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Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano's second-place finish at the Dunlop Phoenix 2011 meant Tiger Woods' return to the world's top 50 lasted just one week.

Fernandez-Castano began the final day as leader, but Toshinori Muto's final-round 63 took him to the title. Nonetheless, Fernandez-Castano has climbed to world No. 46, which relegates Woods to No. 51.

Woods was in action at the Presidents Cup over the weekend, and his 4&3 singles victory over Aaron Baddeley gave the US an unassailable lead en route to an eventual 19-15 triumph.

It was an erratic performance from Woods, typical of the volatile form he has showed since returning to action at the Masters during 2010. He suffered the worst match play defeat of his career on the opening day of the Presidents Cup, then restored some pride over the weekend with an improved performance.

Meanwhile, skipper Greg Norman has paid tribute to Woods after watching the American sink his Internationals side in Melbourne. "I said to him 'You need golf as much as golf needs you'. We all want to see him up there," Norman said.

"Any player hates to see a great player struggle. We all know what it's like to go through the ins and outs of the game. You want to see the player who dominated the game come back so that when you beat him you feel like you beat him at the top of his game."

World Rankings: 1. Luke Donald (ENG), 2. Rory McIlroy (NIR), 3. Lee Westwood (ENG), 4. Martin Kaymer (GER), 5. Steve Stricker (USA), 6. Dustin Johnson (USA), 7. Adam Scott (AUS), 8. Jason Day (AUS), 9. Webb Simpson (USA), 10. Matt Kuchar (USA), 11. Nick Watney (USA), 12. Phil Mickelson (USA), 13. Charl Schwartzel (SAF), 14. Graeme McDowell (NIR), 15. KJ Choi (KOR), 16. Justin Rose (ENG), 17. Sergio Garcia (SPA), 18. Bubba Watson (USA), 19. Hunter Mahan (USA), 20. David Toms (USA).

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