McIlroy drops out of world top ten

Jim Furyk’s victory at the Chevron World Challenge has moved him from 11th to sixth in the world rankings pushing 20-year-old Rory McIlroy out of the top 10 after he withdrew ill from the Nedbank Challenge in South Africa.

McIlroy drops out of world top ten
Mon, 07 Dec, 2009 - 08:46

Jim Furyk’s victory at the Chevron World Challenge has moved him from 11th to sixth in the world rankings pushing 20-year-old Rory McIlroy out of the top 10 after he withdrew ill from the Nedbank Challenge in South Africa.

Lee Westwood’s third place finish at the California event was not quite enough to lift him to a highest-ever position on the world rankings.

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CourtsGolfHeathrowPlace: South AfricaPlace: CaliforniaPerson: McIlroyPerson: Jim FurykPerson: Rory McIlroyPerson: Lee WestwoodPerson: WestwoodPerson: Padraig HarringtonPerson: HarringtonPerson: Tiger WoodsPerson: Phil MickelsonPerson: Steve StrickerPerson: Henrik StensonPerson: Paul CaseyPerson: Kenny PerryPerson: Sergio GarciaPerson: Ian PoulterPerson: Martin KaymerPerson: Geoff OgilvyPerson: Stewart CinkPerson: Sean O’HairPerson: Ernie ElsPerson: Ross FisherPerson: Retief GoosenPerson: Lucas GloverPerson: Robert KarlssonPerson: Luke DonaldPerson: Soren KjeldsenPerson: Graeme McDowellPerson: Francesco MolinariPerson: Oliver WilsonPerson: Miguel Angel JimenezPerson: Simon DysonPerson: Soren HansenPerson: Alvaro QuirosPerson: Anders HansenPerson: Peter HansonPerson: Alexander NorenPerson: Edoardo MolinariPerson: Gonzalo Fernandez-CastanoPerson: Justin RosePerson: Ross McGowanPerson: Chris WoodPerson: Anthony WallPerson: Gregory BourdyEvent: Chevron World ChallengeEvent: Nedbank Challenge
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