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McIlroy climbs to 16th in rankings after Wentworth workout

RORY McILROY has returned to 16th in the world rankings after finishing fifth in the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth on Sunday.

McIlroy climbs to 16th in rankings after Wentworth workout

Tue, 26 May, 2009 - 01:00

Charlie Mulqueen

That was the youngster’s best ranking after his victory in the Dubai Desert Classic in February but he had slipped back to 20th until his outstanding performance at the weekend.

McIlroy is third on the European Tour’s Road to Dubai order of merit with 1,141,000 points behind Paul Casey (1,948,000) and Geoff Ogilvy (1,464,000).

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Courts Golf Place: Wentworth Place: London Club Place: Kent Place: Ohio Place: Memphis Place: Bethpage Park, New York Place: Ballybunion Person: McIlroy Person: Rory McIlroy Person: Paul Casey Person: Geoff Ogilvy Person: Graeme McDowell Person: Ross Fisher Person: Sergio Garcia Person: Gareth Maybin Person: Michael Hoey Person: Padraig Harrington Person: Harrington Person: Robert Karlsson Person: Lee Westwood Person: Angel Cabrera Person: Ian Woosnam Person: Sam Torrance Person: Costantino Rocca Person: Eamonn Darcy Person: Des Smyth Person: Denis O’Sullivan Person: Peter O’Hagan Person: Arthur Spring Person: Liam Higgins Person: Eddie Polland Person: Jimmy Heggarty Person: Enda McMenamin Person: Dermot Morris Person: Michael Coote Event: BMW PGA Championship Event: Dubai Desert Classic Event: European Tour Event: European Open Event: Irish Open Event: Race to Dubai Event: Irish Tour Event: Memorial Tournament Event: St Jude Classic Event: US Open Event: AIB Irish Seniors Open

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