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Joey Savoie gained nine places in the world rankings after finishing in a tie for fifth at the St. Andrews Links Trophy, two strokes shy of the winning the score. The result vaulted the Golf Canada National Team member up to a career-best No. 75 in the world rankings and he moved past Garrett Rank to take over the No. 2 spot in Canada.

Fellow Golf Canada team member Hugo Bernard finished in a tie for 28th at the St. Andrew Links event. That was good enough to boost his career-best world ranking three places, moving him up to No. 47 in the world.

Biggest move:Jordy Lutz of Winnipeg gained 1,496 spots in the world rankings after winning the Manitoba Match Play Championship. The fourth seeded golfer knocked off the second seed Colwyn Abgrall 2&1 in the championship match.

HOMETOWN SCHOOL WR + / –
1. Hugo Bernard Mont St-Hilaire, QC Univ. of Montreal 47 +3
2. Joey Savoie La Prairie, QC 75 +9
3. Garrett Rank Elmira, ON 79 -5
4. Josh Whalen Napanee, ON 198 -9
5. Charles Corner Cayuga, ON 284 +1
6. Chris Crisologo Richmond, B.C. Simon Fraser Univ. 343 -4
7. James Song Rancho Santa Fe, CA (California) 351 +3
8. Myles Creighton Digby, NS Radford 409 -18
9. Emmett Oh Calgary, AB 471 +4
10. Blair Bursey Gander, NFLD Utah Valley St. 514 -11

WOMEN’S AMATEUR TOP 10

Maddie Szeryk picked up three more places in the world rankings to improve to a career-best No. 16 in the world for the Golf Canada National Squad member who just completed a successful collegiate career at Texas A&M.

One change in the Top 10 saw Jessica Ip take over the No. 8 ranking in Canada from Valerie Tanguay.

Biggest Move: Taylor Kehoe of Strathroy, Ont. gained 269 spots in the world rankings after finishing sixth at the AJGA the Memorial Junior event, which included a second round 70 which led all golfers that day.

HOMETOWN SCHOOL WR + / –
1. Maddie Szeryk Allen, TX Texas A&M 16 +3
2. Jaclyn Lee Calgary, AB Ohio State 46 -3
3. Naomi Ko Victoria, BC NC State 165 -7
4. Grace St-Germain Ottawa Daytona St. 253 -14
5. Michelle Ruiz Mississauga, ON Nova Southeastern 274 +2
6. Vanessa Ha Montreal, QC San Francisco 295 +1
7. Celeste Dao Notre-Dame, QC (Team Canada) 358 +1
8. Jessica Ip Richmond Hill, ON Iowa 424 +5
9. Valerie Tanguay St-Hyacinthe, QC Oklahoma 438 -26
10. Brigitte Thibault Montreal, QC Fresno State 476 -14

MEN’S TOP 10

Both Nick Taylor and Austin Connelly shared the honour for the biggest move among the Top 10 this past week.

Taylor gained nine places in the world rankings after finishing in a tie for 30th at the PGA’s FedEx St. Jude Classic. The result was worth 1.51 world ranking points, his second points-paying finish in his last three tournaments. The result enabled him to move up to No. 4 in Canada.

Connelly gained nine places in the world rankings after finishing in a tie for 19th at the European Tour’s Shot Clock Masters – the first golf tournament of its type to feature a shot clock. The result was worth 1.62 world ranking points for the former Golf Canada National Team member.

Despite missing the cut at the Web.com Tour’s Rust-Oleum Championship, Roger Sloan moves back into the Top 10 following a seven week absence, moving past Richard T Lee, who lost 25 spots in the world rankings to relinquish the No. 10 ranking

Outside the Top 10, Justin Shin picked up 149 spots in the world rankings after finishing third in the PGA Tour China Series’ Guilin Championship. It was his third straight top 10 result and second top three finish. The result was worth 2.40 world ranking points, moving him up to No. 12 in the Canadian rankings.

Wes Heffernan gained 155 spots in the world rankings after finishing in a tie for sixth at the Mackenzie Tour-PGA Tour Canada event in Victoria.The result allowed him to take over the No. 17 ranking in Canada.

Other notable results: No. 3 Benjamin Silverman finished 67th at FedEx St. Jude Classic; No. 5 Mackenzie Hughes and No. 9 David Hearn both missed the cut at FedEx St. Jude Classic; No. 8 Corey Conners finished 68th at the FedEx St. Jude Classic;

HOMETOWN TOUR WR + / –
1. Adam Hadwin Abbotsford, BC PGA 47
2. Graham DeLaet Weyburn, SK PGA 177 -6
3. Benjamin Silverman Thornhill, ON PGA 239 -5
4. Nick Taylor Abbotsford, BC PGA 241 +9
5. Mackenzie Hughes Dundas, ON PGA 248 -6
6. Austin Connelly Irving, TX EUR 282 +9
7. Adam Svensson Surrey, BC WEB 327 +2
8. Corey Conners Listowel, ON PGA 339 -6
9. David Hearn Brantford, ON PGA 439 -11
10. Roger Sloan Merritt, BC PGA 564 -16

WOMEN’S TOP 10

Anne-Catherine Tanguay made the biggest move among the Top 10, picking up 29 spots in the world rankings after finishing in a tie for 36th at the Shoprite LPGA Classic. It was her career best result to date on the LPGA Tour and was worth 1.08 world ranking points.

Brittany Marchand extended her string of collecting world ranking points in each LPGA tournament she’s competed in this year. Marchand picked up 0.79 world ranking points after finishing tied for 45th at the Shoprite LPGA Classic. She also gained three places in the world rankings.

Augusta James was the only other Top 10 player to make positive gains this past week, picking up three places after finishing in a tie for 13th at the Symetra Tour event in Indiana. The result was worth 0.28 world ranking points for the Golf Canada Young Pro squad member.

Top ranked Brooke Henderson dropped a spot to No. 17 in the world despite finishing in a tie for 28th at the Shoprite LPGA Classic. The result was counted for 1.35 world ranking points. It was her first tournament back since having to withdraw during the U.S. Women’s Open due to a death in the family.

Other Notable Results: No. 3 Maude-Aimee Leblanc missed the cut at Shoprite LPGA Classic; No. 7 Samantha Richdale was disqualified from Symetra Tour Indiana event; No. 10 Elizabeth Tong missed the cut at Symetra Tour Indiana event;

HOMETOWN TOUR WR + / –
1. Brooke Henderson Smiths Falls, ON LPGA 17 -1
2. Alena Sharp Hamilton, ON LPGA 143 -4
3. Maude-Aimee Leblanc Sherbrooke, QC LPGA 304 -2
4. Brittany Marchand Orangeville, ON LPGA 306 +3
5. Anne-Catherine Tanguay Quebec City, QC LPGA 443 +29
6. Augusta James Bath, ON SYMT 582 +2
7. Samantha Richdale Kelowna, BC SYMT 759 -15
8. Jennifer Ha Calgary, AB SYMT 859 -11
9. Christina Foster Concord, ON SYMT 885 -9
10. Elizabeth Tong Thornhill, ON SYMT 948 -24