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Tiger Woods into world top 100 as Masters champion Patrick Reed climbs to 11 in rankings

Tiger Woods, Day four of the Masters, 2018
Image: Tiger Woods has climbed to 88 in the world

Tiger Woods' performance at the Masters has lifted the 42-year-old back into the world's top 100 for the first time in three years.

Woods carded a final-round 69 to finish one over for the week and in a tie for 32nd at Augusta, enough to lift him from 103 to 88 in the world.

The four-time Masters champion was ranked 1,199 before returning from spinal fusion surgery in December, having missed 10 months of golf through injury.

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The four-time champion reflects on a 69 to finish his return to the Masters

But three top-12 finishes in 2018 have helped him begin the long climb back towards the top of the game.

Speaking after making the cut on Friday, he said: "I'm just kind of gradually working on it, gradually building. I was pretty far out there, I think. I'm going to guess like over 1,400 or something, whatever it was. But to gradually kind of build my way back into it, I've had some success in this comeback."

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Patrick Reed's Masters victory is not quite enough to lift him into the top 10, but he leaps 13 places from 24 to 11, just ahead of English pair Tommy Fleetwood and Paul Casey.

Dustin Johnson remains world No 1 after he tied for 10th in Georgia, with Justin Thomas second, while Jordan Spieth climbs a spot to three after his blistering 64 on Sunday earned him a third-placed finish behind Reed and Rickie Fowler.

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Patrick Reed of the United States is presented with the green jacket by Sergio Garcia of Spain during the Green Jacket Ceremony after winning the 2018 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club
Image: Patrick Reed is up to 11 in the world after his Masters win

Fowler is rewarded with a two-place jump to sixth behind Justin Rose. Spain's Jon Rahm is down a spot to fourth despite a fine display this week. His final-round 69 left him 11 under for the tournament for a fourth-placed finish.

Rory McIlroy remains world No 7 after being overtaken by Fowler but leaping ahead of Hideki Matsuyama.

World Ranking (April 9)

1. Dustin Johnson USA 9.97pts
2. Justin Thomas USA 9.40
3. Jordan Spieth USA 8.74
4. Jon Rahm ESP 8.46
5. Justin Rose ENG 7.48
6. Rickie Fowler USA 7.24
7. Rory McIlroy NI 6.69
8. Hideki Matsuyama JPN 6.65
9. Brooks Koepka USA 5.71
10. Sergio Garcia ESP 5.60

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