Jeev on top, Randhawa narrows gap in golf rankings

New Delhi, Oct 3 (UNI) A tied third finish at the Tokai Classic in Japan Tour saw top-ranked Jeev Milkha Singh cementing his place as the top-ranked Indian player in the lastest golf rankings even as Jyoti Randhawa was breathing down his neck after an impressive show at WGC-American express.

UBS Asian Tour Order of the Merit leader Jeev, who finished tied third in the Tokai Classic, gained three places and was 138th with 1.23 average points.

Jyoti Randhawa (1.18), who finished a creditable tied 17th at the World Golf Championship-American Express, also climbed 11 rungs to 143rd despite a week of inactivity.

Shiv Kapur (.94) was static while Orlando (Ga)-based Arjun Atwal dropped down two places to 218th with 0.79 average points.

Gaurav Ghei (.72) made huge gains and climbed to 235th spot after winning the Mercuries Taiwan Masters.

Meanwhile, Tiger Woods cemented his lead atop the table after winning the World Golf Championship (WGC). Tiger (23.20) enjoys a whopping 14.42 average point lead over Jim Furyk who displaced fellow American Phil Mickelson from the second spot.

1.(1) Tiger Woods (US), 2.(3) Jim Furyk (US), 3.(2) Phil Mickelson (US), 4.(5) Adam Scott (Aus), 5.(4) Vijay Singh (Fiji), 6.(7) Ernie Els (SA), 7.(6) Retief Goosen (SA), 8.(8) Luke Donald (Britain), 9.(9) Sergio Garcia (ESP), 10.(10) Geoff Ogilvy (Aus).

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