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Rank

Player

Avg Pts.

1.	Woods	21.31

2.	Mickelson	9.75

3.	Scott	6.05

4.	Els	6.04

5.	Stricker	5.79

6.	Ogilvy	5.64

7.	Furyk	5.58

8.	Choi	5.51

9.	Singh	5.45

10.	Rose	5.29

Anthony Kim
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Week 18 - TWENTY TWO YEAR OLD ANTHONY KIM WINS THE WACHOVIA CHAMPIONSHIP AND MOVES TO WORLD NUMBER 16

5/5/08 7:14 AM

Anthony Kim of the United States shot a final round of 69 to secure a five stroke victory over 2003 Open Champion Ben Curtis at the Wachovia Championship at Quail Hollow CC. The 22 year-old picks up his first PGA Tour win in just his 41st qualifying OWGR Tournament and takes a jump of 21 positions in the Official World Golf Ranking to 16th.

Adam Scott
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Week 17 - ADAM SCOTT WINS THE EDS BYRON NELSON CHAMPIONSHIP AND CLIMBS TO WORLD NUMBER 5

4/28/08 8:25 AM

Australian Adam Scott made a 9-foot birdie putt on the 18th to force a playoff, then made a 48-footer playing it again on the third playoff hole to beat Ryan Moore in the EDS Byron Nelson Championship. On a cool and blustery final day Moore had shot a fine round of 68 to eliminate Scott's three stroke overnight advantage. With the win Scott moves up to World Number 5, a jump of 5 positions, while Moore improves his World Ranking by 37 positions to 72nd.

Boo Weekley
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Week 16 - BOO WEEKLEY RETAINS THE VERIZON HERITAGE TITLE AND JUMPS TO WORLD NUMBER 23

4/21/08 8:36 AM

Boo Weekley completed a successful defence of his Verizon Heritage title at Hilton Head Island in South Carolina after a level par final round of 72 gave him a three stroke victory over joint runners-up Aaron Baddeley, the 2006 winner of this event, and Anthony Kim. Jim Furyk finished in fourth place. Weekley climbs 24 positions to a career high World Number 23. Kim breaks into the World Top 50 in 39th position.

Week 15 - TREVOR IMMELMAN WINS THE MASTERS TOURNAMENT AND CLIMBS TO WORLD NUMBER 15

4/14/08 7:18 AM

Trevor Immelman from South Africa won the Masters Tournament at Augusta National having lead since round one. On a final day with blustery winds averaging 20 miles per hour Immelman shot a final round of 3-over-par 75 for a three stroke victory over World Number One Tiger Woods. Immelman becomes only the second South African Masters Champion, his victory coming on the 30th anniversary of Gary Player’s third Green Jacket win. The 28-year-old 2008 Masters Champion climbs 14 places to World Number 15.


4/7/08	Week 14 - JOHNSON WAGNER WINS THE SHELL HOUSTON OPEN AND CLIMBS TO WORLD NUMBER 124
3/31/08	Week 13 - ANDRES ROMERO WINS THE ZURICH CLASSIC AND CLIMBS TO WORLD NUMBER 21
3/24/08	Week 12 - GEOFF OGILVY MOVES INTO THE WORLD TOP TEN WITH VICTORY AT THE WGC-CA CHAMPIONSHIP
3/17/08	Week 11 - TIGER WOODS WINS HIS SIXTH CONSECUTIVE WORLD RANKING TOURNAMENT AT THE ARNOLD PALMER INVITATIONAL
3/10/08	Week 10 - O'HAIR WINS THE PODS CHAMPIONSHIP AND CLIMBS TO WORLD NUMBER 35
3/3/08	Week 9 - ERNIE ELS WINS THE HONDA CLASSIC AND MOVES TO WORLD NUMBER THREE
2/25/08	Week 8 - TIGER WOODS WINS THE WGC-ACCENTURE MATCH PLAY EXTENDING HIS LEAD AT THE TOP OF THE OFFICIAL WORLD GOLF RANKING
2/18/08	Week 7 - WORLD NUMBER TWO PHIL MICKELSON WINS THE NORTHERN TRUST OPEN
2/11/08	Week 6 - STEVE LOWERY BEATS VIJAY SINGH IN PLAY-OFF FOR THE AT&T PEBBLE BEACH NATIONAL PRO-AM AND MOVES TO WORLD NUMBER 116
2/4/08	Week 5 - J.B. HOLMES WINS THE FBR OPEN AND MOVES TO WORLD NUMBER 62 WHILE TIGER WOODS WINS IN DUBAI
1/28/08	Week 4 - WORLD NUMBER ONE TIGER WOODS WINS THE BUICK INVITATIONAL FOR A FOURTH CONSECUTIVE YEAR
1/21/08	Week 3 - MARTIN KAYMER WINS THE ABU DHABI CHAMPIONSHIP AND MOVES TO WORLD NUMBER 34 BECOMING THE YOUNGEST PLAYER IN THE WORLD TOP 50
1/14/08	Week 2 - K.J. CHOI WINS WIRE-TO-WIRE AT THE SONY OPEN IN HAWAII AND CLIMBS TO WORLD NUMBER 7
1/7/08	Week 1 - DANIEL CHOPRA WINS THE MERCEDES-BENZ CHAMPIONSHIP AND CLIMBS TO WORLD NUMBER 61
12/24/07	Week 52 - TIGER WOODS MAINTAINS HIS BIG LEAD IN THE OFFICIAL WORLD RANKING THROUGHOUT 2007
12/17/07	Week 50 - CRAIG PARRY AND JAMES KINGSTON EACH WIN THEIR HOME OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS AND CLIMB TO WORLD NUMBER 122 AND 155 RESPECTIVELY
12/10/07	Week 49 - LONARD WINS THE CADBURY SCHWEPPES AUSTRALIAN PGA CHAMPIONSHIP FOR A THIRD TIME AND CLIMBS TO WORLD NUMBER 59
12/2/07	Week 48 - SUCCESS AT SUN CITY PUTS IMMELMAN INTO THE WORLD TOP 20
11/26/07	Week 47 - WORLD NUMBER EIGHTEEN AARON BADDELEY WINS THE MASTERCARD MASTERS
11/19/07	Week 46 - WINS IN HONG KONG AND JAPAN MOVE JIMENEZ AND POULTER INTO THE WORLD TOP 40 AND 20 RESPECTIVELY

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