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Adam Scott of Australia has risen 7 places to 36th in latest Official World Golf Ranking

Monday, 17 May 2010

Adam Scott of Australia, who won his first PGA Tour title since 2008 with victory in the Valero Texas Open with a 14 under par aggregate score, has risen seven places in the Official World Golf Ranking to 36th place.

37 year-old Lee Westwood of England received a welcome boost ahead of this week’s European Tour BMW PGA Championship by moving up to third place in the Official World Golf Ranking (OWGR) for the first time in his career.

The Englishman has moved ahead of American Steve Stricker on the OWGR and now has ""only Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson ahead of him.

The top-50 places reads as follows.

     1            Tiger Woods, USA          10.79       431.52          40            -182.16            27.00
    2         Phil Mickelson, USA         9.53         409.95         43         -124.21         170.95
    3         Lee Westwood, Eng         7.71         392.99         51         -100.74         150.64
    4         Steve Stricker, USA         7.69         315.39         41         -90.64         105.85
    5         Jim Furyk, USA         6.93         325.92         47         -86.82         136.32
    6         Ian Poulter, Eng         6.01         288.68         48         -72.35         125.07
    7         Ernie Els, Zaf         5.83         326.59         56         -72.39         180.14
    8         Paul Casey, Eng         5.68         249.88         44         -83.52         97.76
    9         Rory McIlroy, Nir         5.37         300.71         56         -77.38         100.94
    10         Anthony Kim, USA         5.08         253.80         50         -77.68         149.19
    11         Martin Kaymer, Deu         5.00         254.98         51         -78.24         100.20
    12         Robert Allenby, Aus         4.78         277.35         58         -73.15         120.10
    13         Padraig Harrington, Irl     4.46         236.24         53         -107.53         49.47
    14         Camilo Villegas, Col     4.43         225.70         51         -75.27         118.05
    15         Retief Goosen, Zaf         4.16         232.69         56         -75.37         79.70
    16         Geoff Ogilvy, Aus         4.09         200.20         49         -86.47         64.16
    17         Hunter Mahan, USA         4.03         201.38         50         -53.78         92.34
    18         Luke Donald, Eng         3.97         166.71         42         -45.80         82.54
    19         Y.E. Yang, Kor         3.86         219.75         57         -45.31         88.37
    20         Lucas Glover, USA         3.85         200.00         52         -59.03         55.37
    21         Henrik Stenson, Swe         3.82         183.48         48         -88.98         22.02
    22         Tim Clark, Zaf         3.81         213.30         56         -53.57         118.45
    23         Sean O'Hair, USA         3.65         179.08         49         -69.23         37.45
    24         Charl Schwartzel, Zaf     3.58         200.46         56         -39.52         125.21
    25         Kenny Perry, USA         3.52         172.72         49         -97.14         24.38
    26         Angel Cabrera, Arg         3.42         167.54         49         -52.71         45.56
    27         Stewart Cink, USA         3.38         155.70         46         -71.83         30.23
    28         Nick Watney, USA         3.35         181.07         54         -48.34         71.18
    29         Dustin Johnson, USA         3.33         172.90         52         -40.01         90.95
    30         Sergio Garcia, Esp         3.28         173.77         53         -109.79         40.71
    31         Alvaro Quiros, Esp         3.17         171.23         54         -43.75         91.29
    32         Matt Kuchar, USA         3.16         161.36         51         -35.92         89.09
    33         Robert Karlsson, Swe     3.16         129.37         41         -67.70         65.33
    34         Zach Johnson, USA         3.11         158.62         51         -59.20         28.96
    35         Ross Fisher, Eng         3.02         153.86         51         -65.23         13.47
    36         Adam Scott, Aus         2.97         136.80         46         -42.35         49.25
    37         K.J. Choi, Kor         2.87         143.33         50         -32.21         97.92
    38         Edoardo Molinari, Ita     2.82         146.73         52         -24.81         54.76
    39         Francesco Molinari, Ita     2.66         143.49         54         -44.40         43.68
    40         Miguel A Jimenez, Esp     2.59         140.00         54         -57.23         66.87
    41         Ryo Ishikawa, Jpn         2.59         155.44         60         -43.54         34.80
    42         Yuta Ikeda, Jpn         2.56         102.56         40         -27.26         15.03
    43         Ben Crane, USA         2.48         129.19         52         -29.83         83.56
    44         Louis Oosthuizen, Zaf     2.44         127.13         52         -29.30         73.76
    45         Peter Hanson, Swe         2.39         124.13         52         -40.20         47.66
    46         Kevin Na, USA         2.38         128.39         54         -34.16         54.52
    47         Thongchai Jaidee, Tha     2.33         139.90         60         -40.75         55.39
    48         Oliver Wilson, Eng         2.32         118.21         51         -49.92         34.92
    49         Michael Sim, Aus         2.29         91.51         40         -24.70         20.20
    50         Graeme McDowell, Nir     2.26         124.39         55         -50.04         33.15