Rory McIlroy has joined Sergio Garcia as the only 20-year-olds ever to make the world's top 10.

Rory McIlroy still had something to cheer tonight despite missing out on the European Tour number one spot - he has joined Sergio Garcia as the only 20-year-olds ever to make the world's top 10.

Contrary to initial projections, McIlroy's third place finish at the Dubai World Championship was just enough to take him from 13th to 10th.

Lee Westwood, whose six-stroke victory denied McIlroy the Race to Dubai title, is back up to his career-high position of fourth.

Tiger Woods was 21 when he first entered the world's top 10 in 1997.

Latest rankings:

1 Tiger Woods 15.93pts, 2 Phil Mickelson 8.95, 3 Steve Stricker 7.20, 4 Lee Westwood, 5 Paul Casey 5.82, 6 Padraig Harrington 5.82, 7 Henrik Stenson, 8 Sergio Garcia 5.18, 9 Kenny Perry 5.17, 10 Rory McIlroy 5.12

11 Jim Furyk 5.08, 12 Martin Kaymer 4.89, 13 Ian Poulter 4.83, 14 Geoff Ogilvy 4.78, 15 Sean O'Hair 4.46, 16 Stewart Cink 4.44, 17 Ernie Els 4.28, 18 Lucas Glover 4.09, 19 Retief Goosen 4.05, 20 Ross Fisher 4.02

Other leading Europeans:

25 Robert Karlsson, 28 Luke Donald, 33 Soren Kjeldsen, 37 Francesco Molinari, 40 Oliver Wilson, 42 Miguel Angel Jimenez, 44 Soren Hansen, 45 Simon Dyson, 46 Alvaro Quiros, 47 Anders Hansen, 49 Peter Hanson, 51 Graeme McDowell, 53 Alexander Noren, 60 Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano, 63 Edoardo Molinari, 68 Justin Rose, 70 Ross McGowan, 71 Chris Wood, 81 Anthony Wall, 88 Gregory Bourdy, 98 Thomas Levet.