SCOT NOW 49th IN WORLD RANKINGS

Martin Laird tops $2million mark on US Tour

Martin Laird's joint third place finish in a Asian Tour-US PGA Tour co-sanctioned event at the weekend has pushed the Scot over the $2,000,000 mark in tournament earnings in 2010.
To be precise the Glasgow man has earned $2,137,928 and is 35th in the US Tour money table.
Aberdeen-born Michael Sim is 64th with $1,338,926.
LEADING TOTALS
1 Matt Kuchar $4,910,477.
2 Jim Furyk $4,809,622.
3 Ernie Els $4,558,861
4 Dustin Johnson $4,473,122.
5 Steve Stricker $4,190,235
6 Phil Mickelson $3,821,733.
7 Luke Donald $3,651,234.
8 Paul Casey $3,665,234.
9 Justin Rose $3,603,331.
10 Hunter Mahan $3,574,550.
Other totals:
35 Martin Laird $2,137,928.
64 Michael Sim $1,338,926.

FROM THE SCOTSMAN.COM WEBSITE

Martin Laird has broken into the world's top 50 for the first time in his career. The 27-year-old continued his rich vein of form with a third-place finish in the inaugural Asia Pacific Classic in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Sunday. The Glaswegian's sixth top-10 finish of the year has catapulted him a further six places up the world rankings and into 49th spot.

If he can retain his place until December 31, Laird will tee-up in all four Majors and all World Golf Championship events in 2011.
THIS WEEK'S WORLD RANKINGS

1 Lee Westwood (Eng) 8.29pts
2 Tiger Woods (USA) 8.13

3 Martin Kaymer (Ger) 7.98

4 Phil Mickelson (USA) 7.83
5 Steve Stricker (USA) 7.20
6 Jim Furyk (USA) 7.09
7 Paul Casey (Eng) 6.14
8 Luke Donald (Eng) 5.70
9 Rory McIlroy (N Ire) 5.44
10 Graeme McDowell (N Ire) 5.43
11 Matt Kuchar (USA) 5.33,
12 Ernie Els (SA) 5.13
13 Dustin Johnson (USA) 4.99
14 Ian Poulter (Eng) 4.49
15 Hunter Mahan (USA) 4.48
16 Edoardo Molinari (Ita) 4.48
17 Retief Goosen (SA) 4.25
18 Zach Johnson (USA) 4.06
19 Padraig Harrington (Ire) 4.00
20 Louis Oosthuizen (SA) 3.91


Others:

23 Justin Rose

24 Miguel Angel Jimenez

27 Ross Fisher

30 Francesco Molinari

36 Robert Karlsson

44 Peter Hanson

49 Martin Laird

51 Henrik Stenson

68 Sergio Garcia
69 Michael Sim.
70 Brian Davis.
82 Stephen Gallacher.
83 Vijay Singh

100 Darren Clarke.
194 George Murray.
211 Richie Ramsay.
233 Paul Lawrie.
243 David Drysdale.
256 Peter Whiteford.
361 Raymond Russell.
384 Gary Orr
404 Colin Montgomerie.
409 Simon Yates.
415 Scott Jamieson.
440 Marc Warren.
454 Alastair Forsyth.
460 Jamie McLeary.
476 Andrew Coltart.
523 Alastair Forsyth.
576 Steven O'Hara.
600 Alan McLean.
607 Eric Ramsay.
619 Craig Lee.
639 Lloyd Saltman.
667 Callum Macaulay.
677 Elliot Saltman.
770 Chris Doak.