Vegas shoots up rankings

Venezuelan Jhonattan Vegas is up from 187th to 86th in the world after producing the third shock result in a row on the PGA Tour this season.

Vegas shoots up rankings
Mon, 24 Jan, 2011 - 09:31

Venezuelan Jhonattan Vegas is up from 187th to 86th in the world after producing the third shock result in a row on the PGA Tour this season.

Following the wins by Jonathan Byrd and Mark Wilson – ranked 121st and 237th respectively at the time – 26-year-old rookie Vegas beat Americans Bill Haas and Gary Woodland on the second extra hole of the Bob Hope Classic.

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