Westwood (L) and Kaymer both chasing the world No.1 spot
Europe will provide the golfing world's new number one come Sunday evening, but it remains to be seen whether it will be Lee Westwood or Martin Kaymer.
Westwood, who is currently out injured, had looked certain to be the man to finally topple Tiger Woods at the top of the rankings. Because of the machinations of the ranking system, which is calculated over a two-year period, the Englishman will knock Woods off the top spot at the conclusion of this week's Andalucia Masters despite not playing.
But such has been Kaymer's blistering recent form, the German could now deny Westwood that honour. Kaymer has won the last three events he has competed in (the USPGA Championship, the KLM Open and the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship) and would claim the number one spot himself should he extend that run to four in Spain this week with an win in the Andalucia Masters.
A second place finish on his own, or with one other player, would also be enough for the 25-year-old to establish himself as No.1. Kaymer's rise up the rankings has been little short of phenomenal, the German having won six times around the world since October 2008 - four of those victories coming in the last 12 months.
Westwood could clinched top spot had he finished in the top two in the Alfred Dunhill Links at St Andrews earlier in the month, but he could only manage 11th place. The 37-year-old suffered a recurrence of his long-standing calf problem in that event and does not now intend to play again before the WGC-HSBC Champions event in China, starting on 4 November.
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Tauqeer Ahmed
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