Golf Channel · Oct 31, 2016
New week, new career OWGR high for Matsuyama
Hideki Matsuyama has reached a new career high in the Official World Golf Rankings for the second time in as many weeks.
After cracking the top 10 for the first time with his runner-up finish at the CIMB Classic, Matsuyama rose all the way to No. 6 following his seven-shot romp at the WGC-HSBC Champions. It marked the 24-year-old's second win in his last three worldwide starts, as Matsuyama also captured the Japan Open earlier this month.
Rory McIlroy's T-4 finish in China was enough to supplant Dustin Johnson at No. 2, as McIlroy returns to the penultimate spot for the first time since March. Jason Day remains the top-ranked player in the world for the 32nd straight week.