Here are GolfChannel.com’s Power Rankings, a weekly barometer of the hottest players in the game:
| Rank | Player | Comment | | 1 |
Phil Mickelson
| He may not have collected enough points to eclipse Tiger Woods atop the World Golf Ranking, but another solid week at The Players solidifies his spot in these rankings. | | | 2 |
Jim Furyk
| Another pedestrian home game (T-47) but with the U.S. Open looming it’s impossible to ignore the game’s steadiest hand. | | | 3 |
Lee Westwood
| The near-misses continue but it’s impossible to ignore the Englishman’s consistency this year. Even in defeat he is, as Gary Koch would say, better than most. | | | 4 |
Tim Clark | Winless no more. The South African’s TPC turnaround elevates him to new status. Given the right conditions he can play with anyone in the world. | | | 5 |
Rory McIlroy
| Missed the cut at The Players – an inevitability, really, considering his Quail Hollow celebration spilled into his 21st birthday party on Tuesday. | | | 6 |
Ernie Els
| The Big Easy has gone flat since the Florida Swing and it may be time for a caddie change because Pebble Beach is just around the corner. | | | 7 |
Robert Allenby | Unless he finds an answer for his putting woes he will struggle to close out tournaments. But the Power Rankings can appreciate stellar ballstriking. | | | 8 |
Ryo Ishikawa
| A “bye” week for the teen phenom and he deserved it after that closing 58 a week ago in Japan. Where does he go from here? | | | 9 |
Bo Van Pelt
| Anyone thinking that BVP’s performance at The Players was a flash in the pan hasn’t been paying attention. His T-4 at TPC was his third consecutive top-5 finish. | | | 10 |
Hunter Mahan
| The man who won in Phoenix earlier this year is still playing well. He has finished worse than 30th only once since that victory and has three consecutive top-20 finishes. |
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