MEN’S AMATEUR TOP 10
Hugo Bernard climbed six places in the world rankings to break into the Top 50 for the first time in his amateur career, settling in at No. 48. The Golf Canada National Team member is coming off a recent tie for 12th at the Terra Cotta Invitational and a runner-up finish at the Azalea Invitational.
Fellow Golf Canada National Team member Chris Crisologo made the biggest gain among the Top 10, picking up 17 places. The senior was leading Simon Fraser to the GNAC Men’s Golf Championship, the results of which will be factored into the rankings next week.t
Honourable mention goes to Eric Shea of Brantford, Ont., who picked up 434 spots in the world rankings after taking medalist honours at the Conference Carolinas Men’s Golf Championship.
Brendan Macdougall, the No. 14 ranked amateur in Canada, captured medalist honours at the Big South Championship. The Calgary native became the first player at High Point University to take individual honours at the tournament while scoring the lowest round in the school and the tournament history.
Biggest move: Spencer Rhodes of Port Alberni, B.C. gained 451 spots in the world rankings after finishing 11th at the SWAC Championship. The sophomore at Alcorn State also captured All-Conference Second-Team honours.
| HOMETOWN | SCHOOL | WR | + / – | ||
| 1. | Hugo Bernard | Mont St-Hilaire, QC | Univ. of Montreal | 48 | +6 |
| 2. | Garrett Rank | Elmira, ON | – | 98 | -3 |
| 3. | Joey Savoie | La Prairie, QC | – | 129 | +5 |
| 4. | Josh Whalen | Napanee, ON | – | 248 | -4 |
| 5. | Chris Crisologo | Richmond, B.C. | Simon Fraser Univ. | 269 | +17 |
| 6. | Charles Corner | Cayuga, ON | UTEP | 313 | -3 |
| 7. | Myles Creighton | Digby, NS | Radford | 395 | -27 |
| 8. | Emmett Oh | Calgary, AB | – | 467 | +1 |
| 9. | Lawren Rowe | Victoria, BC | Univ. of Victoria | 472 | +4 |
| 10. | Matt Williams | Calgary, AB | Houston | 489 | +1 |
Complete World Amateur Golf Rankings can be found here.
WOMEN’S AMATEUR TOP 10
Michelle Ruiz made the biggest gain among the Top 10, picking up 123 spots in the world rankings after going wire-to-wire and setting a 54-hole tournament record to claim medalist honours at the SSC Championship. The result enabled the senior from Nova Southeastern University to climb two places up to No. 5 in the Canadian rankings.
No. 2 Jaclyn Lee moved up 18 places in the world rankings, capping a record setting performance, going wire-to-wire to win medalist honours at the Big 10 Championship. It was the third NCAA title of the year for the Golf Canada National Team member, who was also named first team All-Big Ten and also received an exemption into the Symetra Tour event to be played at the end of June. The result also moved Lee up to a career-high No. 65 in the world rankings
Valerie Tanguay picked up 23 places in the world rankings after finishing in a tie for eighth at the Big 12 Women’s Golf Championship. The result also earned the Oklahoma senior Big 12 Tournament Team honours.
Jessica Ip jumped 25 places in the world rankings after ending her collegiate career at Iowa with a tie for 25th at the Big Ten Championship.
Honourable mention goes to Annie Lee, who jumped 122 spots in the world rankings after claiming medalist honours at the MAAC Championship for the second time in her collegiate career.
Biggest Move: Abbie Anghelescu of Wolfe Island, Ont., gained 444 spots in the world rankings after finishing in a tie for 17th at the C-USA Championship
| HOMETOWN | SCHOOL | WR | + / – | ||
| 1. | Maddie Szeryk | Allen, TX | Texas A&M | 27 | -2 |
| 2. | Jaclyn Lee | Calgary, AB | Ohio State | 65 | +18 |
| 3. | Naomi Ko | Victoria, BC | NC State | 131 | +2 |
| 4. | Vanessa Ha | Montreal, QC | San Francisco | 264 | -20 |
| 5. | Michelle Ruiz | Mississauga, ON | Nova Southeastern | 273 | +123 |
| 6. | Grace St-Germain | Ottawa | Daytona St. | 324 | -1 |
| 7. | Celeste Dao | Notre-Dame, QC | (Team Canada) | 388 | +1 |
| 8. | Valerie Tanguay | St-Hyacinthe, QC | Oklahoma | 390 | +23 |
| 9. | Jessica Ip | Richmond Hill, ON | Iowa | 430 | +25 |
| 10. | Brigitte Thibault | Montreal, QC | Fresno State | 476 | -77 |
Complete World Amateur Golf Rankings can be found here.
