Westwood with work to do at Open

Lee Westwood needs a top-two finish in the Open this week to have a chance of regaining the world number one spot from Luke Donald.

Six weeks after going top for the first time with a play-off victory over Westwood at Wentworth, Donald stretched his lead by taking the Barclays Scottish Open by four shots at Castle Stuart near Inverness.
If Westwood wins his first major at Sandwich on Sunday, Donald would have to be second to remain number one, while if Westwood is second alone Donald will still stay top with a top 21 finish.
Latest leading positions in the world golf rankings:
1 Luke Donald 9.74 points, 2 Lee Westwood 8.62, 3 Martin Kaymer 7.27, 4 Rory McIlroy 7.17, 5 Steve Stricker 6.89, 6 Phil Mickelson 5.55, 7 Matt Kuchar 5.55, 8 Jason Day 5.46, 9 Graeme McDowell 5.38, 10 Nick Watney 5.37
11 Charl Schwartzel 5.23, 12 Dustin Johnson 4.92, 13 KJ Choi 4.75, 14 Paul Casey 4.74, 15 Bubba Watson 4.71, 16 Ian Poulter 4.61, 17 Adam Scott 4.08, 18 Robert Karlsson 3.98, 19 Tiger Woods 3.93, 20 Hunter Mahan 3.92
Other leading Europeans:
22 Francesco Molinari, 25 Alvaro Quiros, 26 Martin Laird, 28 Miguel Angel Jimenez, 29 Matteo Manassero, 31 Justin Rose, 37 Edoardo Molinari, 39 Peter Hanson, 44 Anders Hansen, 53 Sergio Garcia, 56 Ross Fisher, 57 Padraig Harrington, 62 Fredrik Jacobson, 71 Nicolas Colsaerts, 74 Simon Dyson, 76 Fredrik Andersson Hed, 78 Raphael Jacquelin, 80 Thomas Bjorn, 81 Gregory Bourdy, 86 David Horsey, 88 Alexander Noren, 90 Brian Davis, 92 Johan Edfors, 93 Jamie Donaldson, 94 Pablo Larrazabal, 96 Stephen Gallacher, 99 Carl Pettersson