Europe lead way with four-star show
By reaching the final, Martin Kaymer overtook Lee Westwood as the planet’s top ranked golfer, while Luke Donald jumped from ninth to third by claiming the title with a 3 and 2 win over the German in the decider. Donald’s victory deprived Graeme McDowell of moving from 4th to 3rd, but with Westwood in second, it means Europeans occupy the top four places for the first time in nearly 19 years.
G-Mac is putting daylight between himself and Pádraig Harrington and Rory McIlroy, both of whom were major disappointment in the Arizona desert. Since his disqualification on a formality after the first round in Abu Dhabi, Harrington’s season has gone from bad to worse. All of this comes on the back of a relatively barren 2009 and 2010 during which his only win came in the low key Iskandar Johor Open in Malaysia last September.
