Graeme McDowell finished they year 15th in the world but he was 11th for world ranking points gained in 2012. Pictured during the third round of the US PGA by Eoin Clarke/www.golffile.ieRory McIlroy was golf’s undisputed No 1 in 2012. But how did the top 300 in the world rankings really do this season in terms of ranking points gained?

McIlroy clearly tops the list from Tiger Woods but there were some other outstanding performances with Graeme McDowell, Branden Grace, Rafa Cabrera Bello, Marcel Siem and even Padraig Harrington performing better than their current world ranking would suggest.

 Rank 2012. Official World ranking. Points gained 2012

1. 1 Rory McIlroy 596.988
2. 3 Tiger Woods 369.870
3. 2 Luke Donald 345.770
4. 4 Justin Rose 337.657
5. 6 Louis Oosthuizen 334.849
6. 8 Bubba Watson 288.711
7. 7 Lee Westwood 271.500
8. 9 Jason Dufner 267.954
9. 10 Brandt Snedeker 267.893
10. 24 Ernie Els 252.878
11. 15 Graeme McDowell 252.306
12. 13 Keegan Bradley 241.472
13. 19 Peter Hanson 234.547
14. 17 Phil Mickelson 232.792
15. 12 Ian Poulter 232.119
16. 21 Matt Kuchar 218.046
17. 25 Zach Johnson 217.601
18. 5 Adam Scott 215.021
19. 26 Hunter Mahan 209.853
20. 27 Jim Furyk 209.364
21. 22 Bo Van Pelt 206.935
22. 14 Charl Schwartzel 205.406
23. 11 Webb Simpson 202.015
24. 20 Nick Watney 200.835
25. 34 Branden Grace 197.402
26. 32 Carl Pettersson 197.085
27. 16 Sergio Garcia 194.263
28. 29 Paul Lawrie 187.319
29. 30 Francesco Molinari 181.161
30. 18 Steve Stricker 176.689
31. 23 Dustin Johnson 170.532
32. 36 Nicolas Colsaerts 169.516
33. 39 Robert Garrigus 161.443
34. 31 Rickie Fowler 157.732
35. 35 Bill Haas 149.300
36. 41 Scott Piercy 141.229
37. 44 Matteo Manassero 132.293
38. 28 Martin Kaymer 131.002
39. 40 Ryan Moore 123.717
40. 58 Rafael Cabrera Bello 122.299
41. 43 Hiroyuki Fujita 122.289
42. 60 Marcel Siem 120.551
43. 38 John Senden 118.234
44. 50 Thorbjorn Olesen 117.778
45. 53 Henrik Stenson 117.437
46. 76 Kyle Stanley 112.588
47. 59 Padraig Harrington 110.562
48. 49 George Coetzee 104.598
49. 109 Johnson Wagner 104.580
50. 68 Kevin Na 104.308
51. 66 John Huh 104.149
52. 47 Jamie Donaldson 103.533
53. 71 Martin Laird 103.341
54. 46 David Lynn 103.035
55. 69 Thaworn Wiratchant 100.425
56. 65 Bernd Wiesberger 100.284
57. 84 Ben Curtis 99.942
58. 33 Gonzalo Fdez-Castano 97.759
59. 97 Mark Wilson 94.367
60. 83 Brendon de Jonge 93.523
61. 75 Ryo Ishikawa 93.464
62. 57 Richie Ramsay 92.682
63. 80 Thongchai Jaidee 92.673
64. 45 Thomas Bjorn 92.006
65. 87 Marc Leishman 91.654
66. 54 Miguel A Jimenez 91.562
67. 55 Marcus Fraser 91.197
68. 104 Robert Rock 90.126
69. 93 Danny Willett 88.222
70. 42 David Toms 87.208
71. 52 Shane Lowry 86.321
72. 56 Alexander Noren 85.963
73. 67 Bud Cauley 84.673
74. 98 Stephen Gallacher 83.737
75. 74 Jonas Blixt 83.294
76. 106 Charlie Wi 81.786
77. 86 Michael Thompson 81.589
78. 81 Ben Crane 80.892
79. 96 Jeev Milkha Singh 80.582
80. 73 Brendan Jones 80.398
81. 51 Geoff Ogilvy 80.022
82. 95 Noh Seung-yul 79.452
83. 101 Scott Jamieson 79.224
84. 37 Jason Day 79.008
85. 82 Vijay Singh 77.609
86. 126 Kevin Stadler 75.997
87. 79 Kristoffer Broberg 75.644
88. 120 Jimmy Walker 75.604