MEN’S TOP 10
David Hearn climbed 34 spots in the world rankings after finishing in a tie for 16th at the PGA’s Valero Texas Open. The result was worth 3.30 world ranking points, his first points-paying finish of the year and his first world ranking points since November 2017. The result also ended a 15 week slide in the world rankings for the once former top ranked Canadian.
Former Golf Canada Young Pro team member Corey Conners picked up 17 places in the world rankings after finishing in a tie for 26th at the PGA Valero Texas Open. The result was worth 1.96 world ranking points, his third points-paying finish in the last five tournaments he’s played.
Austin Connelly gained four places in the world rankings after finishing in a tie for 13th at the Trophee Hassan II. It’s his best finish this season on the European Tour and the result was worth 2.24 world ranking points, his first points-paying result of the season. It also helped him reclaim the No. 5 ranking in Canada from Benjamin Silverman.
Four weeks after slipping out of the Top 10, Richard T. Lee returns to take over the No. 10 ranking in Canada.
Outside the Top 10, Beon Yeong Lee jumped 576 spots to debut at No. 20 ranking in Canada after finishing in a tie for fifth at the China Tour’s Colorful Yunnan Classic.
Other notable results: No. 3 Mackenzie Hughes and No. 4 Nick Taylor both missed the cut at PGA Valero Texas Open; No. 6 Benjamin Silverman finished tied for 45th at PGA Valero Texas Open; No. 7 Adam Svensson missed the cut at Web.com Tour North Mississippi Classic;
| HOMETOWN | TOUR | WR | + / – | ||
| 1. | Adam Hadwin | Abbotsford, BC | PGA | 45 | – |
| 2. | Graham DeLaet | Weyburn, SK | PGA | 140 | -3 |
| 3. | Mackenzie Hughes | Dundas, ON | PGA | 201 | -2 |
| 4. | Nick Taylor | Abbotsford, BC | PGA | 219 | -3 |
| 5. | Austin Connelly | Irving, TX | EUR | 254 | +4 |
| 6. | Benjamin Silverman | Thornhill, ON | PGA | 263 | -5 |
| 7. | Adam Svensson | Surrey, BC | WEB | 329 | -8 |
| 8. | David Hearn | Brantford, ON | PGA | 363 | +34 |
| 9. | Corey Conners | Listowel, ON | PGA | 456 | +17 |
| 10. | Richard T Lee | Toronto, ON | ASIA | 524 | -5 |
Click here for Men’s Official World Golf Rankings.
WOMEN’S TOP 10
Top ranked Brooke Henderson slipped a spot in the world rankings down to No. 14. A week after she picked up her sixth career LPGA title, Henderson missed the cut at the LPGA’s LA Open, only the third time this year she has failed to qualify for the weekend. However, her result had less to do with falling in the world rankings and everything to do with Moriya Jutanugarn, who won the event and climbed six places in the world rankings which included moving past Henderson.
Other Notable Results: No. 2 Alena Sharp and No. 3 Maude-Aimee Leblanc missed the cut at LPGA LA Open; No. 5 Anne-Catherine Tanguay finished 70th at the LPGA LA Open;
| HOMETOWN | TOUR | WR | + / – | ||
| 1. | Brooke Henderson | Smiths Falls, ON | LPGA | 14 | -1 |
| 2. | Alena Sharp | Hamilton, ON | LPGA | 119 | -5 |
| 3. | Maude-Aimee Leblanc | Sherbrooke, QC | LPGA | 291 | -10 |
| 4. | Brittany Marchand | Orangeville, ON | LPGA | 373 | -1 |
| 5. | Anne-Catherine Tanguay | Quebec City, QC | LPGA | 425 | -8 |
| 6. | Augusta James | Bath, ON | SYMT | 525 | -2 |
| 7. | Samantha Richdale | Kelowna, BC | SYMT | 674 | -5 |
| 8. | Jennifer Ha | Calgary, AB | SYMT | 759 | -9 |
| 9. | Elizabeth Tong | Thornhill, ON | SYMT | 844 | -15 |
| 10. | Jessica Wallace | Langley, BC | – | 906 | -21 |
Click here for full Women’s Rolex World Rankings.