Tiger eclipses Norman's record

LONDON, JUNE 27. Tiger Woods has broken the record for consecutive weeks at the top of the golf rankings despite finishing a disappointing 16th in the Buick Classic.

In the latest rankings issued on Tuesday, Woods retained his No. 1 spot to beat the 96-week record set by Australian Greg Norman from June 1995 to April 1997.

Spain's Sergio Garcia, who won the Buick tournament, moves up from eighth to fifth.

Top-20 rankings (U.S. unless stated): 1. (1) Tiger Woods 30.49 points average; 2. (2) Phil Mickelson 12.63; 3. (3) Ernie Els (South Africa) 9.40; 4. (4) Vijay Singh (Fiji) 8.32; 5. (8) Sergio Garcia (Spain) 7.87; 6. (6) Davis Love III 7.55; 7. (5) Lee Westwood (Britain) 7.52; 8. (7) David Duval 7.50; 9. (9) Colin Montgomerie (Britain) 6.52; 10. (11) Mike Weir (Canada) 6.26; 11. (10) Hal Sutton 6.24; 12. (13) Tom Lehman 6.13; 13. (12) Darren Clarke (Britain) 6.03; 14. (14) Jim Furyk 6.00; 15. (16) Thomas Bjorn (Denmark) 5.90; 16. (15) Michael Campbell (New Zealand) 5.86; 17. (17) Nick Price (Zimbabwe) 5.78; 18. (18) David Toms 5.69; 19. (19) Angel Cabrera (Argentina) 5.47 and 20. (22) Mark Calcavecchia 5.41.

- Reuters

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