89. 92 Jonathan Byrd 73.481
90. 99 Jeff Overton 73.451
91. 70 Bae Sang-moon 72.465
92. 125 Matthew Every 72.224
93. 89 Gaganjeet Bhullar 72.006
94. 91 Tim Clark 71.653
95. 61 Anders Hansen 71.068
96. 64 Greg Chalmers 69.890
97. 107 Retief Goosen 69.718
98. 94 Ross Fisher 69.194
99. 48 K.J. Choi 69.158
100. 148 D.A. Points 69.143
101. 85 Pablo Larrazabal 68.690
102. 102 Yuta Ikeda 68.632
103. 88 Fredrik Andersson Hed 66.395
104. 72 K.T. Kim 66.086
105. 78 Aaron Baddeley 66.046
106. 139 Chris Wood 65.207
107. 116 Kim Hyung-sung 65.139
108. 110 Casey Wittenberg 64.893
109. 147 John Rollins 64.719
110. 118 Ryan Palmer 63.098
111. 136 Brian Davis 63.010
112. 119 Raphael Jacquelin 62.637
113. 133 Spencer Levin 62.510
114. 77 Toru Taniguchi 61.783
115. 158 Soren Kjeldsen 61.576
116. 115 Chris Kirk 61.400
117. 117 Charles Howell-III 60.204
118. 129 Tommy Gainey 59.746
119. 114 Luke Guthrie 59.596
120. 144 Tom Gillis 59.478
121. 153 Ken Duke 59.240
122. 124 Yoshinori Fujimoto 58.608
123. 113 Thomas Aiken 58.259
124. 142 Pat Perez 57.679
125. 143 Blake Adams 57.650
126. 134 Rory Sabbatini 56.958
127. 128 J.B. Holmes 56.624
128. 168 Romain Wattel 56.175
129. 103 Toshinori Muto 55.736
130. 112 Ted Potter-jr 55.553
131. 123 Scott Stallings 55.365
132. 63 Simon Dyson 54.966
133. 183 Troy Matteson 54.103
134. 179 J.J. Henry 54.008
135. 154 Richard Sterne 53.948
136. 169 Cameron Tringale 53.651
137. 164 Charley Hoffman 52.708
138. 137 Sean O’Hair 52.447
139. 160 Brian Harman 51.820
140. 135 Andres Romero 51.764
141. 189 Jbe’ Kruger 51.476
142. 195 John Daly 51.468
143. 196 William McGirt 51.058
144. 132 Victor Dubuisson 50.917
145. 150 Darren Fichardt 50.605
146. 186 Hideto Tanihara 50.565
147. 232 Daniel Summerhays 50.546
148. 155 Peter Lawrie 50.466
149. 100 Koumei Oda 50.462
150. 146 Jaco Van Zyl 50.308
151. 182 Marc Warren 50.202
152. 149 Bryce Molder 50.143
153. 62 Fredrik Jacobson 49.394
154. 177 Graham Delaet 49.015
155. 174 John Mallinger 48.456
156. 221 Keith Horne 48.435
157. 131 Russell Henley 48.330
158. 140 Harris English 48.106
159. 214 Greg Owen 47.687
160. 161 George McNeill 47.544
161. 217 David Drysdale 47.369
162. 188 Julien Quesne 46.753
163. 198 Dicky Pride 46.632
164. 108 Joost Luiten 46.307
165. 156 Hwang Jung-gon 46.280
166. 162 Prom Meesawat 46.067
167. 172 Lee Kyoung-Hoon 45.994
168. 222 Luke List 45.977
169. 166 Charlie Beljan 45.878
170. 190 Liang Wenchong 45.712
171. 105 Y.E. Yang 45.614
172. 165 Bob Estes 45.256
173. 208 Alejandro Canizares 45.005
174. 191 Espen Kofstad 44.774
175. 130 Kenichi Kuboya 44.126
176. 201 Josh Teater 43.805
177. 184 Han Lee 43.732
178. 194 Jang Ik-Jae 43.703
179. 167 Garth Mulroy 43.561
180. 180 Magnus A Carlsson 43.384
181. 157 Ryu Hyun-woo 43.305
182. 163 Gregory Bourdy 43.199
183. 202 Cameron Percy 43.090
184. 216 Rod Pampling 42.887
185. 193 Kiradech Aphibarnrat 42.868
186. 170 Wu Ashun 42.673
187. 138 Michael Hoey 42.618
188. 210 Anthony Wall 41.930
189. 240 James Hahn 41.707
190. 217 Brett Rumford 41.353
191. 204 Masamichi Uehira 40.956
192. 111 Juvic Pagunsan 40.281
193. 151 Davis Love-III 40.213
194. 185 Eduardo De la Riva 40.210
195. 228 John Merrick 39.964
