Phil Mickelson's Tour Championship title returned him to the No. 2 spot in the men's world golf rankings released Monday. Mickelson shot a 65 Sunday that erased a 4-shot deficit and won the tournament, the final installment in the PGA's FedEx Cup playoffs.

Steve Stricker moved into the No. 2 spot in the world men's golf rankings released Tuesday. Stricker had birdies Monday on the final two holes of the Deutsche Bank Championship in winning the tournament. The result shifted him from No.

Heath Slocum's clutch par-saving putt on the final hole of The Barclays Classic shoved him up 138 spots Monday in the men's world golf rankings. Slocum dropped in a touchy 21-foot putt and ended up one stroke ahead of Tiger Woods, Padraig Harrington, Steve Stricker and Ernie Els and collected his first PGA Tour victory in nearly four years. Slocum entered The Barclays ranked 197th in the world.

Ryan Moore gained 48 places to No. 73 in the world golf rankings following his first PGA Tour victory. Moore defeated Kevin Stadler and Jason Bohn in a playoff Sunday at the Wyndham Championship in Greensboro, N.C. Tiger Woods is No. 1 for the 220th consecutive week.

Y.E. Yang's PGA Championship victory vaulted him to 34th in the world men's golf rankings, which also had a shake-up in the bottom half of the top 10. Yang beat Tiger Woods, the world's No. 1-ranked player, head-to-head Sunday in winning his first major victory and second PGA title.