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Khan won't get carried away

ESPN staff
May 24, 2010
Simon Khan held his nerve in front of the packed galleries © Getty Images
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Simon Khan has insisted he will not take his eye off the ball after rocketing 365 places up the world rankings to 106 following his PGA Championship win.

Khan's victory has opened up a host of doors to the 37-year-old, with a five-year Tour exemption handing him the chance to pick and choose his events.

A winner's cheque of over £600,000 has prompted talk of a late push for a Ryder Cup place, but he will keep grounded and a trip to Walton Heath on Monday for US Open qualifying proves the point.

"I am not getting carried away," Khan said. "You can only deal with what's in front of you and that is all I am going to concentrate on. There is a long way to go."

Jason Day was another shock winner, at the Byron Nelson Championship, and he has jumped 92 places to 79 in the world rankings.

The top 10 in the world remain unchanged, but Luke Donald was the big mover - with his second place at Wentworth propelling him up to 13th.

World Rankings: 1. Tiger Woods (USA), 2. Phil Mickelson (USA), 3. Lee Westwood (Eng), 4. Steve Stricker (USA), 5. Jim Furyk (USA), 6. Ian Poulter (Eng), 7. Ernie Els (RSA), 8. Paul Casey (Eng), 9. Rory McIlroy (NI), 10. Anthony Kim (USA), 11. Martin Kaymer (Ger), 12. Robert Allenby (Aus), 13. Luke Donald (Eng), 14. Padraig Harrington (Ire), 15. Camilo Villegas (Col), 16. Retief Goosen (RSA), 17. Geoff Ogilvy (Aus), 18. Hunter Mahan (USA), 19. Lucas Glover (USA) , 20. YE Yang (Kor)

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