MEN’S AMATEUR TOP 10
Brendan Macdougall made the biggest move among the Top 10, picking up 12 places in the world rankings to move up to No. 8 in Canada. Macdougall is coming off a pair of top 10 results in each of his last three tournaments.
James Song climbed five places in the world rankings to take over the No. 3 spot in Canada from Garrett Rank. Song has racked up three top 10 results in his last four stroke-play events and has made up over 1,000 places since debuting in the Top 10 11 weeks ago.
Positive gains as well for a pair of Golf Canada National Team members. Joey Savoie gained four places in the world rankings while Josh Whalen picked up nine places.
Biggest move: Chandler McDowell of Red Deer, Alta., gained 956 spots in the world rankings after finishing 11th at the Canadian Junior Boys Championship.
HOMETOWN | SCHOOL | WR | + / – | ||
1. | Hugo Bernard | Mont St-Hilaire, QC | Univ. of Montreal | 46 | -4 |
2. | Joey Savoie | La Prairie, QC | – | 89 | +4 |
3. | James Song | Rancho Santa Fe, CA | (California) | 105 | +5 |
4. | Garrett Rank | Elmira, ON | – | 106 | -11 |
5. | Josh Whalen | Napanee, ON | – | 208 | +9 |
6. | Chris Crisologo | Richmond, B.C. | Simon Fraser Univ. | 271 | – |
7. | Charles Corner | Cayuga, ON | – | 316 | -5 |
8. | Brendan Macdougall | Calgary, AB | High Point University | 516 | +12 |
9. | Myles Creighton | Digby, NS | Radford | 523 | -8 |
10. | Henry Lee | Coquitlam, BC | Washington | 527 | -7 |
WOMEN’S AMATEUR TOP 10
Vanessa Ha made the biggest move among the Top 10, picking up 41 places in the world rankings to move from No. 7 up to No. 4 in the Canadian rankings.
Celeste Dao jumped 39 places in the world rankings after winning the Canadian Junior Girls Championship. It was the fourth win this season for the Golf Canada Development Squad member and her eighth win overall as a junior.
Ellie Szerykmakes her Top 10 debut, picking up 23 spots to take over the No. 10 ranking in Canada. Heartbreak, however, for the Golf Canada Development Squad member who was leading the Canadian Junior Girls Championship after two rounds before being disqualified for signing for an incorrect scorecard.
Biggest Move:Amanda Minni gained 399 spots in the world rankings after finishing 12th at the Canadian Junior Girls Championship.
HOMETOWN | SCHOOL | WR | + / – | ||
1. | Maddie Szeryk | Allen, TX | (Team Canada) | 17 | – |
2. | Jaclyn Lee | Calgary, AB | Ohio State | 26 | – |
3. | Naomi Ko | Victoria, BC | NC State | 215 | -20 |
4. | Vanessa Ha | Montreal, QC | San Francisco | 271 | +41 |
5. | Michelle Ruiz | Mississauga, ON | Nova Southeastern | 272 | -4 |
6. | Brigitte Thibault | Montreal, QC | Fresno State | 279 | -5 |
7. | Grace St-Germain | Ottawa | Daytona St. | 289 | +1 |
8. | Celeste Dao | Notre-Dame, QC | (Team Canada) | 324 | +39 |
9. | Jessica Ip | Richmond Hill, ON | Iowa | 395 | +31 |
10. | Ellie Szeryk | Allen, TX | (Team Canada) | 540 | +23 |
MEN’S TOP 10
Benjamin Silverman made the biggest move of the week among the Top 10, picking up 20 places in the world rankings after finishing tied for 11th at the Barracuda Championship. It’s his second top 15 result in three weeks and was worth 2.76 world ranking points.
Roger Sloan moved up 17 spots in the world rankings after finishing tied for 14th at the Web.com Tour’s KC Golf Classic. The result was worth 1.33 world ranking points and marked his third consecutive points-paying finish.
Other notable results:No. 2 Mackenzie Hughes, No. 7 Corey Conners and No. 9 David Hearn all missed the cut at PGA’s Barracuda Championship; No. 5 Nick Taylor finished tied 69th at PGA’s Barracuda Championship; No. 8 Adam Svensson missed the cut at the Web.com Tour KC Golf Classic;
HOMETOWN | TOUR | WR | + / – | ||
1. | Adam Hadwin | Abbotsford, BC | PGA | 58 | -2 |
2. | Mackenzie Hughes | Dundas, ON | PGA | 215 | -2 |
3. | Graham DeLaet | Weyburn, SK | PGA | 229 | -7 |
4. | Benjamin Silverman | Thornhill, ON | PGA | 246 | +20 |
5. | Nick Taylor | Abbotsford, BC | PGA | 286 | -9 |
6. | Austin Connelly | Irving, TX | EUR | 308 | +4 |
7. | Corey Conners | Listowel, ON | PGA | 350 | -3 |
8. | Adam Svensson | Surrey, BC | WEB | 358 | -6 |
9. | David Hearn | Brantford, ON | PGA | 465 | -12 |
10. | Roger Sloan | Merritt, BC | PGA | 504 | +17 |
WOMEN’S TOP 10
Top ranked Brooke Henderson moved up to No. 15 in the world rankings after finishing in a tie for 11th at the Ricoh Women’s British Open. The result was worth 11.5 world ranking points, her biggest points-paying finish the Kingsmill Championship back in May. It also marked her career-best result at the British Open.
Other Notable Results: No. 3 Brittany Marchand missed the cut at the Ricoh Women’s British Open;
HOMETOWN | TOUR | WR | + / – | ||
1. | Brooke Henderson | Smiths Falls, ON | LPGA | 15 | +1 |
2. | Alena Sharp | Hamilton, ON | LPGA | 179 | -5 |
3. | Brittany Marchand | Orangeville, ON | LPGA | 223 | -3 |
4. | Maude-Aimee Leblanc | Sherbrooke, QC | LPGA | 289 | -1 |
5. | Anne-Catherine Tanguay | Quebec City, QC | LPGA | 417 | – |
6. | Augusta James | Bath, ON | SYMT | 541 | -3 |
7. | Jaclyn Lee | Calgary, AB | – | 700 | +3 |
8. | Samantha Richdale | Kelowna, BC | SYMT | 813 | -3 |
9. | Christina Foster | Concord, ON | SYMT | 910 | +4 |
10. | Elizabeth Tong | Thornhill, ON | SYMT | 920 | +2 |