Fowler to world No. 9, Garcia No. 7 after Players

Thanks to their playoff battle at Sawgrass on Sunday, Sergio Garcia, Rickie Fowler and Kevin Kisner all made moves up the Official World Golf Ranking.

Garcia was eliminated first in the playoff, but used his T-2 finish to jump three spots, from No. 10 to No. 7 in the world.

Fowler played his last 10 holes in 8 under to win his second PGA Tour title and tie his highest previous position in the rankings at No. 9.

But it was Kisner, given his relative lack of experience and success on the Tour that made the biggest leap, vaulting from 123rd to 66th. He will earn an invite to the U.S. Open at Chambers Bay provided he can crack the top 60 on either May 25 or June 15.

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