Tiger Woods, Long-Time No. 1, Supplanted By Lee Westwood As World’s Best

By
at Internationaled.org

Published: October 31, 2010

commentComment        

Lee Westwood has officially dropped Tiger Woods from his No. 1 ranking today after PGA Champion Martin Kaymer failed to finish in the top two at the Andalucia Masters in Spain.

This marks the first time in more than five years that Tiger Woods has been dropped from his high perch, marking another bump in the road for Woods over this past year.

Woods has had a terrible year on and off the course. Last November, as most of you know, Woods' sex scandal was first revealed after a car wreck at his home during Thanksgiving precipitated the whole conflict.

Thus began the fall of the great Tiger Woods.

After emerging from sex addiction rehab, he re-entered the sporting world with a series of disappointing showings. In light of this, most expected Woods to drop from his top spot soon.

It is likely no one, however, expected Lee Westwood to take over this spot.

Westwood has been recovering from a calf injury that has allowed him to compete in only one tournament since his second-place finish at St. Andrews.

Most would have expected Martin Kaymer to jump into this spot. However, his less than spectacular finish at Valderrama has dropped him out of the Top 20.

Next in line would likely have been Phil Mickelson, but he has failed to capitalize on several opportunities and remains too inconsistent of a player to have a chance at taking the spot.

With this move, Lee Westwood becomes only the fourth golfer in history to ascend to the No. 1 spot without winning a major (he joins Ian Woosnam, Fred Couples and David Duval).

Don't expect this to last long, though. Woods has not been without the No. 1 spot for more than 26 weeks during his career, and that was back in 2004, a streak which ended with him taking the No. 1 spot until now.

The HSBC Championship in Shanghai is on the card for this week, and it has fielded a lot of strong competition. Woods will b...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

Latest News


Comments

Comments are closed.

Sponsors

Bruins Tickets The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League.

Red Wings Tickets The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League.

Penguins Tickets The Pittsburgh Penguins are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League.

New York Rangers Tickets play their home games at Madison Square Garden, they are one of the oldest teams in the NHL, having joined in 1926 as an expansion franchise, and are part of the group of teams referred to as the Original Six.

San Jose Sharks Tickets The San Jose Sharks are a professional ice hockey team based in San Jose, California, United States.

Toronto Maple Leafs Tickets The Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League.

New Jersey Devils Tickets The New Jersey Devils are a professional ice hockey team based in Newark, New Jersey. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League.

Washington Capitals Tickets The Washington Capitals are a professional ice hockey team based in Washington, D.C.

Buffalo Sabres Tickets The Buffalo Sabres are a professional ice hockey team based in Buffalo, New York. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League. Get the Sabres and all of your NHL Tickets here.

NASCAR season is on of the most attended sports in the world. NASCAR Tickets to the best tracks is a must every year. Some of these tracks are: Talladega Tickets, Lowes Motor Speedway Tickets, Pocono Raceway Tickets, located in Ridgeway Virginia you have Martinsville Speedway Tickets and southern US you have two of the most popular Atlanta Motor Speedway Tickets and Texas Motor Speedway Tickets. Don't miss all the racing events this year!

Boston Red Sox Tickets The Boston Red Sox are a member of the Major League Baseball’s American League Eastern Division. Since 1912, the Red Sox's home ballpark has been Fenway Park. This is one of the hottest MLB Tickets sales of any team in the major league.

New York Yankees Tickets The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of the Bronx, in New York City, New York and are a member of Major League Baseball's American League East Division. Get tickets to one of the hottest games of the season Yankees Red Sox Tickets.

Chicago Cubs Tickets The Chicago Cubs are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of Major League Baseball's National League.

Phillies Tickets The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are the oldest continuous, one-name, one-city franchise in all of professional American sports, dating to 1883.

Orioles Tickets The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland.

Do you love wrestling? Get your WWE Tickets and WWE Survivor Series Tickets today!