{"id":227051,"date":"2018-05-13T14:05:09","date_gmt":"2018-05-13T14:05:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/golftoday.co.uk\/official-world-golf-ranking-week-19-18\/"},"modified":"2022-10-06T11:36:25","modified_gmt":"2022-10-06T11:36:25","slug":"official-world-golf-ranking-week-19-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/golftoday.co.uk\/official-world-golf-ranking-week-19-18\/","title":{"rendered":"Official World Golf Ranking - Week 19\/18"},"content":{"rendered":"
Week 19 -\u00a0 13\/05\/2018<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Rankings in previous weeks<\/strong><\/a> Reed aiming to master Gullane as he returns to the Aberdeen Standard Investments Scottish Open<\/p> The PGA TOUR announced today that Matthew Fitzpatrick of England has accepted Special Temporary Membership.<\/p>Webb Simpson has won the Players Championship<\/strong> by four shots. He started the day with a historically insurmountable advantage of seven shots and while his final round of 73 ended with a double bogey at the final hole it made no difference to the result. Simpson finished at 18-under 270, Charl Schwartzel, Jimmy Walker and Zander Schauffele came in second at 14-under and Jason Day tied for fifth place with Jason Dufner.Official World Golf Ranking<\/h1>\n
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Reed aiming for success in Scottish Open<\/h1>
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Fitzpatrick joins PGA TOUR as Special Temporary Member<\/h1>
\nSimpson moves up 21 places to 20 this week, Schwartzel moves to 43 from 62, Walker up to 56 from 83, Schauffele moves up six places to 23, Day stays at number 7 and Dufner moves up six places to 51.Joakim Lagergren has won his maiden title in a playoff at the Rocco Forte Sicilian Open<\/strong>.
\nLagergren started the day two shots behind overnight leader Mike Lorenzo-Vera but made four birdies in his first nine to take the lead then came home in 36 to close with a 68 for a 16-under, 268. Lorenzo-Vera's 70 was enough to force a playoff but he had to settle for a second consecutive second-place finish following last week's GolfSixes.
\nLagergren is the second first-time Swedish winner in three weeks after Alexander Bj\u00f6rk's win at the Volvo China Open.
\nLucas Herbert and Andy Sullivan tied for third place at 15-under and Lucas Bjerregaard came in fifth at 14-under.
\nLagergren moves up to 133 from 248, Lorenzo-Vera up to 114 from 157, Herbert moves up fourty places to 143, Sullivan up to 128 from 141 and Bjerregaard up 29 places to 180.