British golfers hold the top three spots in the world rankings for the first time in their 25-year history after Rory McIlroy rose to third Monday following his triumph at the U.S. Open.
Having started the year at No. 10, the Northern Irishman overtook PGA Championship winner Martin Kaymer without playing last weekend because of the German’s poor showing at the BMW International Open. McIlroy was fourth last week, so he and Kaymer essentially switched places.
Englishmen Luke Donald and Lee Westwood occupy the top two places.
“We’ve fed off each other’s success,” McIlroy told Sky Sports TV. “We saw Lee get to No. 1 in the world and Luke has been very consistent for the last two years. We’re working hard to beat one another and strive to be better than everyone else.” more