Robin Williams claimed a share of fifth at the weekend in the Challenge de España, and that gave him a 25-place boost on the latest Official World Golf Ranking issued on Monday.

Williams got himself into 374^th place, just four below his career-high of 370^th after he finished ninth in the DP World Tour’s SDC Championship on March 3. With a DP World Tour card awaiting him in November this year, a bunch of solid performances in Europe where he can get them on the DP World Tour as well as the Challenge Tour will set him up well.

South Africa’s top two players on the official list were also up: Christiaan Bezuidenhout went up one place to 53^rd, and Erik van Rooyen was up two to 64^th. Thriston Lawrence dropped a spot despite a solid week on the PGA Tour in the Myrtle Beach Classic.

Michael Hollick’s fine win in the FBC Zimbabwe Open at Royal Harare at the weekend secured him a 294-place jump up the rankings from 1,039^th to 745^th. Darren Fichardt was runner-up in that tournament, and the veteran was rewarded with a 15-place jump to 365^th.

South Africa’s top 25:

1. Christiaan Bezuidenhout 53 (up 1)
2. Erik van Rooyen 64 (up 2)
3. Thriston Lawrence 101 (down 1)
4. Zander Lombard 117 (down 4)
5. Louis Oosthuizen 127 (down 2)
6. Dean Burmester 133 (down 3)
7. Garrick Higgo 190 (down 2)
8. Hennie du Plessis 227 (down 1)
9. Dylan Frittelli 235 (down 5)
10. Ryan van Velzen 283 (down 2)
11. Casey Jarvis 288 (down 2)
12. Ockie Strydom 293 (down 5)
13. Louis de Jager 303 (down 2)
14. Jacques Kruyswijk 304 (unchanged)
15. Jayden Schaper 327 (down 7)
16. Deon Germishuys 334 (down 4)
17. Shaun Norris 342 (down 1)
18. Aldrich Potgieter 344 (down 4)
19. Oliver Bekker 350 (unchanged)
20. Jaco Ahlers 354 (unchanged)
21. Wilco Nienaber 358 (down 5)
22. Brandon Stone 360 (down 5)
23. Darren Fichardt 365 (up 15)
24. Robin Williams 374 (up 25)
25. Jbe’ Kruger 395 (down 3)