Tight at top of world golf rankings

Less than one point now separates the world’s top three golfers – Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson and Lee Westwood – and any of the three could be number one after next week’s WGC-Bridgestone Invitational in Akron, Ohio.

Latest leading positions in the world golf rankings:

1 Tiger Woods 9.97pts,

2 Phil Mickelson 9.24,

3 Lee Westwood 9.04,

4 Steve Stricker 7.35,

5 Jim Furyk 6.65,

6 Ernie Els 5.71,

7 Luke Donald 5.67,

8 Rory McIlroy 5.64,

9 Paul Casey 5.46,

10 Ian Poulter 5.29,

11 Graeme McDowell 4.92,

12 Martin Kaymer 4.86,

13 Anthony Kim 4.86,

14 Robert Allenby 4.31,

15 Louis Oosthuizen 4.13,

16 Retief Goosen 4.03,

17 Edoardo Molinari 3.97,

18 Justin Rose 3.96,

19 Padraig Harrington 3.93,

20 Zach Johnson 3.81

Other leading Europeans:

23 Henrik Stenson,

31 Robert Karlsson,

35 Francesco Molinari,

36 Ross Fisher,

37 Miguel Angel Jimenez,

41 Alvaro Quiros,

45 Sergio Garcia,

49 Peter Hanson,

50 Rhys Davies,

59 Oliver Wilson,

67 Soren Kjeldsen,

68 Soren Hansen,

74 Fredrik Andersson Hed,

76 Brian Davis,

77 Simon Dyson,

79 Anders Hansen,

82 Shane Lowry,

85 Danny Willett,

89 Ross McGowan,

90 David Horsey,

92 Fredrik Jacobson,

93 Stephen Gallacher,

95 Gregory Bourdy,

98 Raphael Jacquelin,

100 Chris Wood