ON Monday (February 28) the top four places in the world golf rankings were taken by Europeans.
Martin Kaymer was number one, Lee Westwood at two, Luke Donald at three with Graeme McDowell at four.
Luke Donald moved from number nine in the rankings to number three after beating Martin Kaymer three and two in the final of the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship.
The last time Europe was doing so well was on March 15, 1992 when Ian Woosnam, Nick Faldo, Jose Maria Olazabal and Severiano Ballesteros were the top players.
Donald’s win also pushed Tiger Woods to fifth spot.
In winning the competition Donald took £870,000 in prize money, the cheque was for $1.4m.
It also means that for the last two years, an Englishman has won the trophy. Ian Poulter lifted the title in 2010.
The chances of a European also taking The Masters must now have increased also.
The last European to win The Masters was Jose Maria Olazabal in 1999.
In the 80’s and 90’s the Europeans dominated The Masters.
Seve Ballesteros won the event twice as did Bernhard Langer.
The most successful player though during this time was England’s Nick Faldo, who took three titles from 1989-1996.
The margin of victory in 1996 reads five, but Greg Norman should have won that year.
This year’s Masters will take place between April 7-10.
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