McIlroy up to fourth in world

Golf: Northern Ireland’s Rory McIlroy has moved up one place to fourth in the World Golf Rankings while Tiger Woods has dropped…

Golf:Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy has moved up one place to fourth in the World Golf Rankings while Tiger Woods has dropped another two spots to 30th.

McIlroy finished in a tie for sixth at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational over the south course at Firestone while Woods could manage joint 37th. The American was playing his first tournament since returning from knee and Achilles tendon injuries. Adam Scott’s victory lifts him from 17th to ninth, while it is now an all-European top four led by Luke Donald.

World Golf Rankings:1 Luke Donald 10.10pts, 2 Lee Westwood 8.26, 3 Martin Kaymer 7.10, 4 Rory McIlroy 6.98, 5 Steve Stricker 6.90, 6 Phil Mickelson 5.95, 7 Jason Day 5.80, 8 Dustin Johnson 5.63, 9 Adam Scott 5.50, 10 Nick Watney 5.28 11 Matt Kuchar 5.21, 12 Charl Schwartzel 5.19, 13 Graeme McDowell 5.04, 14 KJ Choi 4.73, 15 Bubba Watson 4.63, 16 Paul Casey 4.40, 17 Ian Poulter 4.29, 18 Kim Kyung-Tae 3.77, 19 David Toms 3.70, 20 Robert Karlsson 3.69

Other leading Europeans:22 Martin Laird, 23 Francesco Molinari, 26 Alvaro Quiros, 31 Matteo Manassero, 32 Miguel Angel Jimenez, 33 Darren Clarke, 34 Justin Rose, 44 Peter Hanson, 45 Anders Hansen, 46 Edoardo Molinari, 49 Simon Dyson, 51 Sergio Garcia, 56 Fredrik Jacobson, 63 Ross Fisher, 64 Thomas Bjorn, 69 Padraig Harrington, 71 Alexander Noren, 73 Nicolas Colsaerts, 74 Raphael Jacquelin, 84 Fredrik Andersson Hed, 89 Gregory Bourdy, 90 Stephen Gallacher, 94 Pablo Larrazabal, 95 David Horsey, 98 Brian Davis, 100 Johan Edfors

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