MEN’S AMATEUR TOP 10
Brendan Macdougall made the biggest move as several positions were shuffled in the Top 10 this past week. The Calgary golfer picked up 47 spots in the world rankings after finishing a career-best 16th at the Canadian Men’s Amateur Championship.
Golf Canada National Squad member Joey Savoie gained two places after finishing 19th at the Canadian Men’s Amateur Championship, helping Team Quebec capture their second straight inter-provincial title in the process.
Garrett Rank picked up five places in the world rankings after finishing third at the Canadian Men’s Amateur Championship, helping him to reclaim the No. 3 ranking in Canada in the process.
Charles Corner takes over the No. 6 ranking from Golf Canada National Squad member Chris Crisologo, who missed the cut at the Canadian Men’s Amateur Championship.
Henry Lee moves up to the No. 9 ranking after posting a ninth place finish at the Canadian Men’s Amateur Championship.
Biggest move: Former Golf Canada Development Team member and reigning Alberta Junior Boys Champion Chandler McDowell of Red Deer, Alta., gained 678 spots in the world rankings after finishing 58th at the Canadian Men’s Amateur Championship.
| HOMETOWN | SCHOOL | WR | + / – | ||
| 1. | Hugo Bernard | Mont St-Hilaire, QC | (Team Canada) | 72 | -26 |
| 2. | Joey Savoie | La Prairie, QC | (Team Canada) | 87 | +2 |
| 3. | Garrett Rank | Elmira, ON | – | 88 | +5 |
| 4. | James Song | Rancho Santa Fe, CA | (California) | 107 | -2 |
| 5. | Josh Whalen | Napanee, ON | (Team Canada) | 234 | -26 |
| 6. | Charles Corner | Cayuga, ON | – | 322 | -6 |
| 7. | Chris Crisologo | Richmond, B.C. | (Team Canada) | 325 | -54 |
| 8. | Brendan Macdougall | Calgary, AB | High Point University | 469 | +47 |
| 9. | Henry Lee | Coquitlam, BC | Washington | 526 | +1 |
| 10. | Myles Creighton | Digby, NS | Radford | 533 | -10 |
WOMEN’S AMATEUR TOP 10
Ellie Szeryk made the biggest move of the week among the Top 10, picking up 29 spots. The Golf Canada Development Squad member has gained 52 places since joining the Top 10.
No. 2 Jaclyn Lee picked up five places in the rankings to climb to a career-best No. 21 in the world after a fifth place finish at the U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship. It was the seventh top 5 result of the year for the Golf Canada National Squad member.
Outside the Top 10, Susan Xiao picked up 133 spots in the world rankings after finishing runner-up at the Lockton Kansas City Junior. The result enabled her to move up from No. 16 to 12 in the Canadian rankings.
Biggest Move:Taylor Kehoe picked up 248 spots in the world rankings after a fourth place finish at the AJGA Junior at Forest Lake.
| HOMETOWN | SCHOOL | WR | + / – | ||
| 1. | Maddie Szeryk | Allen, TX | (Team Canada) | 15 | +2 |
| 2. | Jaclyn Lee | Calgary, AB | Ohio State | 21 | +5 |
| 3. | Naomi Ko | Victoria, BC | NC State | 220 | -5 |
| 4. | Vanessa Ha | Montreal, QC | San Francisco | 271 | – |
| 5. | Michelle Ruiz | Mississauga, ON | Nova Southeastern | 272 | – |
| 6. | Brigitte Thibault | Montreal, QC | Fresno State | 283 | -4 |
| 7. | Grace St-Germain | Ottawa | Daytona St. | 291 | -2 |
| 8. | Celeste Dao | Notre-Dame, QC | (Team Canada) | 327 | -3 |
| 9. | Jessica Ip | Richmond Hill, ON | Iowa | 398 | -3 |
| 10. | Ellie Szeryk | Allen, TX | (Team Canada) | 511 | +29 |
MEN’S TOP 10
With the PGA Championship, the final golf major of the season, taking centre stage there wasn’t a whole lot of positive movement in the Canadian rankings.
Only three of the Top 10 golfers made gains with Austin Connelly leading the way, picking up four places followed by No. 10 Roger Sloan, up three spots and No. 8 Adam Svensson gaining a single place in the world rankings.
Other notable results:No. 1 Adam Hadwin missed the cut at PGA Championship;
| HOMETOWN | TOUR | WR | + / – | ||
| 1. | Adam Hadwin | Abbotsford, BC | PGA | 62 | -4 |
| 2. | Mackenzie Hughes | Dundas, ON | PGA | 219 | -4 |
| 3. | Graham DeLaet | Weyburn, SK | PGA | 233 | -4 |
| 4. | Benjamin Silverman | Thornhill, ON | PGA | 246 | – |
| 5. | Nick Taylor | Abbotsford, BC | PGA | 291 | -5 |
| 6. | Austin Connelly | Irving, TX | EUR | 304 | +4 |
| 7. | Corey Conners | Listowel, ON | PGA | 352 | -2 |
| 8. | Adam Svensson | Surrey, BC | WEB | 357 | +1 |
| 9. | David Hearn | Brantford, ON | PGA | 476 | -11 |
| 10. | Roger Sloan | Merritt, BC | PGA | 501 | +3 |
WOMEN’S TOP 10
Jennifer Ha move back into the Top 10, picking up 60 places in the world rankings after finishing in a tie for 26th at the Symetra Tour event in Milwaukee. It was the Calgary golfer’s best result of the season on the development tour. The result was worth 0.2 world ranking points and moved the Team Canada Young Pro member up to the No. 9 ranking in Canada.
Other Notable Results: No. 8 Samantha Richdale missed the cut at Symetra Tour event in Milwaukee;
| HOMETOWN | TOUR | WR | + / – | ||
| 1. | Brooke Henderson | Smiths Falls, ON | LPGA | 16 | -1 |
| 2. | Alena Sharp | Hamilton, ON | LPGA | 182 | -3 |
| 3. | Brittany Marchand | Orangeville, ON | LPGA | 218 | +5 |
| 4. | Maude-Aimee Leblanc | Sherbrooke, QC | LPGA | 294 | -5 |
| 5. | Anne-Catherine Tanguay | Quebec City, QC | LPGA | 420 | -3 |
| 6. | Augusta James | Bath, ON | SYMT | 550 | -9 |
| 7. | Jaclyn Lee | Calgary, AB | – | 708 | -8 |
| 8. | Samantha Richdale | Kelowna, BC | SYMT | 817 | -4 |
| 9. | Jennifer Ha | Calgary, AB | SYMT | 880 | +60 |
| 10. | Christina Foster | Concord, ON | SYMT | 911 | -1 |