Ernie Els moved up to fifth from eighth in the world rankings issued on Monday after his three-shot victory in the South African Airways Open on Sunday.
Thailand’s Thongchai Jaidee survived a double-bogey finish to win the season-ending Volvo Masters of Asia on Sunday. The win lifts him 28 places to 75th.
Tiger Woods, who won his 11th title of the year at the non-ranking Target World Challenge on Sunday, ends 2006 again on top of the list with a points average of 20,41, more than 11 above second-placed Jim Furyk.
Woods has gained 746,28 points in 2006, almost double the amount of any other player. — Reuters