Luke Donald Feel Frustrated To Lose World NO.1

Luke Donald Feel Frustrated To Lose World NO.1

For Luke Donald, the scenario was simple. A win at Hilton Head would ensure he was crowned the new world No.1. On the other side of the world, another Englishman, Lee Westwood, contested the Indonesian Open; a win for Westwood in Jakarta, and anything less than a win for Donald in South Carolina, would see Westwood back on top of the pile. And that’s exactly the way it happened. Westwood cruised to victory while Lee Westwood Is The New Top Player Donald still seems to have trouble getting over the line in strokeplay events.

Donald last night admitted the pressure got to him after blowing his chance to become world No.1 in a sudden-death play-off at The Heritage.But the 33-year-old English ace insisted it was far from his final opportunity to become top dog and vowed to make the most of his next big moment.Donald knew he needed a win in South Carolina after watching rival Lee Westwood romp to victory in Indonesia.But his one-shot lead was hauled back on the final day by America's Brandt Snedeker, who forced a play-off with his superb 64.

In his final five holes Donald hit only one green in regulation and landed in three bunkers. And he admitted his game had been affected by the huge prize at stake. Donald said: "It's hard to put that out of your mind. There were going to be some big rewards had I won."But I'll try to find the positives from this week."Being world No.1 would be great but it's not everything.Westwood's return to top spot - he led the chart for 17 weeks until February - came with a three-shot victory at the Indonesian Masters.The Englishman ended Tiger Woods' long reign as world No.1 last October before Martin Kaymer enjoyed an eight-week run at the top.Now Westwood is back at the summit but with the rankings so tight there could be more changes this summer.Donald said: "A lot of people have a chance to be No.1 - it's a fun time for golf."