Golf: Graeme McDowell has now moved level with Phil Mickelson in fourth place in the world rankings as both build up to this week's Abu Dhabi Championship.
The US Open champion, who narrowly missed out on the play-off holes in the Tournament of Champions in Hawaii last week, is now as high as he's ever been in the rankings.
Rory McIlroy and Pádraig Harrington remain where they were, in 12th and 26th, respectively. Darren Clarke is next best of the Irish players in 109th, six places better than Peter Lawrie (116th).
Gareth Maybin, who was in action alongside Clarke in South Africa over the weekend, slips to 125th in the latest standings with Damien McGrane (123rd) moving above the Antrim man.
Latest leading positions
(Irish in bold)
1Lee Westwood 8.82
2Tiger Woods 7.31
3Martin Kaymer 7.04
4= Graeme McDowell, Phil Mickelson 6.23
6Steve Stricker 6.02
7Jim Furyk 5.76
8Paul Casey 5.65
9Luke Donald 5.50
10= Ernie Els, Ian Poulter 5.40
12 Rory McIlroy 5.40
13Matt Kuchar 4.81
14Dustin Johnson 4.41
15Francesco Molinari 4.32
16Retief Goosen 4.30
17Robert Karlsson 4.20
18Louis Oosthuizen 4.03
19Edoardo Molinari 4.03
20Tim Clark 3.83
Other leading Europeans:
26 Pádraig Harrington
27Miguel Angel Jimenez
31Justin Rose
34Ross Fisher
39Peter Hanson
49Martin Laird
50Alvaro Quiros
53Henrik Stenson
62Matteo Manassero
65Simon Dyson
71Anders Hansen
72Fredrik Andersson Hed
73Rhys Davies
75Danny Willett
77Brian Davis
79Sergio Garcia
86Carl Pettersson
88Soren Kjeldsen
89Chris Wood
92Stephen Gallacher
93Oliver Wilson
96David Horsey
97Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano.