196. 176 Lee Slattery 39.655
197. 224 David Hearn 39.400
198. 192 Chad Campbell 39.365
199. 199 Shawn Stefani 38.812
200. 248 David Lipsky 38.790
201. 203 Anirban Lahiri 38.708
202. 229 Masanori Kobayashi 38.596
203. 245 Richard Finch 38.371
204. 262 Scott Hend 38.285
205. 127 Hideki Matsuyama(Am) 38.270
206. 270 Martin Flores 38.150
207. 226 Alessandro Tadini 37.848
208. 258 David Howell 37.072
209. 173 Mark Foster 36.381
210. 260 Chris Stroud 35.985
211. 175 Peter Senior 35.800
212. 121 Robert Karlsson 35.736
213. 279 Andreas Hartoe 35.232
214. 283 Justin Hicks 35.225
215. 205 Brendan Steele   34.899
216. 227 Simon Wakefield 34.734
217. 299 Boo Weekley 34.559
218. 244 Ricky Barnes 34.485
219. 281 Roberto Castro 34.381
220. 237 David Lingmerth 34.297
221. 266 Will Claxton 34.262
222. 159 Shingo Katayama 34.157
223. 223 Joachim B Hansen 33.920
224. 230 Chris Doak 33.637
225. 220 Kevin Chappell 33.609
226. 273 Joel Sjoholm 33.446
227. 200 Trevor Immelman 33.436
228. 245 Robert Streb 33.318
229. 278 Shiv Kapur 33.177
230. 215 Kim Do-Hoon#752(Daegu) 33.002
231. 225 Kevin Streelman 32.955
232. 249 Jhonattan Vegas 32.709
233. 206 Siddikur Rahman 32.654
234. 284 Jason Bohn 31.994
235. 212 Jonathan Moore 31.982
236. 90 Alvaro Quiros 31.846
237. 197 Robert Allenby 31.655
238. 250 Troy Kelly 31.460
239. 261 Ben Kohles 31.360
240. 209 Steve Webster 31.275
241. 141 Brad Kennedy 31.058
242. 255 Kazuhiro Yamashita 30.933
243. 272 Matthew Baldwin 30.850
244. 264 Fabrizio Zanotti 30.703
245. 211 Harrison Frazar 30.589
246. 285 Michael Campbell 30.405
247. 239 Kunihiro Kamii 30.270
248. 247 Morgan Hoffmann 30.124
249. 213 Richard Green 30.034
250. 277 Ricardo Santos 29.989
251. 286 Alexandre Kaleka 29.762
252. 268 Arnond Vongvanij 29.736
253. 256 Trevor Fisher-Jr 29.729
254. 298 Darron Stiles 29.194
255. 263 Jakobus Roos 29.133
256. 274 Justin Bolli 28.843
257. 122 Paul Casey 28.697
258. 265 Ryuichi Oda 28.696
259. 269 Kieran Pratt 28.547
260. 181 Hennie Otto 28.221
261. 289 Gary Lockerbie 28.130
262. 271 Michael Hendry 28.040
263. 294 Jay Choi 27.865
264. 187 Tomohiro Kondo 27.826
265. 252 Ricardo Gonzalez 27.767
266. 242 Felipe Aguilar 26.647
267. 231 James Morrison 26.435
268. 152 Gary Woodland 26.154
269. 287 Nick Cullen 25.770
270. 290 Justin Walters 25.765
271. 171 Kurt Barnes 25.699
272. 238 Yusaku Miyazato 25.311
273. 296 Brad Fritsch 25.079
274. 293 Tony Lascuna 24.940
275. 288 Prayad Marksaeng 24.773
276. 207 Thomas Levet 24.674
277. 282 Thitiphan Chuayprakong 24.200
278. 292 Paul McGinley 24.011
279. 241 Doug McGuigan 23.894
280. 178 Chez Reavie 23.484
281. 254 Jerry Kelly 23.120
282. 217 Tetsuji Hiratsuka 22.251
283. 251 Camilo Villegas 22.103
284. 236 Jason Kokrak 21.916
285. 234 Lee Dong-hwan 21.143
286. 235 Edoardo Molinari 20.924
287. 267 Angel Cabrera 20.810
288. 257 Nick O’Hern 20.682
289. 253 Danny Lee 20.388
290. 243 Lorenzo Gagli 18.786
291. 291 Hur Suk-ho 18.772
292. 297 Kim Dae-hyun 18.640
293. 145 Darren Clarke 17.612
294. 233 Gregory Havret 17.181
295. 276 Tommy Fleetwood 15.885
296. 295 Michio Matsumura 15.328
297. 280 Brandt Jobe 14.492
298. 275 Tom Lewis 11.048
299. 259 Lucas Glover 3.079
300. 300 Anthony Kim 1.630