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.






