Tiger Woods now world No. 898 after 18th at limited-field, no-cut Hero

In what is certain to additional rankle LIV Golf gamers, Tiger Woods vaulted 430 spots within the Official World Golf Rating after ending 18th out of 20 golfers in his invitational Hero World Problem on Sunday.

Woods, who was making his first begin since withdrawing from the Masters in April resulting from a foot harm, had fallen to a career-low 1,328th within the OWGR by final week. He made his return on the Bahamas, and whereas the 47-year-old stunned many together with his stable play, Woods bested solely two gamers within the discipline.

That did not stop Woods from climbing to 898th within the OWGR, his highest since earlier than withdrawing from the 2022 PGA Championship.

That additionally does not converse to the truth that the Hero World Problem is an unofficial PGA Tour occasion.

LIV had its software to earn OWGR factors denied earlier this yr, largely as a result of its occasions are restricted to 48 gamers competing in a three-day shotgun begin format with no lower that additionally features a workforce facet.

However that Woods might climb 430 spots in an unofficial occasion wherein he finishes third to final will nearly definitely draw ire from those that consider LIV gamers ought to be incomes rankings factors.

Woods completed forward of solely reigning U.S. Open champion Wyndham Clark and Will Zalatoris, who made his personal return from a again harm that sidelined him the previous 9 months. Zalatoris remained at No. 33 on the earth regardless of ending final by 9 photographs.

Zalatoris earned 2.1 world rating factors for his last-place end within the Bahamas. For comparability, Englishman Laurie Canter of LIV earned solely a bit extra — 3.6 factors — for a tie for fourth on the Australian Open, sanctioned by the PGA Tour of Australasia.

Scottie Scheffler, who received the Hero World Problem following runner-up finishes every of the previous two years, strengthened his maintain on the No. 1 rating forward of Rory McIlroy. Jon Rahm is third.