wolfpack1968, I can see that phil is #2. He is 2nd in FedEx and 2nd in money for "08". The other in line would be Justin Leonard. He is 2nd in GIR, 10th putts, 3rd FX, and 3rd in money.
The one who should not be 4th is Ernie Els. I like Els, but he is down in all rankings. How they have him at 4th is beyond me.
Um...yes. World Ranking is a fairly reasonable attempt to identify where the players stand.....and he has a huge lead over the 3rd ranked golfer. He has 4 wins worldwide since last Sept. Outside of Tiger, who's even close to that? Plus, Phil has more wins (34) and tied for most majors (3) of any active player not named Tiger Woods.....