Westwood displaces Tiger at the top
Briton Lee Westwood will take over as world number one when the new rankings are published on Monday after Ryder Cup team-mate Martin Kaymer finished down the field at the Andalucia Masters.
Westwood ended Tiger Woods's unprecedented 281-week reign at the top of the rankings after German Kaymer finished with a closing 75 for a 7-over-par tally of 291 at Valderrama.
Speaking to a teleconference from his home while he rests his calf muscle before next week's WGC-HSBC Champions trophy in Shanghai, Westwood was in no doubt this was his finest moment despite not actually being on a golf course.
"To be able to sit down and say there's nobody better right now, I think it has to be the highlight," the 37-year-old said.
"When you're growing up and people say 'What do you want to achieve?', you say 'I want to be the best in the world'.
"It's a planet isn't it? I'm the best on the planet."
Despite once again failing to win a major this year, Westwood has been the most consistent golfer in the world with runner-up finishes in the Masters and at the British Open.
Woods, meanwhile, has failed to win a single tournament as the ripple effects from his marriage metldown have wrecked his focus and form on the course.
