Out of this world Tiger light years ahead of his rivals

THERE are still one or two lucrative season ending tournaments to be decided but the world rankings at the end of 2002 have been decided.

Needless to say, Tiger Woods leads by miles from Phil Mickelson with Ernie Els in third place. If Woods were to quit now and go off to live the life of a hermit, he would stay in front for something like another five years so far is he ahead of the rest of the field.

Be that as it may, one can take it for granted that Els will soon be challenging Mickelson for the number two spot and the Open champion winner would probably be there already if events such as the Cisco World Match Play Championship and the Sun City Challenge, both of which the South African won in decisive fashion, counted for ranking points.