Golf:Brandt Snedeker and Justin Rose who finished first and second respectively in the US Tour Championship have both achieved their highest ever placing on the world rankings.
Snedeker, who by winning the FedEx Cup play-offs at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta also cashed in to the tune of $10 million is into the top 10 for the first time at 10th, while Rose’s move up to fifth gives Europe four of the top five heading into the Ryder Cup. All 24 players in the match in Chicago, which starts on Friday, are in the world’s top 35.
Latest leading positions in the world golf rankings: 1 Rory McIlroy 12.68pts, 2 Tiger Woods 9.69, 3 Luke Donald 9.25, 4 Lee Westwood 7.23, 5 Justin Rose 6.51, 6 Adam Scott 6.30, 7 Bubba Watson 6.17, 8 Webb Simpson 6.17, 9 Jason Dufner 6.00, 10 Brandt Snedeker 6.00, 11 Louis Oosthuizen 5.69, 12 Steve Stricker 5.64, 13 Dustin Johnson 5.47, 14 Keegan Bradley 5.42, 15 Matt Kuchar 5.38, 16 Phil Mickelson 5.11, 17 Zach Johnson 5.08, 18 Graeme McDowell 4.89, 19 Sergio Garcia 4.82, 20 Hunter Mahan 4.79.
Other leading Europeans:25 Peter Hanson, 26 Ian Poulter, 28 Paul Lawrie, 31 Francesco Molinari, 32 Martin Kaymer, 35 Nicolas Colsaerts, 37 Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano, 39 David Lynn, 42 Thomas Bjorn, 44 Martin Laird, 45 Fredrik Jacobson, 47 Rafael Cabrera-Bello, 51 Jamie Donaldson, 52 Simon Dyson, 56 Anders Hansen, 57 Padraig Harrington, 58 Richie Ramsay, 59 Marcel Siem, 61 Alvaro Quiros, 70 Alexander Noren, 72 Pablo Larrazabal, 74 Bernd Wiesberger, 75 Robert Karlsson, 78 Matteo Manassero, 82 Robert Rock, 83 Miguel Angel Jimenez, 91 Thorbjorn Olesen, 98 Joost Luiten.
