McIlroy up to 16th in world

Rory McIlroy, just the sixth teenager to win on the European Tour, now stands 16th in the world.

Mon, 02 Feb, 2009 - 10:00

Rory McIlroy, just the sixth teenager to win on the European Tour, now stands 16th in the world.

But the new rankings do not make such happy reading for the 19-year-old’s stablemate Ernie Els.

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