A scintillating final round 62 helped birthday boy Branden Grace finish in a share of third place at the AT&T Byron Nelson enjoying a rankings boost as a result.
Grace, turned 30 on Sunday, and promptly shot the lights out at Trinity Forest Golf Club as he played his way up 22 places in the FedExCup to sit 59th. With five birdies on his way out, a bogey at the 13th was cancelled out by an eagle on the next.
The South African then closed his tournament with three birdies in a row as he moved up eight places in the final round.
The result shifts Grace to 33rd in the latest world rankings and past Louis Oosthuizen, who drops to 36th.
The top 10 in the world sees only one change with Paul Casey moving into 10th with Tommy Fleetwood dropping out of the top 10 and past Brooks Koepka, who remains in 11th place, into 12th spot.
Justin Harding moved into 11th place in the South African rankings after his second win in as many weeks. The Stellenbosch professional started the year in 712th place and now sits in 157th.
Top 10 South Africans:
- Branden Grace – 33
- Louis Oosthuizen – 36
- Charl Schwartzel – 43
- Dylan Frittelli – 57
- George Coetzee – 97
- Shaun Norris – 109
- Dean Burmester – 125
- Erik van Rooyen – 151
- Rory Sabbatini – 155
- Darren Fichardt – 156
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