McIlroy back on top
Rory McIlroy
Golf’s world number one spot has changed hands for the fifth time in just over two months.
Rory McIlroy starts his third reign at the top after being involved in a play-off for the Wells Fargo Championship at Quail Hollow.
Fellow 23-year-old Rickie Fowler won his first PGA Tour title with a birdie at the first extra hole and moves up from 39th to 24th on the rankings.
Italian Francesco Molinari improves from 46th to 29th after capturing the Spanish Open in Seville.
Latest leading positions in the world golf rankings:
1 Rory McIlroy 9.78pts
2 Luke Donald 9.39
3 Lee Westwood 8.40
4 Bubba Watson 6.46
5 Hunter Mahan 5.66
6 Steve Stricker 5.50
7 Tiger Woods 5.29
8 Martin Kaymer 5.23
9 Webb Simpson 5.17
10 Phil Mickelson 5.16
11 Justin Rose 5.12
12 Adam Scott 4.93
13 Louis Oosthuizen 4.93
14 Charl Schwartzel 4.88
15 Jason Day 4.79
16 Matt Kuchar 4.74
17 Dustin Johnson 4.66
18 Graeme McDowell 4.46
19 Bill Haas 4.31
20 Jason Dufner 4.27
Other leading Europeans:
21 Sergio Garcia
26 Peter Hanson
27 Ian Poulter
29 Francesco Molinari
34 Thomas Bjorn
37 Carl Pettersson
38 Simon Dyson
39 Martin Laird
42 Alvaro Quiros
43 Robert Karlsson
44 Paul Lawrie
46 Anders Hansen
47 Fredrik Jacobson
50 Paul Casey
53 Nicolas Colsaerts
54 Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano
58 Miguel Angel Jimenez
59 Robert Rock
60 Matteo Manassero
62 Rafael Cabrera Bello
71 Darren Clarke
74 Pablo Larrazabal
79 Michael Hoey
80 Alexander Noren
83 Joost Luiten
87 Richie Ramsay
89 Padraig Harrington
90 Brian Davis
92 Stephen Gallacher
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