Phil on the rise
Tuesday 14 February 2012 12:36, UK
Phil Mickelson has moved up from 17th to 11th in the latest world rankings after his superb victory at Pebble Beach.
Lefty heading towards top 10 but Tiger a non-mover after Pebble duel
Phil Mickelson has moved up from 17th to 11th in the latest world rankings after his superb victory at Pebble Beach. But Tiger Wood remains stuck at number 18 after being outgunned by Mickelson in their final round duel and finishing only tied 15th. Mickelson closed with a 64 to win at Pebble beach and will now look to climb back into the world's top 10 with victory at this week's Northern Trust Open at Riviera. Spain's Rafael Cabrera-Bello moved up 59 spots from 119th to 60th thanks to his Dubai Desert Classic win. He earns a place in next week's 64-man WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship as a result. At the top end of the rankings, Lee Westwood has edged back in front of Rory McIlroy to take the world number two spot behind Luke Donald. Westwood finished joint runner-up in Dubai, with McIlroy tied fifth. Latest leading positions in the world golf rankings: 1 Luke Donald 9.42pts2 Lee Westwood 7.93
3 Rory McIlroy 7.93
4 Martin Kaymer 6.08
5 Steve Stricker 5.77
6 Webb Simpson 5.24
7 Jason Day 5.19
8 Adam Scott 5.09
9 Charl Schwartzel 4.93
10 Dustin Johnson 4.84
11 Phil Mickelson 4.52
12 Graeme McDowell 4.51
13 Matt Kuchar 4.40
14 Nick Watney 4.30
15 KJ Choi 4.16
16 Brandt Snedeker 3.96
17 Sergio Garcia 3.91
18 Tiger Woods 3.83
19 Bubba Watson 3.68
20 Justin Rose 3.65 Other leading Europeans: 23 Paul Casey
24 Ian Poulter
25 Thomas Bjorn
27 Simon Dyson
28 Alvaro Quiros
32 Robert Karlsson
35 Peter Hanson
36 Anders Hansen
38 Fredrik Jacobson
39 Martin Laird
40 Francesco Molinari
45 Paul Lawrie
49 Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano
51 Miguel Angel Jimenez
54 Darren Clarke
58 Robert Rock
60 Rafael Cabrera -Bello
61 Matteo Manassero
64 Nicolas Colsaerts
69 Joost Luiten
73 Alexander Noren
81 Edoardo Molinari
83 Pablo Larrazabal
86 Padraig Harrington
88 David Lynn
90 Carl Pettersson
91 Jamie Donaldson
93 Gregory Havret
95 Michael Hoey
97 Stephen Gallacher
