ERNIE ELS, South Afica’s leading golfer, slipped to 7th in world golf rankings released on Monday. Els is seventh with an average of 8,14 points. David Duval grabbed the number one spot with 13,92 points closely followed by Tiger Woods with 13,70. Davis Love III trailed at third with a 10,82 average. Rounding out the top ten, Vijay Singh’s 10,27 got him 4th place, and Colin Montgomerie held fifth with 8,53. Mark O’Meara’s 8,39 is good enough for sixth and puts him tightly between Montgomerie and Els at seventh. Phil Mickelson held down eighth place with 7,92 while Lee Westwood stood at ninth with 7,88. Zimbabwe’s Nick Price brings up the rear with a 7,62 average.