Danny Willett up to world No 24 after European Masters victory
Tuesday 28 July 2015 10:38, UK
Danny Willett has moved to a career high of 24th in the world rankings following victory at the Omega European Masters.
The 27-year-old kept Sheffield counterpart Matt Fitzpatrick at bay to secure a narrow one-shot win at Crans-sur-Sierre, giving Willett his third European Tour title.
That triumph lifted Willett up eight places, replacing Paul Casey as the second-highest ranked Englishman behind Justin Rose. as well as moving him to second spot in the Race to Dubai.
There’s no change at the top with Jordan Spieth still less than a point away from world No 1 Rory McIlory, although the pair could switch places should Spieth win next week’s WGC-Bridgestone Invitational.
Jason Day replaces Dustin Johnson as the world No 4 after bouncing back from his near-miss at the 144th Open by claiming Canadian Open victory, with Jim Furyk rising one place to sixth having finished fourth in Ontario.
A fifth-place finish in Switzerland for Anirban Lahiri lifts the two-time European Tour winner back in to the world’s top 50, while Tommy Fleetwood drops out following back-to-back missed cuts.
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Tyrrell Hatton is up to world No 102 and on the brink of breaking in to the top 100 after narrowly missing out on a maiden European Tour win this week, while recent Open qualifier Ryan Fox has shot up 59 places to 142nd following victory on the Challenge Tour.
Former world No 1 Tiger Woods wasn’t in action this week but continued his slide down the rankings, now sandwiched between Robert Rock and Challenge Tour player Max Orrin as the world No 266.
Woods will feature as tournament host at this week’s Quicken Loans National, with all four days live on Sky Sports 4 – your home of golf.
