Graeme McDowell's 30th place at the Saab Wales Open has cost him three spots on the world rankings. Next week's US Open defensive champion falls to eighth, with monument winner Steve Stricker, runner-up Matt Kuchar and fifth-placed Rory McIlroy all going ahead of him.
Padraig Harrington, who returns from a knee injury in Memphis this week, has fall outside the top 50 for the first time since 1999, while Celtic Manor winner Alex Noren has risen from 127th to 80th. Latest leading location in the world golf rankings:
1 Luke Donald 9.21pts, 2 Lee Westwood 8.59, 3 Martin Kaymer 7.42, 4 Steve Stricker 6.54, 5 Phil Mickelson 6.06, 6 Matt Kuchar 5.67, 7 Rory McIlroy 5.50, 8 Graeme McDowell 5.45, 9 Dustin Johnson 5.16, 10 Paul Casey 5.16
11 Charl Schwartzel 5.10, 12 Bubba Watson 4.96, 13 Ian Poulter 4.89, 14 Nick Watney 4.78, 15 Tiger Woods 4.69, 16 KJ Choi 4.47, 17 Jim Furyk 4.29, 18 Hunter Mahan 4.22, 19 Jason Day 4.19, 20 Francesco Molinari 4.10
Other leading Europeans:
23 Robert Karlsson, 24 Alvaro Quiros, 25 Martin Laird, 26 Miguel Angel Jimenez, 29 Justin Rose, 30 Matteo Manassero, 35 Edoardo Molinari, 37 Anders Hansen, 46 Peter Hanson, 51 Padraig Harrington, 54 Ross Fisher, 70 Thomas Bjorn, 71 Simon Dyson, 75 Sergio Garcia, 76 Gregory Bourdy, 77 Raphael Jacquelin, 79 David Horsey, 80 Alexander Noren, 81 Stephen Gallacher, 82 Nicolas Colsaerts, 90 Brian Davis, 93 Johan Edfors, 94 Darren Clarke, 99 Rhys Davies, 100 Jamie Donaldson