2006 OWGR Review

Most Improved: Robert Karlsson was ranked 195th at this point last year and is now 34th. That is essentially a jump from being a Tier 71 player to a Tier 5 player. I hadn't even heard of him before this year, but he made his mark in 2006. Random note from looking at Tier 5: It would have been quite interesting if Karlsson's given name were Peter.

Honorable Mention: Joe Durant (102 - 32)

Most Consistent: Davis Love III is not only in the same tier he was one year ago. He is also in the exact same place he was in the OWGR at that time. Posting a win once every couple of years will do that for you.

Honorable Mention: Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson

Biggest Slide: John Daly only received OWGR points for 4 events in 2006 and slid from 28th to 144th. So much for that Ryder Cup campaign.

Dishonorable Mention: Mark Hensby (35 - 139), Justin Leonard (29 - 105)

2006	2005
Tier I	Tier I
Tiger Woods	Tiger Woods
Tier II	Tier II
Jim Furyk	Vijay Singh
Phil Mickelson	Phil Mickelson
Adam Scott	Retief Goosen
Vijay Singh	Ernie Els
Retief Goosen	Sergio Garcia
Luke Donald	Jim Furyk
Ernie Els	Adam Scott
Sergio Garcia	Chris DiMarco
Geoff Ogilvy	Kenny Perry
Padraig Harrington	Angel Cabrera
Henrik Stenson	David Toms
Trevor Immelman	Luke Donald
David Howell	Padraig Harrington
Paul Casey	Colin Montgomerie
David Toms	Michael Campbell
Davis Love III	Davis Love III
Colin Montgomerie	Paul McGinley
Jose Maria Olazabal	David Howell
Chris DiMarco	Darren Clarke
Angel Cabrera	Tim Clark
Tim Clark	Thomas Bjorn
Stewart Cink	Fred Couples
Michael Campbell	Bart Bryant
Chad Campbell	Stewart Cink
Stuart Appleby	Scott Verplank
Rod Pampling
Tier III	Tier III
K. J. Choi	Jose Maria Olazabal
Darren Clarke	John Daly
Tier IV	Tier IV
Nick O'Hern	Justin Leonard
Ian Poulter	Stuart Appleby
Joe Durant	Miguel Angel Jimenez
	Chad Campbell
	Henrik Stenson
Tier V	Tier V
Carl Petersson	Ben Crane
Robert Karlsson	Mark Hensby