Philadelphia, PA (SportsNetwork.com) – Jordan Spieth earned a 6-shot victory at the Australian Open last week and that win helped the 21-year-old jump up three spots to No. 11 in this week’s world rankings.<\/p>\n
Spieth carded a final-round, 8-under 63 on Sunday to finish six shots ahead of Australian Rod Pampling at 13-under-par 271.<\/p>\n
Rory McIlroy, the 2013 champion, finished 15 shots back of Spieth but he remained the No. 1 player in the world. Henrik Stenson, Adam Scott and Bubba Watson also stayed put and they are Nos. 2 through 4.<\/p>\n
Jim Furyk and Justin Rose both jumped up a spot with Furyk up to No. 5 and Rose at No. 6. Sergio Garcia fell a pair from No. 5 to No. 7. Jason Day, Rickie Fowler and Matt Kuchar all remained where they were a week ago and they are eight through 10.<\/p>\n
With Spieth vaulting three spots to 11, Phil Mickelson, Martin Kaymer and Billy Horschel all dropped one spot each and they are Nos. 12 through 14.<\/p>\n
The remainder of the top 20 stayed the same with Graeme McDowell, Hideki Matsuyama, Victor Dubuisson, Dustin Johnson, Zach Johnson and Chris Kirk rounding it out from No. 15.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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