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Rank

Player

Avg Pts.

1.	Woods	10.28

2.	Mickelson	8.44

3.	Casey	6.91

4.	Perry	6.42

5.	Garcia	6.19

6.	Stenson	5.96

7.	Ogilvy	5.93

8.	Stricker	5.34

9.	Furyk	4.98

10.	Singh	4.92

Kenny Perry
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Week 26 - KENNY PERRY CLAIMS CAREER BEST 4TH SPOT IN THE OFFICIAL WORLD GOLF RANKING WITH VICTORY AT THE TRAVELLERS CHAMPIONSHIP

6/29/09 6:11 AM

Kenny Perry claimed his second victory of the year and jumped to the top of the FedEx Cup standings as he won the Travelers Championship in Connecticut. Perry shot a final-round of seven-under-par 63 at TPC River Highlands in Cromwell, for a total of 22 under par for the tournament, three shots clear of David Toms, who closed with a 65. This win takes Perry to a new career best 4th in the Official World Golf Ranking, an improvement of 3 spots on the week.

Lucas Glover
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Week 25 - LUCAS GLOVER WINS THE US OPEN AND JUMPS INTO THE WORLD TOP 20

6/22/09 8:24 PM

Lucas Glover claimed a two-shot victory on a dramatic final day which he and Ricky Barnes had started with a five-shot lead over the field at seven under par as the rain-delayed US Open Championship moved into a fifth day at Bethpage Black. At one point the lead was held jointly by Glover, Phil Mickelson and David Duval while England's Ross Fisher also challenged. Glover clinched his first Major Championship win with a birdie on 16 and pars on the final two holes as his rivals all bogeyed either the 15th or 17th holes or both. Glover moves into the World Top 20 to 18th, a jump of 53 positions and after starting the year as World Number 177.

Brian Gay
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Week 24 - BRIAN GAY CLIMBS TO WORLD NUMBER 35 WITH A WIN AT THE ST JUDE CLASSIC

6/15/09 1:43 AM

Brian Gay, who won the Verizon Heritage tournament in April by 10 strokes, won the St. Jude Classic by 5 strokes having lead since day one. The win seals his place in next week's US Open and moves him into the World Top 50 for the first time in his career as he climbs 19 positions to World Number 35.

Week 23 - WORLD NUMBER ONE TIGER WOODS WINS THE MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT

6/8/09 6:59 AM

Tiger Woods birdied the final two holes to clinch victory at the Memorial Tournament presented by Morgan Stanley at Muirfield Village in Ohio. The world number one shot a final-round of seven-under-par 65 for a 12-under 276 overall total. That was enough to overcome a four-shot deficit on overnight leaders Matt Bettencourt and Mark Wilson. Jim Furyk, who shot 69, finished in second place, a stroke back on 277 and moves back into the World Top 10.


6/1/09	Week 22 - STEVE STRICKER BACK INTO THE WORLD TOP 10 AS VICTORY AT THE CROWNE PLAZA INVITATIONAL AT COLONIAL TAKES HIM TO WORLD NUMBER 8
5/25/09	Week 21 - PAUL CASEY WINS THE BMW PGA CHAMPIONSHIP AND JUMPS TO WORLD NUMBER THREE
5/18/09	Week 20 - AMATEUR IRISHMAN SHANE LOWRY WINS THE 3 IRISH OPEN AND JUMPS TO WORLD NUMBER 168
5/11/09	Week 19 - HENRIK STENSON WINS THE PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP AND CLIMBS TO WORLD NUMBER FIVE
5/4/09	Week 18 - SEAN O'HAIR WINS THE QUAIL HOLLOW CHAMPIONSHIP AND JUMPS TO WORLD NUMBER 12
4/27/09	Week 17 - JERRY KELLY WINS THE ZURICH CLASSIC OF NEW ORLEANS AND JUMPS TO WORLD NUMBER 78
4/20/09	Week 16 - BRIAN GAY WINS THE VERIZON HERITAGE BY 10 STROKES AND JUMPS TO CAREER HIGH WORLD NUMBER 53
4/13/09	Week 15 - ANGEL CABRERA WINS THE MASTERS TOURNAMENT AND LEAPS TO WORLD NUMBER 18
4/6/09	Week 14 - PAUL CASEY WINS THE SHELL HOUSTON OPEN AND JUMPS TO WORLD NUMBER SIX
3/30/09	Week 13 - TIGER WOODS WINS A SIXTH ARNOLD PALMER INVITATIONAL AT BAY HILL
3/23/09	Week 12 - RETIEF GOOSEN UP TO WORLD NUMBER 22 WITH VICTORY AT THE TRADITIONS CHAMPIONSHIP
3/16/09	Week 11 - PHIL MICKELSON MOVES TO WORLD NUMBER TWO WITH VICTORY AT THE WGC-CA CHAMPIONSHIP
3/9/09	Week 10 - YANG YONG-EUN WINS THE HONDA CLASSIC AND JUMPS TO WORLD NUMBER 147
3/2/09	Week 9 - GEOFF OGILVY WINS THE WGC-ACCENTURE MATCH PLAY AND JUMPS TO WORLD NUMBER FOUR
2/23/09	Week 8 - PHIL MICKELSON RETAINS THE NORTHERN TRUST OPEN TITLE AND MOVES UP TO WORLD NUMBER THREE
2/16/09	Week 7 - DUSTIN JOHNSON WINS THE AT&T PEBBLE BEACH NATIONAL PRO-AM AND JUMPS INTO THE WORLD TOP 50
2/9/09	Week 6 - NICK WATNEY WINS THE BUICK INVITATIONAL AND JUMPS TO WORLD NUMBER 76
2/2/09	Week 5 - KENNY PERRY WINS THE FBR OPEN AND RE CLAIMS HIS SPOT IN THE WORLD TOP 10
1/26/09	Week 4 - ALVARO QUIROS WINS THE COMMERCIALBANK QATAR MASTERS AND JUMPS TO WORLD NUMBER 28
1/19/09	Week 3 - PAUL CASEY WINS THE ABU DHABI CHAMPIONSHIP AND CLIMBS TO WORLD NUMBER 21

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