Garcia into top 20
Sergio Garcia has climbed from 31st to 18th in the world following his second successive victory at the Andalucia Masters.
The former number two was down at 78th on the rankings at the start of the season and of the players now above him only American Webb Simpson has made a bigger leap forward this year.
He began 2011 down at 213th and is currently ninth.
Rory McIlroy will have a chance to take the number two spot off Lee Westwood at this week’s WGC-HSBC Champions in Shanghai.
Latest leading positions in the world golf rankings:
1 Luke Donald 10.62pts,
2 Lee Westwood 7.50,
3 Rory McIlroy 7.33,
4 Dustin Johnson 6.15,
5 Steve Stricker 6.13,
6 Martin Kaymer 6.01,
7 Jason Day 5.65,
8 Adam Scott 5.52,
9 Webb Simpson 5.32,
10 Matt Kuchar 5.32,
11 Phil Mickelson 5.26,
12 Nick Watney 5.16,
13 KJ Choi 4.77,
14 Charl Schwartzel 4.59,
15 Graeme McDowell 4.36,
16 Bubba Watson 4.18,
17 Justin Rose 4.10,
18 Sergio Garcia 4.04,
19 David Toms 3.98,
20 Hunter Mahan 3.96.
22 Paul Casey,
24 Robert Karlsson,
27 Thomas Bjorn,
28 Ian Poulter,
32 Simon Dyson,
33 Darren Clarke,
34 Anders Hansen,
36 Miguel Angel Jimenez,
38 Francesco Molinari,
40 Martin Laird,
44 Alvaro Quiros,
48 Matteo Manassero,
52 Peter Hanson,
54 Fredrik Jacobson,
60 Edoardo Molinari,
67 Alexander Noren,
73 Nicolas Colsaerts,
78 Padraig Harrington,
79 Jamie Donaldson,
81 Ross Fisher,
89 David Lynn,
90 Pablo Larrazabal,
94 Raphael Jacquelin,
97 Fredrik Andersson Hed,
99 Carl Pettersson,
100 Michael Hoey.
