Tiger Woods caused a bit of a stir when didn’t go out for the 2013 WGC-HSBC Champions tournament this past weekend, but his absence didn’t hurt his place atop the 2013 World Golf Rankings at all. Woods remains No. 1 by a significant margin, followed by Adam Scott.
World Golf Rankings 2013: Henrik Stenson jumps Phil Mickelson, Tiger Woods still on top
Tiger Woods is still atop the 2013 World Golf Rankings despite not participating in the WGC-HSBC Champions tournament this past weekend. Further down, Henrik Stenson jumped Phil Mickelson ... somehow.
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Henrik Stenson jumped into the No. 3 spot over Phil Mickelson this week, in what was the only change inside the top 10. Stenson actually finished well below Mickelson at the Champions tournament. He shot 6-under over four days to finish 31st while Mickelson shot 12-under to come in 14th. By some mathematical magic, Stenson’s performance was apparently good enough to move up the rankings, however.
Dustin Johnson won the tournament by shooting 24-under over four days, and received a sizable boost in the rankings as a result. He checks in at No. 12 this week after ranking 23rd heading into Shanghai.
Here’s a look at the top 10, courtesy of World Golf Rankings:
| Rank | Last week | Average points | |
| 1 | Tiger Woods | 1 | 12.34 |
| 2 | Adam Scott | 2 | 8.82 |
| 3 | Henrik Stenson | 4 | 8.00 |
| 4 | Phil Mickelson | 3 | 7.91 |
| 5 | Justin Rose | 5 | 7.51 |
| 6 | Rory McIlroy | 6 | 6.77 |
| 7 | Steve Stricker | 7 | 6.39 |
| 8 | Matt Kuchar | 8 | 6.30 |
| 9 | Brandt Snedeker | 9 | 6.06 |
| 10 | Jason Dufner | 10 | 5.68 |
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