Paul Lawrie's Qatar Masters victory has taken him from 78th to 47th in the world, while Kyle Stanley's amazing win at the Waste Management Phoenix Open lifted him from 87th to 52nd.
A week after losing a seven-shot lead on the final day at Torrey Pines - he triple-bogeyed the last hole and then lost a play-off - Stanley came from eight back with a closing 65.
The heartbreak this time belonged to Spencer Levin, who from six clear of the field crashed to a 75.
Latest leading positions in the world golf rankings: 1 Luke Donald 9.59pts, 2 Rory McIlroy 7.86, 3 Lee Westwood 7.54, 4 Martin Kaymer 6.10, 5 Steve Stricker 5.74, 6 Webb Simpson 5.30, 7 Jason Day 5.17, 8 Adam Scott 5.07, 9 Charl Schwartzel 5.00, 10 Dustin Johnson 4.78 11 Graeme McDowell 4.60, 12 Matt Kuchar 4.49, 13 Nick Watney 4.36, 14 KJ Choi 4.23, 15 Brandt Snedeker 4.01, 16 Sergio Garcia 3.97, 17 Phil Mickelson 3.84, 18 Tiger Woods 3.79, 19 Bubba Watson 3.67, 20 Justin Rose 3.65
Other leading Europeans: 22 Ian Poulter, 24 Paul Casey, 26 Simon Dyson, 27 Alvaro Quiros, 28 Thomas Bjorn, 33 Robert Karlsson, 34 Peter Hanson, 36 Anders Hansen, 38 Martin Laird, 39 Fredrik Jacobson, 43 Francesco Molinari, 47 Paul Lawrie, 49 Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano, 50 Miguel Angel Jimenez, 55 Darren Clarke, 58 Robert Rock, 60 Matteo Manassero, 67 Joost Luiten, 69 Nicolas Colsaerts, 71 Alexander Noren, 80 Edoardo Molinari, 81 Pablo Larrazabal, 87 David Lynn, 88 Carl Pettersson, 90 Michael Hoey, 93 Padraig Harrington, 94 Gregory Havret, 96 Jamie Donaldson
