Fisher moves into world's top 20

Ross Fisher has scraped back into the world’s top 20 after his 3 Irish Open victory.

There are now 11 Europeans in the elite group, plus five Americans, three South Africans and Australian Robert Allenby.

Latest leading positions in the world golf rankings:

1 Tiger Woods 9.80pts, 2 Phil Mickelson 9.30, 3 Lee Westwood 9.10, 4 Steve Stricker 7.40, 5 Jim Furyk 6.62, 6 Ernie Els 5.72, 7 Luke Donald 5.62, 8 Rory McIlroy 5.48, 9 Paul Casey 5.48, 10 Ian Poulter 5.32

11 Graeme McDowell 4.91, 12 Anthony Kim 4.88, 13 Martin Kaymer 4.87, 14 Robert Allenby 4.25, 15 Padraig Harrington 4.21, 16 Louis Oosthuizen 4.09, 17 Retief Goosen 4.03, 18 Edoardo Molinari 3.94, 19 Justin Rose 3.92, 20 Ross Fisher 3.85

Other leading Europeans:

24 Henrik Stenson, 32 Robert Karlsson, 36 Francesco Molinari, 37 Miguel Angel Jimenez, 41 Alvaro Quiros, 46 Sergio Garcia, 50 Rhys Davies, 51 Peter Hanson, 58 Oliver Wilson, 66 Soren Hansen, 68 Soren Kjeldsen, 74 Fredrik Andersson Hed, 78 Anders Hansen, 79 Brian Davis, 80 Shane Lowry, 83 Simon Dyson, 84 Chris Wood, 86 Danny Willett, 89 Fredrik Jacobson, 92 David Horsey, 95 Ross McGowan, 96 Stephen Gallacher, 98 Gregory Bourdy, 99 Darren Clarke, 100 Raphael Jacquelin