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Jim Furyk has found the winning habit hard to come by of late, so victory at the Transitions came as a relief © Getty Images

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PGA Tour win No. 14, his first in over two years, fired Jim Furyk back into the top six in the world rankings, while Luke Donald continued his climb back up the ladder following a positive showing at the Transitions Championship.

Furyk had to overcome a bout of nerves towards the end of his round at Innisbrook to seal victory. It was a win that launched him three places up the rankings to six, sending Ian Poulter down one place, and within hailing distance of the top five.

The American's win came at a time when an interview with Tiger Woods was being aired, but Furyk was not concerned by the world No. 1 once again being the centre of attention.

"You know what, tomorrow the paper is going to read that I won the golf tournament, and I don't really care if it's a three-page spread or a little blurb in the corner of the paper because the article is about him," Furyk told PGAtour.com. "I won the damn thing and it really doesn't matter to me. I've never been someone that's craved the notoriety or the limelight. I can live with it and I'm fine with it."

Englishman Donald is showing signs of a return to top form and a sixth-place finish helped him climb back into the top 20, while the top five remain unaltered with Woods comfortably holding on to his No. 1 spot despite not having played since November.

World Rankings: 1. Tiger Woods (USA), 2. Steve Stricker (USA), 3. Phil Mickelson (USA), 4. Lee Westwood (Eng), 5. Paul Casey (Eng), 6. Jim Furyk (USA), 7. Ian Poulter (Eng), 8. Martin Kaymer (Ger), 9. Ernie Els (RSA), 10. Padraig Harrington (Ire), 11. Camilo Villegas (Col), 12. Rory McIlroy (NI), 13. Henrik Stenson (Swe), 14. Geoff Ogilvy (Aus), 15. Robert Allenby (Aus), 16. Retief Goosen (RSA), 17. Sergio Garcia (Esp), 18. Kenny Perry (USA), 19. Sean O'Hair (USA), 20. Luke Donald (Eng)

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