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Villegas Jumps 142 Spots In World Rankings

 width=Camilo Villegas earned his fourth career victory on the PGA Tour, and first since 2010 on Sunday at the Wyndham Championship, and that vaulted him 142 spots in the world rankings.

Villegas, who fired a final-round, 7-under 63 to finish one shot ahead of the field at 17-under 263, moved from No. 254 in the world to No. 112 with the win.

The top-eight players in the world rankings remained the same, with the Open champion and PGA Championship winner Rory McIlroy staying put at No. 1. Adam Scott, Henrik Stenson, Sergio Garcia, Justin Rose, Jim Furyk, Matt Kuchar and Masters champion Bubba Watson also remained the same and are two through eight.

Jason Day and Phil Mickelson traded places with Day jumping one spot to No. 9, dropping Mickelson back to No. 10. Tiger Woods and Jordan Spieth held steady at 11 and 12, as did Rickie Fowler at No. 13.

The remainder of the top 20 in the world also stayed the same with U.S. Open champion Martin Kaymer, Zach Johnson, Graeme McDowell, Dustin Johnson, Hideki Matsuyama, Jimmy Walker and Charl Schwartzel remaining 14 through 20.

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