Mickelson moves up rankings

Lee Westwood’s joint-second place finish at the Dubai Desert Classic has seen him leapfrog Rory McIlroy in the world’s top 10.

Westwood is up to second in the rankings, while McIlroy drops back to third.

Phil Mickelson's 40th PGA Tour victory was not quite enough to take him back into the top 10.

Mickelson, who from six strokes behind fired a closing 64 to take the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am yesterday, improves from 17th to 11th.

Spain's Rafael Cabrera-Bello moves up 59 spots to 60th thanks to his win on the European Tour.

He earns a place in next week's 64-man WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship as a result.

Latest leading positions in the world golf rankings:

1 Luke Donald 9.42pts, 2 Lee Westwood 7.93, 3 Rory McIlroy 7.93, 4 Martin Kaymer 6.08, 5 Steve Stricker 5.77, 6 Webb Simpson 5.24, 7 Jason Day 5.19, 8 Adam Scott 5.09, 9 Charl Schwartzel 4.93, 10 Dustin Johnson 4.84

Other Irish:

12 Graeme McDowell 4.51, 45 Paul Lawrie, 54 Darren Clarke, 86 Padraig Harrington, 95 Michael Hoey.