Donald would have moved to the No. 1 spot from No. 3 had he won the PGA Tour event at Harbour Town Golf Links. His countryman, Lee Westwood, rose from second to No. 1, replacing German Martin Kaymer, Brandt Snedeker Wins The Heritage after winning the Indonesian Masters by three strokes earlier in the day — his 38th birthday.Donald got a partially buried lie in a front bunker on the third playoff hole, No. 18. He blasted out to about 15 feet from the flag and his chip for par from slightly off the green hit an edge of the cup and rolled away.
Westwood ended Tiger Woods’s record five-year reign atop the world rankings on Nov. 1 and was replaced by Kaymer in February. Westwood is the only golfer to reach No. 1 without having won one of the sport’s four major championships. He’s the second Englishman after six-time major winner Nick Faldo to top the rankings and the 14th person to hold the honor.
Donald, 33, would have topped the Official World Golf Ranking for the first time with a victory yesterday at Harbour Town Golf Links at Hilton Head Island , South Carolina
“It was going to be some big rewards if I won,” Donald told reporters. “To be No. 1 would be great, but it’s not everything. It certainly would be a tick in the box and it would be something great to talk to the grandkids about in 30 years.”
Instead, Westwood, who like Donald is English, regains the top spot from Germany
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