Bad news confirmed for Irish golfers in world rankings

There was bad news for Irish golfers when the official golf world rankings were released today.

Bad news confirmed for Irish golfers in world rankings
Tue, 26 Jan, 2010 - 12:00

There was bad news for Irish golfers when the official golf world rankings were released today.

Rory McIlroy dropped out of the top 10, despite a seventh top-10 finish in his last eight strokeplay events in Abu Dhabi on Monday.

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