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Watson, Kisner both make climbs in world rankings

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Bubba Watson and Kevin Kisner both made climbs in the latest edition of the Official World Golf Rankings after reaching the final match at the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play.

Watson rolled Kisner, 7 and 6, in the final match at Austin Country Club for his second win in the last five weeks. As a result, he jumped from 39th to 21st in the rankings, while a seventh career runner-up finish for Kisner helped him climb 11 spots to No. 25.

Justin Thomas finished fourth, narrowly missing out on a chance to replace Dustin Johnson atop the rankings, but he has closed the gap to mere decimal points after another strong week.