Win not enough for Westwood to topple McIlroy

Lee Westwood’s successful defence of the Indonesian Masters title was not enough to lift him above Rory McIlroy at the top of the golf world rankings.

Westwood, 39 tomorrow, won back-to-back titles in Asia this time last year, but with another trip to America coming up has decided not to try for a repeat victory at this week’s Ballantine’s Championship in South Korea.

South African Branden Grace, meanwhile, is now up to 66th in the world following his third victory of the season at the Volvo China Open. The European Tour qualifying school graduate began the season 271st.

Former Open champion Ben Curtis won the Valero Texas Open and moves from 285th to 156th.

Latest leading positions in the world golf rankings:

1 Rory McIlroy 9.46pts

2 Luke Donald 9.31

3 Lee Westwood 8.40

4 Bubba Watson 6.40

5 Hunter Mahan 5.76

6 Martin Kaymer 5.46

7 Steve Stricker 5.44

8 Tiger Woods 5.42

9 Phil Mickelson 5.25

10 Justin Rose 5.13

11 Louis Oosthuizen 5.06

12 Adam Scott 5.04

13 Charl Schwartzel 5.03

14 Webb Simpson 4.88

15 Matt Kuchar 4.82

16 Jason Day 4.81

17 Dustin Johnson 4.75

18 Graeme McDowell 4.70

19 Bill Haas 4.41

20 Keegan Bradley 4.25

Other leading Europeans:

21 Sergio Garcia

24 Peter Hanson

25 Ian Poulter

33 Thomas Bjorn

34 Carl Pettersson

36 Simon Dyson

37 Martin Laird

38 Alvaro Quiros

39 Anders Hansen

40 Robert Karlsson

43 Paul Lawrie

44 Francesco Molinari

45 Paul Casey

46 Fredrik Jacobson

52 Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano

54 Nicolas Colsaerts

58 Robert Rock

60 Miguel Angel Jimenez

61 Rafael Cabrera Bello

62 Matteo Manassero

69 Darren Clarke

76 Michael Hoey.