Tiger Woods is back on top.
World Golf Rankings 2013: Tiger is the new No. 1
The last time Tiger was No. 1 was Oct. 30, 2010.
Sam Greenwood
It’s been 29 months, but Woods is once again the No. 1 golfer in the world. His win Monday at the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill -- his record eighth victory at the event -- put him back in front of Rory McIlroy. Woods shot a 2-under 70 in the final round to win the tournament and secure the top spot.
McIlroy, who was ranked No. 1 last week, dropped to the No. 2 spot. Justin Rose, Luke Donald and Brandt Snedeker round out the top five. The top five shifted outside of the top two as well, with Rose moving from the No. 5 spot last week to No. 3 this week.
The win was Woods’ third of the season. The three victories have pushed him back to the top of the World Golf Rankings for the first time since Oct. 30, 2010.
Woods will try to extend his grasp on the No. 1 ranking at the Masters starting April 11.
Here are the top 50 in the World Golf Rankings:
| Rank | Player |
| 1 | Tiger Woods |
| 2 | Rory McIlroy |
| 3 | Justin Rose |
| 4 | Luke Donald |
| 5 | Brandt Snedeker |
| 6 | Louis Oosthuizen |
| 7 | Adam Scott |
| 8 | Steve Stricker |
| 9 | Matt Kuchar |
| 10 | Keegan Bradley |
| 11 | Phil Mickelson |
| 12 | Ian Poulter |
| 13 | Lee Westwood |
| 14 | Bubba Watson |
| 15 | Charl Schwartzel |
| 16 | Graeme McDowell |
| 17 | Sergio Garcia |
| 18 | Jason Dufner |
| 19 | Webb Simpson |
| 20 | Dustin Johnson |
| 21 | Hunter Mahan |
| 22 | Peter Hanson |
| 23 | Nick Watney |
| 24 | Ernie Els |
| 25 | Bo Van Pelt |
| 26 | Jim Furyk |
| 27 | Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano |
| 28 | Zach Johnson |
| 29 | Rickie Fowler |
| 30 | Bill Haas |
| 31 | Martin Kaymer |
| 32 | Branden Grace |
| 33 | Jamie Donaldson |
| 34 | Carl Pettersson |
| 35 | Paul Lawrie |
| 36 | Jason Day |
| 37 | Scott Piercy |
| 38 | Robert Garrigus |
| 39 | Francesco Molinari |
| 40 | Thorbjorn Olesen |
| 41 | Nicolas Colsaerts |
| 42 | George Coetzee |
| 43 | Michael Thompson |
| 44 | Ryan Moore |
| 45 | Matteo Manassero |
| 46 | Fredrik Jacobson |
| 47 | John Senden |
| 48 | Richard Sterne |
| 49 | Russell Henley |
| 50 | Geoff Ogilvy |
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