Jyoti Randhawa is within striking range of once again breaking into the top-100 of world golf rankings. The Indian ace, who finished tied 13th at the Dubai Desert Classic moved from 108 to 101, and a good showing at the Johnnie Walker Classic can see him closer to his career-best of 71.
Randhawa has 1.35 points.
Meanwhile, Arjun Atwal, who missed the cut at FBR Open, slipped from 127 to 137 and Shiv Kapur, who missed the cut in dubai, dropped one place from 168 to 169.
The other prominent Indians are Jeev Milkha Singh (323), Amandeep Johl (464) and Gaurav Ghei (480). The best among Asians is KJ Choi (2.67 avg points), who is 36th in the world, while Thongchai Jaidee (1.41) is 93rd and Hur Suk-Ho (1.40) is 95th and Randhawa just outside 100.