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Tue 11 Nov 2008McIlroy closes in on a place in the top 50
TOUR SCENE NEWS ROUND-UP:IF RORY McILROY required any further incentive for the three tournaments he has pencilled into his diary for the remainder of this year, then it came yesterday morning with the release of the updated official world rankings which saw the 19-year-old Ulsterman move up to 63rd position, a career high and virtually within touching distance of a place in the world's top 50.
McIlroy, who finished fourth in the Singapore Open last weekend, would claim an invite to the US Masters in Augusta next April if he were to break into the top 50 by December 31st.
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