Golf:Scotland's Martin Laird has leapt to a career-high 21st in the world on the back of his dramatic Arnold Palmer Invitational victory.
Laird, who went into the event ranked 40th, squeezed home by one despite a closing round of 75 at Bay Hill.
Two-putting from 83 feet at the last gave him his second PGA Tour title after he had gone from two ahead to three behind Steve Marino.
The American then bogeyed the 15th, double-bogeyed the short 17th and birdied the last while Laird birdied the 15th and 16th and parred the last two.
It followed the one-shot victory by compatriot Paul Lawrie earlier in the day at the Andalucian Open in Malaga.
The former Open champion moves from 272nd in the world to 150th.
Latest leading positions in the world rankings
1Martin Kaymer 7.87pts, 2Lee Westwood 7.54, 3Luke Donald 6.55, 4 Graeme McDowell 6.19, 5Tiger Woods 5.81, 6Phil Mickelson 5.70, 7Paul Casey 5.63, 8 Rory McIlroy 5.44, 9Matt Kuchar 5.33, 10Steve Stricker 5.24, 11Jim Furyk 5.04, 12Dustin Johnson 4.99, 13Ernie Els 4.72, 14Nick Watney 4.65, 15Francesco Molinari 4.47, 16Ian Poulter 4.47, 17Bubba Watson 4.35, 18Hunter Mahan 4.18, 19Retief Goosen 4.16, 20Robert Karlsson 4.07
Other leading Europeans
21Martin Laird, 24Miguel Angel Jimenez, 25Alvaro Quiros, 26Justin Rose, 27Edoardo Molinari, 36 Pádraig Harrington, 37Peter Hanson, 42Anders Hansen, 43Ross Fisher, 55Matteo Manassero, 65Thomas Bjorn, 72Sergio Garcia, 74Stephen Gallacher, 77Raphael Jacquelin, 82Simon Dyson, 85Henrik Stenson, 89Fredrik Andersson Hed, 93Brian Davis, 94Rhys Davies, 100Danny Willett
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