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US Open champion Rory McIlroy was set to move up to a career-high third in the world rankings, due to be released Monday, without even hitting a shot.
The Northern Irishman landed his first major title last weekend and will overtake Martin Kaymer after the German failed to finish in the top eight of this week's BMW International Open.
McIlroy, who is on a three-week break before he tees off in the Open Championship at Sandwich, southeastern England, only has English pair Luke Donald and Lee Westwood above him in the ratings.
However his ranking could change before then with Kaymer playing this week's French Open and both Donald and Westwood entered for the Scottish Open at Castle Stuart near Inverness starting on Thursday week.
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