In the Rough

With the current top 50 in the latest world rankings all qualifying for this year’s Augusta Championship it proved vital for some good performances at the South African Open and the Chevron World Challenge.

Still leading the way in the current list is World Number one Tiger Woods with an average points worth of 12.27, Spain’s Sergio Garcia is in second with American Phil Mickelson in third. Making up the top five is Padraig Harrington and Vijay Singh. Singh had a good weekend with a win at the Chevron World Challenge, where he beat Steve Stricker by a stroke.

England’s Lee Westwood moves into the top ten after his third place at the South African Open. Also in the top ten is Henrik Stenson, Camillo Villegas, Robert Karlsson and Ernie Els.

Also in the World Top 50 and playing at Augusta are Justin Rose, Ian Poulter, Ross Fisher, Miguel Angel Jimenez, Ross Fisher, Luke Donald, Rory McIlroy and Paul Casey.

McIlroy who only turned pro 15 months ago moved ten places in the latest world rankings from 50th to 40th after another good performance at the South African Open where he narrowly missed out on another play-off.

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