Donald top of the world after play-off drama

LUKE DONALD dethroned Lee Westwood as world number one in the most dramatic way possible yesterday – beating him in a play-off to win the European Tour’s flagship event at Wentworth.

The two Englishmen went into sudden-death at the BMW PGA Championship after Westwood had missed a six-foot birdie putt on the par-five final hole.

Donald then admitted that when the runner-up was called up at the prizegiving he very nearly stepped forward instead of Westwood.