As Donald Moves Closer To World No. 1, Attention Turns To Who Will Replace Him In The Next Few Weeks
/Ron Green Jr. on what fun the revolving door at the top of the World Golf Ranking has become.
That would make Donald the third No. 1 - Lee Westwood and Martin Kaymer preceded him - since Tiger Woods surrendered the throne he seemingly held since the invention of cell phones. What once was a closed shop, its entryway nailed shut by Woods, is now a revolving door.
Should Donald not win and Westwood hold on to win in Indonesia, the former No. 1 will be No. 1 again.
The only guy who can't figure out how to get to the top is Phil Mickelson, who deserves an Irving J. Thalberg lifetime achievement No. 1 if nothing else.
I'm not big on the rankings, but after all those weeks and years of Tiger at the top - 623 weeks in all - it's different to see players trading it back and forth. It feels special to be No. 1 again.