Rory McIlroy will be the world No 1 again next weekRory McIlroy will complete his long journey back to the top of the world rankings next week, without hitting a ball. McIlroy and current world No 1 Brooks Koepka are both scheduled to have a week off, but the divisor system used in the calculation of ranking points over a two-year period means that Koepka will lose more points. The American's tie for 17th place at the Saudi International earned him 3.72 points, but he required 5.05 to ensure staying ahead of McIlroy when next week's world rankings are updated. McIlroy has spent 95 weeks as world No 1 over seven different spells, but he has not topped the rankings since being surpassed by Australian Jason Day in September 2015. But he insisted he was not putting himself under extra pressure to reel in Koepka, and added: "I've played consistently good golf since that point.

Source: Sky sports February 03, 2020 14:15 UTC