World Challenge champion Zach Johnson has cracked the world's top 10 for the first time in his career.
Johnson overcame a four-shot deficit to deny Tiger Woods on Sunday, claiming the win in a thrilling play-off.
Coming as it did after his BMW championship victory a month ago, it has lifted the 37-year-old to his highest-ever world ranking.
Johnson moves up from 16th to ninth, with Brandt Snedeker dropping down to 10th and Australian Jason Day falling out of the top 10 altogether.
European victories for veterans Thomas Bjorn and Miguel Angel Jimenez this past weekend also saw them make significant gains.
Bjorn's Nedbank Challenge win moves him from 34th to 25th, while Jimenez' fourth Hong Kong Open title sees him rise ten places to 38th.
World Rankings:
1 Tiger Woods (USA) 12.34pts
2 Adam Scott (Aus) 10.00
3 Henrik Stenson (Swe) 9.01
4 Justin Rose (Eng) 7.53
5 Phil Mickelson (USA) 7.44
6 Rory McIlroy (NIrl) 6.82
7 Matt Kuchar (USA) 6.47
8 Steve Stricker (USA) 6.04
9 Zach Johnson (USA) 5.71
10 Brandt Snedeker (USA) 5.52
11 Jason Day (Aus) 5.50
12 Graeme McDowell (NIrl) 5.28
13 Jason Dufner (USA) 5.28
14 Ian Poulter (Eng) 5.26
15 Dustin Johnson (USA) 5.02
16 Luke Donald (Eng) 4.87
17 Charl Schwartzel (Rsa) 4.82
18 Jim Furyk (USA) 4.81
19 Sergio Garcia (Spa) 4.68
20 Keegan Bradley (USA) 4.54
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