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