper Parnevik Swe 0.98 50.89 52 -17.67 18.33 176 Nicholas Thompson USA 0.97 68.02 70 -10.83 43.40 177 S.S.P. Chowrasia Ind 0.97 39.80 41 -6.02 27.63 178 Charlie Wi Kor 0.97 57.91 60 -18.73 22.44 179 Peter O'Malley Aus 0.96 50.84 53 -20.84 5.39 180 Lu Wen-Teh Twn 0.95 38.05 40 -12.43 3.81 181 Francesco Molinari Ita 0.95 50.32 53 -19.44 20.89 182 Rocco Mediate USA 0.95 44.58 47 -16.41 5.98 183 Shaun Micheel USA 0.95 56.76 60 -37.44 7.43 184 Alexander Noren Swe 0.95 52.93 56 -15.38 19.47 185 Simon Yates Sco 0.95 37.80 40 -11.47 3.06 186 Daniel Vancsik Arg 0.94 52.82 56 -11.89 14.40 187 Chapchai Nirat Tha 0.94 49.80 53 -15.20 3.75 188 Andrew McLardy Zaf 0.94 49.79 53 -14.44 13.55 189 J.J. Henry USA 0.93 50.26 54 -33.52 9.17 190 Brian Davis Eng 0.93 55.65 60 -17.82 17.95 191 Corey Pavin USA 0.92 42.47 46 -18.43 21.98 192 Alejandro Canizares Esp 0.92 39.67 43 -16.68 5.36 193 Jason Gore USA 0.92 52.56 57 -16.59 12.96 194 Arjun Atwal Ind 0.92 53.26 58 -6.43 42.57 195 Brian Bateman USA 0.91 44.79 49 -15.29 12.44 196 Fred Funk USA 0.91 41.89 46 -26.12 9.36 197 Prom Meesawat Tha 0.90 48.81 54 -18.32 7.00 198 Matthew Jones Aus 0.90 53.19 59 -10.97 23.35 199 Kevin Stadler USA 0.90 62.84 70 -22.60 18.29 200 Yang Yong-Eun Kor 0.89 49.87 56 -30.20 9.77

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