Shane Lowry's strong showing at the Valspar Championship has resulted in the Offaly man climbing to a career-high 12th in the world rankings.
Lowry briefly shared the lead during the final round at the Innisbrook Resort, eventually finishing in a tie for eighth as Viktor Hovland prevailed.
The 2019 Open champion's third top-10 finish of the year saw him move three rungs up the rankings ladder, with compatriot Seamus Power also on an upward trajectory.
Power recorded his first top 10-finish since last August to leap 15 places to 110th in the world as he finished alongside Lowry in eighth place in Florida.
The latter indicated his own regard for the role of the rankings earlier this month, saying: "I've always based a level of achievement around world rankings.
"Certainly one of my goals at the start of the year was to get to my highest world ranking and to go up towards that top 10."
Valspar winner Hovland catapulted himself from 19th to eighth in the global pecking order, while Scottie Scheffler remains at the summit, with Rory McIlroy occupying second spot.
Scheffler and McIlroy will head the billing at the Texas Children's Houston Open this week, but Lowry is sitting the tournament out.
