Angel Cabrera’s US Masters triumph last night has seen the Argentina star rise from 69th to 18th in the latest edition of the world rankings.

Tiger Woods keeps his place at the head of the standings after Phil Mickelson missed an opportunity to claim top spot while Padraig Harrington, in fifth, remains the highest ranked Irish player.

World Rankings

1. (1) Tiger Woods 10.02 average points
2. (2) Phil Mickelson 8.56
3. (3) Sergio Garcia (Spain) 7.08
4. (4) Geoff Ogilvy (Australia) 6.54
5. (5) Padraig Harrington (Ireland) 5.71
6. (11) Kenny Perry 5.68
7. (6) Paul Casey (England) 5.51
8. (7) Vijay Singh (Fiji) 5.39
9. (8) Henrik Stenson (Sweden) 5.02
10. (10) Camilo Villegas (Colombia) 4.98
11. (9) Robert Karlsson (Sweden) 4.77
12. (12) Steve Stricker 4.49
13. (15) Jim Furyk 4.33
14. (14) Anthony Kim 4.24
15. (13) Lee Westwood (England) 4.13
16. (16) Ernie Els (South Africa) 4.00
17. (17) Rory McIlroy (Northern Ireland) 3.96
18. (69) Angel Cabrera (Argentina) 3.70
19. (18) Stewart Cink 3.56
20. (19) Mike Weir (Canada) 3.52