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Harrington - third in the world. Padraig Harrington has climbed 11 places to his highest ranking of third in the world after his Open Championship triumph. But even victories in the next two majors may not be enough for him to catch number one Tiger Woods. Woods, out of action for the rest of the year following knee surgery, still has more than double the points average of second-placed Phil Mickelson and over three times that of Harrington. It has already been calculated that if Open champion Harrington won next month's US PGA and next April's Masters - providing Woods does not play until Augusta - he would still need some high finishes in other events to overtake the American. Open runner-up Ian Poulter improves from 42nd to 23rd, while Greg Norman, the longest-running World No 1 until Tiger Woods makes the biggest leap in... [read full story]
