After 54 holes, Vijay Singh is alone atop the leaderboard at -12. American Justin Leonard will join Singh in the final pairing on Sunday as he is alone in second place with -11. Five players are knotted at -8, including Ernie Els and Phil Mickelson. Although he is tie with many others, Mickelson will be teeing off in the next-to-last pairing of the day. Els will be two groups behind Mickelson's group.
At the start of this tournament, I highlighted the fact that there could be a new #1 in the world golf rankings when they come out on Monday morning. These rankings are done via a mathematical formula that is much more similar in concept to the world tennis rankings than that ridiculous mess that is used in college football. Vijay Singh originally had a shot at taking over the #1 slot, but that is no longer the case. Since Tiger Woods made the cut, Singh cannot move into the top spot. Els, on the other hand still has a good chance. Even if Els finishes in second, he can become the world's #1 player if Tiger Woods finishes in 16th or worse. Woods is currently in 25th place.
