Philadelphia, PA (SportsNetwork.com) – Jordan Spieth drained a 28-foot putt on the third playoff hole to win a wild Valspar Championship over Patrick Reed and Sean O’Hair on Sunday, which propelled Spieth up to a career-best sixth in the world rankings.<\/p>\n
Spieth, who picked up his second career victory on the PGA Tour, jumped four spots from No. 10 to No. 6.<\/p>\n
There was no movement inside the top-5 as Rory McIlroy remained firmly in control of the No. 1 spot. He was followed yet again by Bubba Watson, Henrik Stenson, Adam Scott and Jason Day from two.<\/p>\n
With Spieth jumping four spots, Jim Furyk dropped one from six to seven. While Sergio Garcia held steady at No. 8, WGC-Cadillac Championship winner Dustin Johnson fell two to No. 9 and Justin Rose dropped one spot to No. 10.<\/p>\n
Rickie Fowler, Martin Kaymer, Jimmy Walker and Matt Kuchar all remained Nos. 11-14 and Reed improved one to No. 15. Reed traded spots with Hideki Matsuyama, who fell to 16.<\/p>\n
Billy Horschel and Brooks Koepka stayed put at 17 and 18, while Victor Dubuisson and J.B. Holmes swapped places, with Dubuisson up one to 19 and Holmes down to 20.<\/p>\n
With his tie for second at the Valspar Championship, O’Hair made a huge move up the rankings. He improved 213 spots from No. 401 to No. 188.<\/p>\n
George Coetzee, who picked up his second career victory on the European Tour with a win at the Tshwane Open last week, jumped from 87 to 67.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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