A four-shot victory at the Thailand Golf Championship over the weekend has launched Sergio Garcia into the top 10 of the most recent 2013 World Golf Rankings.
2013 World Golf Rankings: Sergio Garcia breaks into top 10
A victory at the Thailand Golf Championship launches the Spaniard to the No. 10 spot, while Tiger Woods retains his world No. 1 ranking.
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Garcia, who began the weekend at No. 19, shot a four-under-par 68 in the final round to clinch the victory and pick up 38 world ranking points. He now holds 228.94 points and a 5.31 points average this season. The win marks the Spaniard’s tenth top-ten finish in a tournament this year.
Garcia held off world No. 3 Henrik Stenson of Sweden to take the tournament. Stenson remains trapped behind Tiger Woods and Adam Scott with a 9.16 points average.
Woods, who finished second in the Northwestern Mutual World Challenge two weeks ago, remains in the top spot.
| Rank | Player | Pts. avg. | Total pts. | # of events |
| 1 | Tiger Woods, USA | 11.69 | 479.49 | 41 |
| 2 | Adam Scott, AUS | 9.60 | 393.43 | 41 |
| 3 | Henrik Stenson, SWE | 9.16 | 476.20 | 52 |
| 4 | Justin Rose, ENG | 7.16 | 372.50 | 52 |
| 5 | Phil Mickelson, USA | 7.06 | 345.92 | 49 |
| 6 | Rory McIlroy, NIR | 6.50 | 318.44 | 49 |
| 7 | Matt Kuchar, USA | 6.15 | 319.93 | 52 |
| 8 | Steve Stricker, USA | 5.72 | 228.94 | 40 |
| 9 | Zach Johnson, USA | 5.45 | 283.23 | 52 |
| 10 | Sergio Garcia, ESP | 5.31 | 265.30 | 50 |
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