Tabuena now ranked 108th golfer in the world
The numbers just keep getting better for Miguel Tabuena.
A day after winning his biggest ever paycheck with a shared runner-up finish in the
Maybank Malaysian Championship, Tabuena rose to 108th from 176th in the Official World Golf Rankings released on Monday.
Tabuena will try to break into the Top 100 when he competes in this weeks ISPS Handa Open in Perth, Australia.
Tabuena’s hot start to the season has seen him win about P15 million and becoming the country’s youngest ever millionaire athlete.
His new ranking puts him ahead of major winner Padraig Harrington, Miguel Angel Jimenez, Davis Love III and the inactive Tiger Woods.
A couple more good performances and he will line himself up for a possible stint in the first major, the Masters at Augusta. The top 50 players in the world get automatic slots in the majors.
Here’s how Miguel improved his ranking in recent events:
(Event, Finish, Rank)
Maybank Malaysian Championship T2 108th
Leopalace21 Myanmar Open T38 176th
SMBC Singapore Open T4 173rd
Sony Open in Hawaii Missed Cut 213rd
Philippine Open presented by ICTSI Win 216th
Thailand Golf Championship Missed Cut 357th
Ho Tram Open T44 354th
Resorts World Manila Masters T18 344th
The World Classic Championship at Laguna T30 345th
UBS Hong Kong Open Missed Cut 336th
Venetian Macao Open Missed Cut 323rd
Yeangder Tournament Players Championship 2nd 322nd
