MEN’S AMATEUR TOP 10
Chris Crisologo picked up two places in the world rankings after finishing in a tie for third at the NDNU Argonaut Invitational. The Golf Canada National Team member has posted a top 3 finish in all five tournaments he has played in this year.
Honourable mention this week goes to Team Canada Development Squad member Christopher Vandette, who picked up 342 spots in the world rankings after finishing runner-up at the 2018 Hawaii State Amateur.
Biggest move: Daniel Racioppa from Mount Albert, Ont., gained 459 spots in the world rankings after finishing third at the PVAMU Invitational. It was his fourth top 3 result in six events this season.
| HOMETOWN | SCHOOL | WR | + / – | ||
| 1. | Hugo Bernard | Mont St-Hilaire, QC | Univ. of Montreal | 59 | +5 |
| 2. | Garrett Rank | Elmira, ON | – | 91 | -1 |
| 3. | Joey Savoie | La Prairie, QC | – | 154 | +2 |
| 4. | Chris Crisologo | Richmond, B.C. | Simon Fraser Univ. | 247 | +2 |
| 5. | Josh Whalen | Napanee, ON | Kent State | 271 | -5 |
| 6. | Charles Corner | Cayuga, ON | UTEP | 352 | -21 |
| 7. | Emmett Oh | Calgary, AB | – | 366 | -3 |
| 8. | Myles Creighton | Digby, NS | Radford | 399 | -6 |
| 9. | Lawren Rowe | Victoria, BC | Univ. of Victoria | 437 | -9 |
| 10. | Matt Williams | Calgary, AB | Houston | 467 | -10 |
Complete World Amateur Golf Rankings can be found here.
WOMEN’S AMATEUR TOP 10
Jessica Ip made the biggest gain among the Top 10, picking up 33 spots in the world rankings after finishing in a tie for 11th at the Hawkeye-El Tigre Invitational. It was the Richmond Hill, Ontario senior’s second top 20 result of the year and enabled her to climb up to No. 6 in the Canadian rankings.
Jaclyn Lee gained 22 spots in the world rankings after a runner-up finish at the Clover Cup. It was the fourth top 10 result of the year for the Golf Canada National Team member and pushed her to a career-best No. 77 in the world rankings.
Top ranked Maddie Szeryk climbed to No. 30 in the world after finishing runner-up at the Dr. Donnis Thompson Invitational. It was the seventh top 10 result for the Golf Canada National Team member in eight tournaments this year.
Biggest Move: Alyssa Getty from Ruthven, Ont., picked up 135 spots in the world rankings after finishing ninth at the Jackrabbit Invitational.
| HOMETOWN | SCHOOL | WR | + / – | ||
| 1. | Maddie Szeryk | Allen, TX | Texas A&M | 30 | +4 |
| 2. | Jaclyn Lee | Calgary, AB | Ohio State | 77 | +22 |
| 3. | Naomi Ko | Victoria, BC | NC State | 145 | -2 |
| 4. | Vanessa Ha | Montreal, QC | San Francisco | 288 | -14 |
| 5. | Grace St-Germain | Ottawa | Daytona St. | 301 | -3 |
| 6. | Jessica Ip | Richmond Hill, ON | Iowa | 386 | +33 |
| 7. | Michelle Ruiz | Mississauga, ON | Nova Southeastern | 391 | -2 |
| 8. | Celeste Dao | Notre-Dame, QC | (Team Canada) | 426 | -42 |
| 9. | Valerie Tanguay | St-Hyacinthe, QC | Oklahoma | 444 | – |
| 10. | Michelle Kim | Surrey, BC | Idaho | 518 | -11 |
Complete World Amateur Golf Rankings can be found here.
MEN’S TOP 10
Austin Connelly made the biggest move among the Top 10, picking up five places in the world rankings.
Adam Svensson moves up to take over the No. 7 ranking in Canada while maintaining his world ranking at No. 368.
No. 3 Mackenzie Hughes maintained his No. 179 world ranking after finishing in a tie for 54th at the PGA Arnold Palmer Invitational. That result was worth 1.21 world ranking points and was his first points-paying finish of the year
Other notable results: No. 4 Nick Taylor missed the cut at PGA Arnold Palmer Invitational;
| HOMETOWN | TOUR | WR | + / – | ||
| 1. | Adam Hadwin | Abbotsford, BC | PGA | 42 | – |
| 2. | Graham DeLaet | Weyburn, SK | PGA | 131 | -2 |
| 3. | Mackenzie Hughes | Dundas, ON | PGA | 179 | – |
| 4. | Nick Taylor | Abbotsford, BC | PGA | 206 | -2 |
| 5. | Austin Connelly | Irving, TX | EUR | 247 | +5 |
| 6. | Benjamin Silverman | Thornhill, ON | PGA | 267 | -2 |
| 7. | Adam Svensson | Surrey, BC | WEB | 368 | – |
| 8. | David Hearn | Brantford, ON | PGA | 371 | -6 |
| 9. | Roger Sloan | Merritt, BC | WEB | 493 | – |
| 10. | Richard T Lee | Toronto, ON | ASIA | 508 | -1 |
Click here for Men’s Official World Golf Rankings.
WOMEN’S TOP 10
Some significant jumps within the Top 10 this past week.
Brittany Marchand moved up 23 places in the world rankings after finishing third at the season opening Symetra Tour event in Florida, falling just three strokes shy of winning her second career Tour title. The result was worth 1.09 world ranking points and enabled Marchand to take over the No. 4 spot in Canada from fellow Team Canada Young Pro Squad member Anne-Catherine Tanguay.
Matching Marchand was No. 7 Samantha Richdale, who also picked up 23 spots in the world rankings after finishing in a tie for 11th at the Symetra Tour season opener. That result was worth 0.26 world ranking points for the Kelowna golfer.
Maude-Aimee Leblanc jumped 12 places in the world rankings after finishing in a tie for 49th at the LPGA Founders Cup. It was just her second LPGA start of the year and the result was worth 0.64 world ranking points.
Top ranked Brooke Henderson managed to maintain her No. 13 world ranking despite missing the cut at the LPGA Founders Cup, only her second missed cut of the season in five events.
Other Notable Results: No. 2 Alena Sharp and No. 5 Anne-Catherine Tanguay both missed the cut at LPGA Founders Cup; No. 6 Augusta James and No 8 Jennifer Ha both missed the cut at Symetra Tour event; No. 9 Elizabeth Tong finished tied for 54th at Symetra Tour event;
| HOMETOWN | TOUR | WR | + / – | ||
| 1. | Brooke Henderson | Smiths Falls, ON | LPGA | 13 | – |
| 2. | Alena Sharp | Hamilton, ON | LPGA | 111 | -2 |
| 3. | Maude-Aimee Leblanc | Sherbrooke, QC | LPGA | 309 | +12 |
| 4. | Brittany Marchand | Orangeville, ON | LPGA | 384 | +23 |
| 5. | Anne-Catherine Tanguay | Quebec City, QC | LPGA | 390 | -6 |
| 6. | Augusta James | Bath, ON | SYMT | 508 | -15 |
| 7. | Samantha Richdale | Kelowna, BC | SYMT | 638 | +23 |
| 8. | Jennifer Ha | Calgary, AB | SYMT | 738 | -2 |
| 9. | Elizabeth Tong | Thornhill, ON | SYMT | 805 | -11 |
| 10. | Jessica Wallace | Langley, BC | – | 822 | -11 |
Click here for full Women’s Rolex World Rankings.