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Tiger Woods Moves Up in World Rankings

Tiger Woods' third-place finish at the Australian Open Sunday moved the former No. 1 player in the world up eight to 50th in the world rankings.

The current No. 1, Luke Donald, is in the top spot for another week, followed by Rory McIlroy, Lee Westwood and Martin Kaymer. Steve Stricker and Dustin Johnson switched places from last week with Stricker in fifth and Johnson sixth.

Adam Scott and Jason Day also flipped from the week before with Scott at No. 7 and Day down to eighth. Webb Simpson inched up one to ninth and Matt Kuchar slid to No. 10.

Nick Watney climbed one rung to 11th and Phil Mickelson sank one to 12th. Masters champion Charl Schwartzel, Graeme McDowell and K.J. Choi remained in their respective places from last week.

Justin Rose, Bubba Watson, Sergio Garcia and Hunter Mahan also kept their rankings from the week prior. David Toms completed the top 20.

In Case You Thought Jack Hiscock was Made Up

The Bethany College golf team is all over the news right now as I wrote in a couple stories down, but the star of the whoe scandal is turing out to be team captain, Jack Hiscock.

He is a real person, and his parents should be shot for naming him Jack.  He's a soph. from Swindon, England and he appears to be a pretty good golfer.  Go figure.

Why Tag Heuer Dropped Tiger Woods

On Wednesday, Tag Heuer announced it had severed all ties in its relationship with Tiger Woods, which it called "very beneficial to both parties." The watchmaker said the "sensitivity of some consumers" was a factor.

It was a 10-year partnership,but he company stopped using images of Woods in U.S. promotions back in Dec. 2009, the month after his auto accident outside his Florida home led to revelations of multiple infidelities in his marriage.

We are confident that Tiger will eventually regain full trust with the public, and that his huge talent and mental strength will help him overcome his difficulties,” CEO Jean-Christophe Babin said in a statement. “We wish Tiger all the best for the future endeavors in golf, with new business partners, and in his private life.”
Tag Heuer's decision comes one day before Woods tees off in the 2011 PGA Championship, trying to end a career-worst 21-event winless streak dating to Nov. 2009, just before the accident.

Since news of Woods' extramarital affairs came to light, he has lost endorsement deals with AT&T, Accenture and Gatorade. He has been retained by EA Sports, Nike and Upper Deck.