SERGIO GARCIA OPTS OUT OF HAT-TRICK BID IN SHANGHAI
FROM THE SKYSPORTS WEBSITE
Sergio Garcia has decided to rest rather than go looking for a third successive victory at this week's world championship in Shanghai.
The 31-year-old's victory in the Andalucia Masters at Valderrama on Sunday qualified him for the WGC-HSBC Champions event he won in 2008, but he is going to stay at home. His place in the Shanghai field goes instead to American Jim Furyk who is already there, having played in the Shanghai Masters.
Garcia is back into the world's top 20 after taking his home Castello Masters by a runaway 11-shot margin and then beating fellow Spaniard Miguel Angel Jimenez by one. He has gone up from 31st to 18th in the world rankings.
The China tournament is also without world number one Luke Donald - his wife Diane is expecting their second child - twice winner Phil Mickelson and a host of other eligible players.
Rory McIlroy will be there, though, after grabbing golf's richest prize of £1.25million in the Shanghai Masters and the other world top 10 players in the 78-man field are Lee Westwood, Martin Kaymer and Adam Scott.
THE WORLD PRO RANKINGS THIS WEEK
1 Luke Donald (England).
2 Lee Westwood (England).
3 Rory McIlroy (N Ireland).
4 Dustin Johnson (US).
5 Steve Stricker (US).
6 Martin Kaymer (Germany).
7 Jason Day (Australia).
8 Adam Scott (Australia).
9 Webb Simpson (US)
10 Matt Kuchar (US)
11 Phil Mickelson (US).
12 Nick Watney (US).
13 K J Choi (S Korea)
14 Charl Schwartzel (S Africa).
15 Graeme McDowell (N Ireland).
16 Bubba Watson (US)
17 Justin Rose (England).
18 Sergio Garcia (Spain)
19 David Toms (US)
20 Hunter Mahan (US).
SCOTS RANKED IN WORLD'S TOP 1000 PROS
40 Martin Laird
120 Stephen Gallacher
121 Richie Ramsay
138 Paul Lawrie
190 Scott Jamieson
241 George Murray
253 Peter Whiteford
300 Russell Knox
310 Colin Montgomerie
332 Gary Orr
349 David Drysdale
361 Marc Warren
410 Doug McGuigan
420 Craig Lee
471 Chris Doak
476 Lloyd Saltman
511 Raymond Russell
532 Steven O'Hara
666 Callum Macaulay
693 Ross Bain
725 Elliot Saltman
750 Andrew McArthur
767 Simon Yates
872 Alan McLean
970 James Byrne
990 Greig Hutcheon
Sergio Garcia has decided to rest rather than go looking for a third successive victory at this week's world championship in Shanghai.
The 31-year-old's victory in the Andalucia Masters at Valderrama on Sunday qualified him for the WGC-HSBC Champions event he won in 2008, but he is going to stay at home. His place in the Shanghai field goes instead to American Jim Furyk who is already there, having played in the Shanghai Masters.
Garcia is back into the world's top 20 after taking his home Castello Masters by a runaway 11-shot margin and then beating fellow Spaniard Miguel Angel Jimenez by one. He has gone up from 31st to 18th in the world rankings.
The China tournament is also without world number one Luke Donald - his wife Diane is expecting their second child - twice winner Phil Mickelson and a host of other eligible players.
Rory McIlroy will be there, though, after grabbing golf's richest prize of £1.25million in the Shanghai Masters and the other world top 10 players in the 78-man field are Lee Westwood, Martin Kaymer and Adam Scott.
THE WORLD PRO RANKINGS THIS WEEK
1 Luke Donald (England).
2 Lee Westwood (England).
3 Rory McIlroy (N Ireland).
4 Dustin Johnson (US).
5 Steve Stricker (US).
6 Martin Kaymer (Germany).
7 Jason Day (Australia).
8 Adam Scott (Australia).
9 Webb Simpson (US)
10 Matt Kuchar (US)
11 Phil Mickelson (US).
12 Nick Watney (US).
13 K J Choi (S Korea)
14 Charl Schwartzel (S Africa).
15 Graeme McDowell (N Ireland).
16 Bubba Watson (US)
17 Justin Rose (England).
18 Sergio Garcia (Spain)
19 David Toms (US)
20 Hunter Mahan (US).
SCOTS RANKED IN WORLD'S TOP 1000 PROS
40 Martin Laird
120 Stephen Gallacher
121 Richie Ramsay
138 Paul Lawrie
190 Scott Jamieson
241 George Murray
253 Peter Whiteford
300 Russell Knox
310 Colin Montgomerie
332 Gary Orr
349 David Drysdale
361 Marc Warren
410 Doug McGuigan
420 Craig Lee
471 Chris Doak
476 Lloyd Saltman
511 Raymond Russell
532 Steven O'Hara
666 Callum Macaulay
693 Ross Bain
725 Elliot Saltman
750 Andrew McArthur
767 Simon Yates
872 Alan McLean
970 James Byrne
990 Greig Hutcheon
Labels: PRO GOLF
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