Philadelphia, PA (Best E Casino) - Will MacKenzie captured the Viking Classic in a playoff on Sunday and moved up 148 spots to No. 185 in this week's Official World Golf Rankings. Tiger Woods stayed in first, despite missing months after leg surgery. Phil Mickelson, one of several winning U.S. Ryder Cuppers, stayed in second, followed by Vijay Singh, Padraig Harrington and Sergio Garcia. Ernie Els, Henrik Stenson, Steve Stricker and Jim Furyk held their spots from last week. Furyk secured the winning point for the American side Sunday at Valhalla. Anthony Kim is 10th and he led off with a resounding victory over Garcia at the Ryder Cup. Stewart Cink came in 11th, while Justin Rose and Lee Westwood switched places from last week with Rose getting into 12th and Westwood falling to No. 13. Adam Scott and Geoff Ogilvy rounded out the top 15. K.J. Choi took 16th this week. Camilo Villegas, the BMW Championship winner, rose one spot to 17th, while Robert Karlsson dipped one to 18th. Miguel Angel Jimenez and Kenny Perry remained in 19th and 20th, respectively.
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