Sports News

Garcia's win moves him to No. 10 in world

Published: May 12, 2008 at 7:56 AM
Order reprints
Sergio Garcia, from Castellon, Spain, chips to the #16 green during the final round of The Players Championship PGA golf tournament in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida on May 11, 2008.   (UPI Photo/Mark Wallheiser)
Sergio Garcia, from Castellon, Spain, chips to the #16 green during the final round of The Players Championship PGA golf tournament in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida on May 11, 2008. (UPI Photo/Mark Wallheiser) | Enlarge Enlarge
PGA Tour Money List 2009
VIRGINIA WATER, England, May 12 (UPI) -- Sergio Garcia's win in the Players Championship lifted him into the top 10 in the official World Golf rankings Monday.

Garcia moved from 18th on the list to No. 10 following his playoff victory over Paul Goydos at TPC Sawgrass in Florida.

The two players finished regulation at 5-under-par 283 and Garcia won with a par after Goydos drove into the water surrounding the windy No. 17 island green -- the first playoff hole.

The 28-year-old Spaniard's victory was his seventh on the PGA Tour but first since 2005.

Top-ranked Tiger Woods, sidelined since undergoing knee surgery in mid-April still leads by a wide margin over No. 2 Phil Mickelson, who tied for 21st at Sawgrass..

Ernie Els regained the No. 3 ranking, with Adam Scott and Steve Stricker completing the top five. Els and Scott switched places this week.

Next, in order, are Geoff Ogilvy, Jim Furyk, K.J. Choi, Vijay Singh and Garcia, who bumped Justin Rose out of the top 10.


© 2008 United Press International, Inc. All Rights Reserved.


Logano holds on for Nationwide win (52 min)
MLB: Texas 6, Seattle 4 (53 min)
MLB: Atlanta 4, Colorado 1 (55 min)
MLB: LA Angels 10, N.Y. Yankees 6 (58 min)
Man charged with blasting porn soundtrack
NOAA: El Nino developing in Pacific
Weather could delay shuttle launch
fark
Not news: Police spokesman sends out mugshot to a TV station. News: It was the wrong photo. Fark:...
Emergency evacuation of 747, pants before or after noxious odor spilled into cabin
Iran condemns Italy for "violent suppression of justice-seeking protesters by the Italian police"...
Only the Royals would consider Yuniesky Betancourt a 'major trade'. Second paragraph- 'Betancourt,...
Probably the most spectacularly disturbing suicide you'll read about today
Photoshop these creepy earrings