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Robert Karlsson moves top of European Order of Merit and into the top-10 of World Rankings following Dunhill Links Championship victory

Posted by Big G under Latest Golf News, Mens Pro Golf, Mens Pro World Rankings

39 year old Robert Karlsson from Sweden (pictured below) has broken into the world’s top 10 for the first time after his play-off win at the Dunhill Links Championship in St Andrews.

The Swede won at the first sudden-death hole after he and Germany’s Martin Kaymer plus England’s Ross Fisher tied on 10-under. Karlsson birdied the first hole and the win took him from 18th to eighth in the latest rankings.

His win also puts him in pole position for the European Tour Order of Merit as he overtook this season’s two-time major winner Pádraig Harrington at the top of the standings. The €545,811 first prize moved him €142,425 ahead of the Dubliner with just four events remaining.

Karlsson, who won the Mercedes-Benz Championship in Germany the week before the Ryder Cup, plans to play one more event before the season-ending Volvo Masters while Harrington is only scheduled to compete at Valderrama.

Latest leading positions in the world rankings:

1 Tiger Woods 15.69pts
2 Phil Mickelson 8.91
3 Vijay Singh 7.63
4 Pádraig Harrington 7.46
5 Sergio Garcia 7.14
6 Anthony Kim 5.29
7 Camilo Villegas 5.27
8 Robert Karlsson 5.22
9 Ernie Els 5.19
10 Henrik Stenson 5.16
11 Jim Furyk 5.03
12 Lee Westwood 5.02
13 Steve Stricker 4.99
14 Stewart Cink 4.69
15 Justin Rose 4.55
16 KJ Choi 4.51
17 Adam Scott 4.50
18 Geoff Ogilvy 4.41
19 Kenny Perry 4.16
20 Miguel Angel Jimenez 4.12

Selected others:

33 Graeme McDowell
62 Darren Clarke