{"id":385575,"date":"2011-04-20T11:57:50","date_gmt":"2011-04-20T11:57:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/04\/20\/donald-eyes-top-spot\/"},"modified":"2011-04-20T11:57:50","modified_gmt":"2011-04-20T11:57:50","slug":"donald-eyes-top-spot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/04\/20\/donald-eyes-top-spot\/","title":{"rendered":"Donald eyes top spot"},"content":{"rendered":"<div readability=\"71.8555900621\">\n<div readability=\"7\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/2213Luke-Donald-Masters-Par-3-Contest_2582356.jpg\" alt=\"Image text here\" height=\"350px\" width=\"660px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Donald: chance to go to world number one<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Luke Donald will go to world number one with victory in The Heritage at Hilton Head this week.<\/p>\n<p><span>Donald, currently ranked three, will leap into top spot if he wins on the PGA Tour in South Carolina, even if Lee Westwood takes victory in the Asian Tour&#8217;s Indonesian Masters.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Westwood is currently ranked second to German Martin Kaymer, but there are more ranking points available at Hilton Head so it&#8217;s in Donald&#8217;s hands.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Kaymer has held top spot since the end of February when his run to the final of the WGC-Accenture Match Play lifted him above Westwood.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Kaymer lost in the final of that tournament to Donald and could now lose the ranking list lead too.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span>Record<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span>Donald will certainly fancy his chances at Hilton Head where his recent record is excellent.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Two years ago the Englishman closed with rounds of 65 and 66 on the weekend to finish runner-up &#8211; albeit a distant 10 shots behind winner Brian Gay.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>And 12 months ago he finished tied third, three shots behind winner Jim Furyk.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Donald also goes into the event on a high after his excellent tied fourth place in The Masters at Augusta National, where he topped the tournament&#8217;s putting stats.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The 33-year-old shot 68-69-69 over the final 54 holes and finished with a birdie at the last after chipping in from off the green.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The one negative for Donald is that he hasn&#8217;t managed to win a strokeplay event on the PGA Tour since 2006.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>His rivals for the title at Hilton Head this week include US Open champion Graeme McDowell, last year&#8217;s winner Jim Furyk and fellow Ryder Cup stars Ian Poulter, Francesco Molinari, Matt Kuchar and Rickie Fowler.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Current standings:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>1 Martin Kaymer 7.65pts<br \/>2 Lee Westwood 7.38<br \/>3 Luke Donald 7.02<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Continue reading here:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.skysports.com\/story\/0,19528,12176_6885829,00.html\" title=\"Donald eyes top spot\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Donald eyes top spot<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> Donald: chance to go to world number one Luke Donald will go to world number one with victory in The Heritage at Hilton Head this week. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-385575","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-business"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 - 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