May 7, 2012

Rory McIlroy, of Northern Ireland, hits his tee shot on the fourth hole, during the final round of the Wells Fargo Championship PGA golf tournament in Charlotte, North Carolina May 6, 2012. (REUTERS)

Rory McIlroy is No. 1 again, switching places with Luke Donald in the men's world golf ranking for the second week in a row.

McIlroy, having lost a playoff Sunday to Rickie Fowler at the Wells Fargo Championship, is No. 1 for the third time this year, for a total of five weeks. Donald had held the top spot for 40 weeks when McIlroy leapfrogged him March 4. Donald took it back two weeks later. McIlroy became No. 1 for the second time on April 15.

Lee Westwood, Bubba Watson and Hunter Mahan round out the top five.