Englishman Luke Donald has returned to the top of the world golf rankings after his impressive finish at the Zurich Classic in New Orleans.

Donald shot a five-under-par 67 on Sunday to finish the tournament in third place, a result that saw him overtake Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy as the leading golfer in the world.

Donald and McIlroy have swapped the number one ranking several times in the past two months.
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The top ranking has swapped hands nine times in the last 18 months with the likes of Tiger Woods, Martin Kaymer and Lee Westwood all having stints as the world's best at some stage.

Westwood is ranked number three while American quartet Bubba Watson - the 2012 US Masters winner - Hunter Mahan, Steve Stricker and Woods are ranked fourth to seventh respectively.

German Kaymer sits eighth, Englishman Justin Rose is ninth and American Phil Mickelson rounds out the top 10.

Adam Scott (13th) is the highest-ranked Australian and compatriot Jason Day is three places further back in 16th.

John Senden (31st) and Aaron Baddeley (44th) are the next best Aussies.

American Jason Dufner climbed 10 places to 20th after his maiden PGA Tour win at the Zurich Classic on Sunday, while runner-up Ernie Els moved from 63rd to 40th.

Els is now eligible for an invitation to play at the 2012 US Open, to be held from June 14-17.

Austrian Bernd Wiesberger jumped into the top 100 after his five-stroke win at the Ballantine's Championship in South Korea.

from Sportal