Tiger tumbles out of top 50

Former world number one Tiger Woods has slipped outside the world's top 50 for the first time in nearly 15 years.

Former world number one continues rapid slide down rankings

Northern Ireland's Michael Hoey has cracked the top 100 of the world rankings following his win in the Dunhill Links Championship, while Tiger Woods has dropped out of the top 50 for the first time in nearly 15 years. Hoey climbs from 271st to 98th in the updated standings, which also see former world number one Woods fall to drop to 51st. England's Luke Donald remains world number one ahead of compatriot Lee Westwood, with US Open champion Rory McIlroy - second to Hoey at St Andrews - in third. Kevin Na's victory at the Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open in Las Vegas moves him up from 76th to 62nd. Woods, who has been hampered by injury this year, will have a chance to stop the rot at the second event of the US PGA Tour's Fall series this week when he plays in the Frys.com Open at CordeValle in northern California. Latest golf rankings: 1 Luke Donald 10.70
2 Lee Westwood 7.79
3 Rory McIlroy 7.35
4 Steve Stricker 6.56
5 Dustin Johnson 6.49
6 Martin Kaymer 6.34
7 Jason Day 5.94
8 Adam Scott 5.69
9 Matt Kuchar 5.61
10 Phil Mickelson 5.59
11 Nick Watney 5.37
12 Charl Schwartzel 4.93
13 Webb Simpson 4.91
14 Graeme McDowell 4.73
15 KJ Choi 4.70
16 Bubba Watson 4.38
17 Justin Rose 4.23
18 David Toms 4.16
19 Hunter Mahan 4.14
20 Paul Casey 3.96. Other leading Europeans: 23 Ian Poulter
24 Robert Karlsson
28 Simon Dyson
29 Anders Hansen
30 Thomas Bjorn
32 Francesco Molinari
34 Martin Laird
38 Darren Clarke
39 Matteo Manassero
41 Alvaro Quiros
44 Miguel Angel Jimenez
47 Sergio Garcia
53 Peter Hanson
55 Edoardo Molinari
56 Fredrik Jacobson
72 Alexander Noren
74 Nicolas Colsaerts
78 Padraig Harrington
79 Ross Fisher
88 Brian Davis
89 Jamie Donaldson
91 Fredrik Andersson Hed
92 Raphael Jacquelin
94 Pablo Larrazabal
95 Carl Pettersson
96 Joost Luiten
98 Michael Hoey
99 David Lynn.