San Diego, CA (Jan 23, 2011) — Tiger Woods lost another spot in the world rankings Sunday when European golfer Martin Kaymer won the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship by 8 shots over fellow European player Rory McIlroy.
Lee Westwood is still the world number one and Kaymer now his closest challenger after winning this third Abu Dhabi title in four years. Woods sits third with Graeme McDowell in fourth after a third place tie with Retief Goosen in Abu Dhabi.
Six Europeans now occupy the World’s Top ten with runner-up Rory McIlroy predicted to climb to seventh, Paul Casey in ninth and Luke Donald in tenth.
Woods headlines a strong field this week at Torrey Pines, a course well documented as one where he wins with a prodigious clip.
Phil Mickelson, the San Diego native who tied for 37th place in Abu Dhabi, is also in the field.
Final results
1. KAYMER, Martin GER ……………………………………………… 67–65–66–66—264
2. MCILROY, Rory NIR ………………………………………………… 71–67–65–69—272
T3. GOOSEN, Retief RSA …………………………………………….. 70–71–69–64—274
T3. MCDOWELL, Graeme NIR ……………………………………… 66–70–71–67—274
T5. MAYBIN, Gareth NIR ……………………………………………. 71–67–69–69—276
T5. LYNN, David ENG …………………………………………………. 69–68–67–72—276
7. CABRERA-BELLO, Rafael ESP ……………………………………. 71–73–67–66—277
T8. MOLINARI, Francesco ITA ……………………………………… 71–72–69–66—278
T8. GONZALEZ, Ricardo ARG ……………………………………….. 72–68–71–67—278
T8. SCHWARTZEL, Charl RSA ……………………………………….. 64–71–71–72—278
T11. DONALDSON, Jamie WAL …………………………………….. 74–69–70–66—279
T11. JIMÉNEZ, Miguel Angel ESP ………………………………….. 71–71–71–66—279
T11. WALL, Anthony ENG …………………………………………… 73–68–69–69—279
T11. LARRAZÁBAL, Pablo ESP ………………………………………. 70–70–69–70—279
T11. STRANGE, Scott AUS …………………………………………… 70–71–68–70—279
T11. COLSAERTS, Nicolas BEL ………………………………………. 72–67–69–71—279
T11. ECHENIQUE, Rafa ARG ………………………………………… 69–68–71–71—279
T18. NOH, Seung-yul KOR …………………………………………… 74–68–71–67—280
T18. HANSEN, Anders DEN …………………………………………. 68–72–72–68—280
T18. PRICE, Phillip WAL ………………………………………………. 72–70–69–69—280
T18. CASEY, Paul ENG ………………………………………………… 73–70–67–70—280
T18. GOYA, Tano ARG ……………………………………………….. 70–73–65–72—280
T23. WOOD, Chris ENG ………………………………………………. 73–68–73–67—281
T23. QUIROS, Alvaro ESP ……………………………………………. 71–72–69–69—281
T23. HOWELL, David ENG ……………………………………………. 72–71–68–70—281
T23. JACQUELIN, Raphaël FRA …………………………………….. 72–70–69–70—281
T23. LUITEN, Joost NED ……………………………………………… 70–69–71–71—281
T23. GARRIDO, Ignacio ESP …………………………………………. 68–71–71–71—281
T23. DAVIES, Rhys WAL ……………………………………………… 71–71–68–71—281
T23. FASTH, Niclas SWE ……………………………………………… 66–71–71–73—281
T31. McGOWAN, Ross ENG ………………………………………… 71–73–69–69—282
T31. FISHER, Ross ENG ………………………………………………. 70–71–72–69—282
T31. GALLACHER, Stephen SCO …………………………………… 74–67–72–69—282
T31. BOURDY, Grégory FRA ………………………………………… 70–71–71–70—282
T31. GREEN, Richard AUS …………………………………………… 68–71–70–73—282
T31. NOREN, Alexander SWE ………………………………………. 66–73–67–76—282
T37. FINCH, Richard ENG ……………………………………………. 71–72–73–67—283
T37. MANASSERO, Matteo ITA ……………………………………. 71–71–72–69—283
T37. MICKELSON, Phil USA …………………………………………. 71–70–72–70—283
T37. KJELDSEN, Søren DEN …………………………………………. 69–69–74–71—283
T37. HANSEN, Søren DEN …………………………………………… 70–72–70–71—283
T42. LAFEBER, Maarten NED ……………………………………….. 71–71–72–70—284
T42. DODD, Stephen WAL ………………………………………….. 71–71–71–71—284
T42. WILSON, Oliver ENG …………………………………………… 69–73–70–72—284
T42. STENSON, Henrik SWE ………………………………………… 70–71–69–74—284
T46. WEBSTER, Steve ENG ………………………………………….. 73–71–72–69—285
T46. BOYD, Gary ENG ………………………………………………… 68–71–75–71—285
T46. MARTIN, Pablo ESP …………………………………………….. 73–70–70–72—285
T46. WARING, Paul ENG …………………………………………….. 71–69–72–73—285
T46. RUMFORD, Brett AUS …………………………………………. 68–72–71–74—285
T46. BROADHURST, Paul ENG ……………………………………… 71–70–70–74—285
T46. JAIDEE, Thongchai THA ………………………………………… 70–71–70–74—285
T53. PARRY, John ENG ……………………………………………….. 70–73–75–68—286
T53. LEE, Danny NZL ………………………………………………….. 69–72–76–69—286
T53. DREDGE, Bradley WAL …………………………………………. 72–68–75–71—286
T53. HORSEY, David ENG ……………………………………………. 72–72–70–72—286
T53. MONTGOMERIE, Colin SCO ………………………………….. 70–69–75–72—286
T58. ILONEN, Mikko FIN …………………………………………….. 70–73–72–72—287
T58. DIXON, David ENG ……………………………………………… 72–67–75–73—287
T58. COLES, Robert ENG …………………………………………….. 68–70–72–77—287
61. EDFORS, Johan SWE ……………………………………………… 68–75–72–73—288
T62. LEVET, Thomas FRA …………………………………………….. 72–72–71–74—289
T62. HAMILTON, Todd USA ………………………………………… 69–73–73–74—289
T64. KINGSTON, James RSA ………………………………………… 72–72–74–72—290
T64. BENSON, Seve ENG ……………………………………………. 72–71–75–72—290
T64. WESTWOOD, Lee ENG ………………………………………… 69–75–73–73—290
T67. ZANOTTI, Fabrizio PAR ………………………………………… 69–74–72–76—291
T67. BLAND, Richard ENG …………………………………………… 71–70–74–76—291
69. WILLETT, Danny ENG ……………………………………………. 67–74–73–78—292
70. MCGRANE, Damien IRL …………………………………………. 71–73–74–76—294
Woods Falls to Number 3 In World Rankings
