Justin Rose has moved up to third in golf's world rankings after the first major win of his career.

Prior to his debut Major victory at the US Open, the Englishman had been ranked fifth.

Tournament runner up Phil Mickelson moved up to sixth - a jump of four places - while third placed Jason Day reached a career high of 16th.

Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy remain first and second respectively in the rankings.

 

World Rankings

1 Tiger Woods (USA) 13.05

2 Rory McIlroy (NIR) 9.52

3 Justin Rose (ENG) 8.18

4 Adam Scott (AUS) 7.35

5 Matt Kuchar (USA) 6.68

6 Phil Mickelson (USA) 6.17

7 Luke Donald (ENG) 6.07

8 Brandt Snedeker (USA) 5.96

9 Graeme McDowell (NIR) 5.58

10 Louis Oosthuizen (RSA) 5.28