Things are going so well for Rory McIlroy at the moment that he even moves up in the world when he is not playing.
After climbing into the top 20 for the first time by winning the Dubai Desert Classic eight days ago, the 19-year-old Northern Irishman has this week moved up a further spot to 15th because of the rolling two-year points system used.
McIlroy is now ahead of Justin Rose and has only five other Europeans ahead of him - Sergio Garcia, Padraig Harrington, Henrik Stenson, Robert Karlsson and Lee Westwood.
The Buick Invitational at Torrey Pines was won by American Nick Watney. He began last week 184th on the rankings and leaps to 76th.
Latest leading positions:
1 Tiger Woods 10.18
2 Sergio Garcia 7.83
3 Padraig Harrington 6.49
4 Vijay Singh 6.39
5 Phil Mickelson 6.37
6 Henrik Stenson 5.17
7 Robert Karlsson 5.03
8 Geoff Ogilvy 5.00
9 Camilo Villegas 4.85
10 Kenny Perry 4.75
11 Anthony Kim 4.63
12 Lee Westwood 4.45
13 Ernie Els 4.21
14 Jim Furyk 3.99
15 Rory McIlroy 3.83
16 Justin Rose 3.82
17 Adam Scott 3.77
18 Steve Stricker 3.60
19 Martin Kaymer 3.90
20 KJ Choi 3.49.
Other leading Europeans:
22 Paul Casey
23 Miguel Angel Jimenez
25 Alvaro Quiros
31 Ian Poulter
34 Ross Fisher
35 Luke Donald
36 Graeme McDowell
43 Oliver Wilson
48 Soren Hansen
54 Peter Hanson
56 Soren Kjeldsen
65 Anders Hansen
69 Carl Pettersson
73 Darren Clarke
75 Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano
79 Francesco Molinari
81 Anthony Wall
84 Fredrik Jacobson
90 Nick Dougherty
93 Gareth Maybin
95 Alexander Noren
98 Peter Hedblom.
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