Harrington moves up to eighth in rankings

Padraig Harrington has jumped two places in the world rankings after his thrilling win at Omega Hong Kong Open yesterday.

The Dubliner climbs to number eight in the table thanks to his eighth career victory, which netted him a cheque for €94,205.

Tiger Woods retains his status as world number one while Vijay Singh remains ahead of Ernie Els at number two. Darren Clarke, who finished in at share of third place in Hong Kong, is just outside the top 10 at number 11.

1. (1) Tiger Woods 15.64 points average

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2. (2) Vijay Singh (Fiji) 10.11

3. (3) Ernie Els (South Africa) 8.62

4. (4) Davis Love III 7.92

5. (5) Jim Furyk 7.16

6. (6) Mike Weir (Canada) 6.67

7. (7) Retief Goosen (South Africa) 6.13

8. (10) Padraig Harrington(Ireland) 5.53

9. (8) David Toms 5.34

10. (9) Kenny Perry 5.27

11. (11) Darren Clarke(Northern Ireland) 4.46

12. (12) Nick Price (Zimbabwe) 4.32

13. (13) Phil Mickelson 4.19

14. (14) Chad Campbell 3.95

15. (15) Stuart Appleby (Australia) 3.92

16. (18) Robert Allenby (Australia) 3.80

17. (16) Fredrik Jacobson (Sweden) 3.71

18. (17) Justin Leonard 3.53

19. (19) K.J.Choi (South Korea) 3.47

20. (21) Charles Howell III 3.43