Luke Donald stretched his lead over No. 2-ranked Lee Westwood in this week’s edition of the Official World Golf Ranking, to the point that Westwood now needs no worse than a runner-up finish at the British Open to stand any chance of regaining the world No. 1 spot.
Six weeks after going to the top of the chart for the first time in his career with a playoff victory over Westwood at the BMW PGA Championship, Donald won the Barclays Scottish Open by four shots at Castle Stuart on Sunday.
With Donald winning in Scotland and No. 5-ranked Steve Stricker winning the John Deere Classic, there was very little movement in the rankings this week. The biggest change came with Matt Kuchar’s rise from No. 8 last week to No. 7 last week as he edged above Jason Day.
The idle Tiger Woods continued his tumble, as he slid from No. 17 down to No. 19 this week as he contnues to rehabiliate his injured left leg. more