Tiger Woods stays top of world rankings
Woods will go into next week's Masters Tournament at Augusta National with back-to-back wins boosting his confidence, while McIlroy will take part in the Texas Open in another bid to win for the first time this year.
- Agence France-Presse
- Updated: April 01, 2013 04:47 pm IST
Tiger Woods stayed top of the world rankings on Monday following Rory McIlroy's failure to win the Houston Open on Sunday.
The 37-year-old American returned to the top last week after an absence of two and a half years, replacing the 23-year-old Irishman, who has struggled with his game this year following a change of clubs and ball in the close season.
Woods will go into next week's Masters Tournament at Augusta National with back-to-back wins boosting his confidence, while McIlroy will take part in the Texas Open in another bid to win for the first time this year.
World Top 20:-
1. Tiger Woods (USA) 11.74 pts; 2. Rory McIlroy (NIR) 10.87; 3. Justin Rose (ENG) 7.01; 4. Luke Donald (ENG) 6.69; 5. Brandt Snedeker (USA) 6.29; 6. Louis Oosthuizen (RSA) 6.05; 7. Adam Scott (AUS) 5.70; 8. Steve Stricker (USA) 5.68; 9. Matt Kuchar (USA) 5.29; 10. Phil Mickelson (USA) 5.24; 11. Keegan Bradley (USA) 5.21; 12. Ian Poulter (ENG) 5.17; 13. Lee Westwood (ENG) 5.12; 14. Bubba Watson (USA) 5.08; 15. Charl Schwartzel (RSA) 4.94; 16. Sergio Garcia (ESP) 4.84; 17. Graeme McDowell (NIR) 4.79; 18. Jason Dufner (USA) 4.64; 19. Dustin Johnson (USA) 4.63; 20. Webb Simpson (USA) 4.47.