MEN’S AMATEUR TOP 10
Joey Savoie needed a playoff before picking up the win at the recent Grant Clements Memorial Tournament in New Zealand. The result highlighted what has been a successful Australian swing for the Golf Canada National Squad member, which included a top 10 finish at the Australian Master of the Amateurs and making it all the way to the quarterfinals in match play at the NSW Amateur Championship.
One of the biggest moves of the week was made outside the Top-10 as No. 11 Myles Creighton picked up 60 spots in the world rankings.
Andrew Harrison makes his top 20 debut in the Canadian rankings, moving past Golf Canada Development Squad member Johnny Travale to occupy the No. 20 spot. Harrison is coming off a third place finish at the ACU Spring Invitational earlier this month which kicked off the spring portion of the UBC golf schedule.
Biggest move: Carter Graf gained 556 spots in the world rankings after finishing in a tie for second at the Latin American Junior Classics.
| HOMETOWN | SCHOOL | WR | + / – | ||
| 1. | Hugo Bernard | Mont St-Hilaire, QC | Univ. of Montreal | 58 | -1 |
| 2. | Garrett Rank | Elmira, ON | – | 84 | -2 |
| 3. | Joey Savoie | La Prairie, QC | – | 153 | -2 |
| 4. | Chris Crisologo | Richmond, B.C. | Simon Fraser Univ. | 238 | -5 |
| 5. | Josh Whalen | Napanee, ON | Kent State | 260 | -3 |
| 6. | Charles Corner | Cayuga, ON | UTEP | 341 | -3 |
| 7. | Matt Williams | Calgary, AB | Houston | 394 | -8 |
| 8. | Lawren Rowe | Victoria, BC | Univ. of Victoria | 421 | -10 |
| 9. | Blair Bursey | Gander, NFLD | Utah Valley | 439 | -4 |
| 10. | Emmett Oh | Calgary, AB | – | 443 | -4 |
Complete World Amateur Golf Rankings can be found here.
WOMEN’S AMATEUR TOP 10
Michelle Ruiz made a pair of big moves among Top-10 ranked golfers, gaining 99 spots in the world rankings after finishing third at the Lady Moc Golf Classic. That result enabled her to makes the leap from No. 10 up to No. 6 in the Canadian rankings. It was the fourth consecutive top five finish for the senior at Nova Southern University, who currently ranks as the No. 3 player in NCAA Division II golf.
Golf Canada National Squad member Grace St-Germain picked up another two places in the world rankings after finishing 13th at the JU Amelia Island Collegiate. The Ottawa golfer has gained a total of 20 spots in the world rankings over the last two weeks.
There was some significant shuffling outside the Top-10. Julia Champion goes from No. 19 up to No. 16 after picking up 80 places in the world rankings after finishing tied for 19th at the Rio Verde Invitational.
Kelsey Sear makes her Top 20 debut after gaining 53 places in the world rankings, taking over the No. 19 spot in the Canadian rankings while pushing Golf Canada Development Squad member Ellie Szeryk out of the Top 20.
Biggest Move: Kathy Lim gained 143 places in the world rankings after finishing tied for 40th at the Moon Golf Invitational.
| HOMETOWN | SCHOOL | WR | + / – | ||
| 1. | Maddie Szeryk | Allen, TX | Texas A&M | 32 | -1 |
| 2. | Jaclyn Lee | Calgary, AB | Ohio State | 122 | -4 |
| 3. | Naomi Ko | Victoria, BC | NC State | 130 | -2 |
| 4. | Grace St-Germain | Ottawa | Daytona St. | 257 | +2 |
| 5. | Vanessa Ha | Montreal, QC | San Francisco | 277 | – |
| 6. | Michelle Ruiz | Mississauga, ON | Nova Southeastern | 385 | +99 |
| 7. | Jessica Ip | Richmond Hill, ON | Iowa | 396 | -17 |
| 8. | Celeste Dao | Notre-Dame, QC | (Team Canada) | 404 | – |
| 9. | Michelle Kim | Surrey, BC | Idaho | 449 | +4 |
| 10. | Valerie Tanguay | St-Hyacinthe, QC | Oklahoma | 477 | +2 |
Complete World Amateur Golf Rankings can be found here.
MEN’S TOP 10
Top ranked Adam Hadwin picked up a single place in the world rankings to move into the top 50 in the world. Despite taking the week off, Jhonattan Vegas’ slip after finishing tied for 72nd at The Honda Classic enabled Hadwin to move up to No. 49, just five spots away from his career best.
No. 2 Graham DeLaet picked up two places in the world rankings, temporarily putting ending a run that had seen him lose places in six of the first seven weeks. The former Presidents Cup player has been sidelined since undergoing stem-cell treatment on his problematic back. His return at this point is still uncertain.
Other notable results: No.3 Mackenzie Hughes finished tied for 59th at PGA Honda Classic; No. 6 Benjamin Silverman missed the cut at PGA Honda Classic;
| HOMETOWN | TOUR | WR | + / – | ||
| 1. | Adam Hadwin | Abbotsford, BC | PGA | 49 | +1 |
| 2. | Graham DeLaet | Weyburn, SK | PGA | 126 | +2 |
| 3. | Mackenzie Hughes | Dundas, ON | PGA | 176 | +1 |
| 4. | Nick Taylor | Abbotsford, BC | PGA | 199 | -3 |
| 5. | Austin Connelly | Irving, TX | EUR | 246 | -4 |
| 6. | Benjamin Silverman | Thornhill, ON | PGA | 255 | -8 |
| 7. | David Hearn | Brantford, ON | PGA | 349 | -6 |
| 8. | Adam Svensson | Surrey, BC | WEB | 357 | +1 |
| 9. | Roger Sloan | Merritt, BC | WEB | 476 | -7 |
| 10. | Richard T Lee | Toronto, ON | ASIA | 496 | -8 |
Click here for Men’s Official World Golf Rankings.
WOMEN’S TOP 10
Brooke Henderson maintained her No. 14 world ranking after finishing in a tie for seventh at the Honda LPGA Thailand event. The result saw Henderson gain 4.07 world ranking points
Other Notable Results: No. 2 Alena Sharp finished tied for 56th at Honda LPGA Thailand;
| HOMETOWN | TOUR | WR | + / – | ||
| 1. | Brooke Henderson | Smiths Falls, ON | LPGA | 14 | – |
| 2. | Alena Sharp | Hamilton, ON | LPGA | 103 | – |
| 3. | Maude-Aimee Leblanc | Sherbrooke, QC | LPGA | 310 | -7 |
| 4. | Anne-Catherine Tanguay | Quebec City, QC | LPGA | 376 | -2 |
| 5. | Brittany Marchand | Orangeville, ON | LPGA | 401 | -1 |
| 6. | Augusta James | Bath, ON | SYMT | 482 | -2 |
| 7. | Samantha Richdale | Kelowna, BC | SYMT | 643 | -9 |
| 8. | Jennifer Ha | Calgary, AB | SYMT | 733 | -3 |
| 9. | Elizabeth Tong | Thornhill, ON | SYMT | 786 | -4 |
| 10. | Jessica Wallace | Langley, BC | – | 794 | -7 |
Click here for full Women’s Rolex World Rankings.