Watson up to No. 4 after Northern Trust victory

Bubba Watson is back where he began the year in the Official World Golf Rankings thanks to his win at the Northern Trust Open.

Watson staged a late rally to finish one shot clear of both Adam Scott and Jason Kokrak at Riviera Country Club, his second win there in the last three years. The victory allowed Watson to move past Rickie Fowler and Henrik Stenson to No. 4 in the newest rankings, extending an impressive run of consistency that has seen the southpaw ranked no lower than No. 9 since his win at the 2014 Masters.

While his 72nd-hole chip-in still left him one shot short of another win, Scott moved up six spots in the standings to No. 13, just behind an idle Jim Furyk who was passed by…