Soren Kjeldsen's victory at the Volvo Masters has not only clinched him a place in next year's US Open - it has also put him on course for a debut in The Masters next April.
The 33-year-old Dane, who beat England's Anthony Wall and German Martin Kaymer by two at Valderrama for only his second European Tour victory in 310 starts, leaps from 86th to a personal-best 47th in the new world rankings.
The top 50 at the end of the year qualify for Augusta.
Lee Westwood's joint-fourth place takes him back into the top 10 for the first time in more than five-and-a-half years.
Having reached a career-high fourth in the rankings following his Order of Merit triumph in 2000, Westwood then crashed outside the top 250.
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