McIlroy moves ahead of Woods in rankings

Rory McIlroy is up to a career-high sixth in the world – and ahead of Tiger Woods for the first time.

McIlroy moves ahead of Woods in rankings
Mon, 02 May, 2011 - 10:22

Rory McIlroy is up to a career-high sixth in the world – and ahead of Tiger Woods for the first time.

The pair swap places after a week when neither played. McIlroy is back in action on Thursday defending the Wells Fargo Championship in Charlotte, North Carolina, but Woods misses the event through injury.

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