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Phil Mickelson's storming final round at the Tour Championship in Augusta has propelled him back up to number two in the world.

The popular left-hander was on sparkling form on the final day of the regular season-ending tournament, overhauling Tiger Woods with four birdies in seven holes on the front nine, before pulling away to win the $7.5 million event by three strokes.

The win also moved Mickelson - who took six weeks out earlier in the year to spend time with his wife Amy and his mother while they each received breast cancer treatment - up to third in the PGA Tour money list.

Mickelson takes over second place in the world rankings from Steve Stricker, despite his fellow American also having a good week at East Lake on his way to finishing sixth.

Kenny Perry, who held a two-shot lead heading into the final day, and Padraig Harrington move one spot up the rankings to fifth and seventh respectively.

They move ahead of Henrik Stenson, who was in Seve Trophy action with the Contentinental Europe team, and Sergio Garcia.

Official World Rankings (US unless stated):

1. (1) Tiger Woods 16.54 average points

2. (3) Phil Mickelson 8.33

3. (2) Steve Stricker 7.87

4. (4) Paul Casey (Britain) 6.28

5. (6) Kenny Perry 5.91

6. (5) Henrik Stenson (Sweden) 5.85

7. (8) Padraig Harrington (Ireland) 5.73

8. (7) Sergio Garcia (Spain) 5.63

9. (9) Jim Furyk 5.57

10. (10) Geoff Ogilvy (Australia) 5.33

11. (11) Lee Westwood (Britain) 5.14

12. (12) Stewart Cink 4.96

13. (13) Martin Kaymer (Germany) 4.92

14. (15) Sean O'Hair 4.72

15. (14) Vijay Singh (Fiji) 4.41

16. (16) Camilo Villegas (Colombia) 4.36

17. (17) Lucas Glover 4.33

18. (18) Zach Johnson 4.21

19. (19) Retief Goosen (South Africa) 4.07

20. (20) Ian Poulter (Britain) 4.05

Race to Dubai standings (British unless stated):

1. Martin Kaymer (Germany) 1,982,055 euros

2. Paul Casey 1,965,150

3. Rory McIlroy 1,726,927

4. Lee Westwood 1,684,452

5. Geoff Ogilvy (Australia) 1,606,805

6. Ross Fisher 1,524,347

7. Angel Cabrera (Argentina) 1,385,499

8. Soren Kjeldsen (Denmark) 1,232,109

9. Oliver Wilson 1,217,865

10. Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano (Spain) 1,130,735

11. Sergio Garcia (Spain) 1,095,031

12. Henrik Stenson (Sweden) 1,040,991

13. Soren Hansen (Denmark) 997,494

14. Thongchai Jaidee (Thailand) 954,013

15. Alvaro Quiros (Spain) 935,451

16. Peter Hanson (Sweden) 911,175

17. Anders Hansen (Denmark) 891,342

18. Miguel Angel Jimenez (Spain) 872,832

19. Ernie Els (South Africa) 847,963

20. Simon Dyson 847,077

US PGA Tour money list (US unless stated):

1. Tiger Woods $10,508,163

2. Steve Stricker $6,332,636

3. Phil Mickelson $5,332,755

4. Zach Johnson $4,583,213

5. Kenny Perry $4,445,562

6. Sean O'Hair $4,316,493

7. Geoff Ogilvy (Australia) $3,866,270

8. Jim Furyk $3,761,715

9. Lucas Glover $3,692,580

10. Yang Yong-eun (South Korea) $3,489,516

11. Retief Goosen (South Africa) $3,232,650

12. Nick Watney $3,221,421

13. Brian Gay $3,152,445

14. David Toms $3,009,053

15. Dustin Johnson $2,939,751

16. Hunter Mahan $2,869,949

17. Stewart Cink $2,821,030

18. Kevin Na $2,724,825

19. Padraig Harrington (Ireland) $2,628,377

20. Angel Cabrera (Argentina) $2,625,472

Pippa Davis / Eurosport