Philadelphia, PA (SportsNetwork.com) – Brandt Snedeker picked up his seventh PGA Tour win on Sunday and that helped him jump to 31st in the world rankings.<\/p>\n
Snedeker soared 32 spots thanks to his 3-stroke victory over Nick Watney. With the win, Snedeker clinches a spot in the Masters, where he has four top-20 finishes in the last seven years.<\/p>\n
Ahead of Snedeker, there was little change to the top 20.<\/p>\n
World No. 1 Rory McIlroy leads No. 2 Henrik Stenson by just over 4.01 average points. Bubba Watson was third again this week, and he will defend his title this week at the Northern Trust Open.<\/p>\n
Jason Day was fourth and was followed by Adam Scott, Jim Furyk, Sergio Garcia, Justin Rose, Jordan Spieth and Matt Kuchar.<\/p>\n
Martin Kaymer stayed put at No. 11 was trailed by Rickie Fowler, Jimmy Walker, Hideki Matsuyama, Patrick Reed, Victor Dubuisson, Billy Horschel, Phil Mickelson, Brooks Koepka and Graeme McDowell.<\/p>\n
The only changes in the rankings ahead of Snedeker’s move was Dustin Johnson improving a pair to 21st, which bumped Zach Johnson and Chris Kirk down one spot apiece.<\/p>\n
Andrew Dodt won the European Tour’s True Thailand Classic and that helped him soar 154 spots to No. 127 this week.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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