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MEN’S AMATEUR TOP 10

Garrett Rank gained 16 places and moved back up to reclaim the No. 2 ranking in Canada following his wire-to-wire victory at the Investors Group Ontario Men’s Amateur. It’s the second victory in the last three tournament starts for the former Golf Canada National Team member and his fifth top 10 result since starting his summer golf campaign.

Josh Whalen made the biggest move among the Top 10, picking up 24 spots despite missing the cut at the Mackenzie Tour-PGA Tour Canada Staal Foundation Open. It was his first ever career start at a professional tournament.

Chris Crisologo gained 21 places in the world rankings after winning the British Columbia Amateur. It’s the second win since the collegiate season concluded for the Golf Canada National Team member and fifth overall.

Outside the Top 10, Noah Steele made one of the biggest moves, jumping 406 spots up to No. 13 in the Canadian rankings after finishing 24th at the Investors Group Ontario Men’s Amateur.

Biggest move:  Jay Snyder gained 874 places in the world rankings after finishing 26th at the British Columbia Amateur

HOMETOWN SCHOOL WR + / –
1. Hugo Bernard Mont St-Hilaire, QC Univ. of Montreal 44 -8
2. Garrett Rank Elmira, ON 78 +16
3. Joey Savoie La Prairie, QC 98 -6
4. James Song Rancho Santa Fe, CA (California) 144 -7
5. Josh Whalen Napanee, ON 197 +24
6. Charles Corner Cayuga, ON 304 -19
7. Chris Crisologo Richmond, B.C. Simon Fraser Univ. 362 +21
8. Myles Creighton Digby, NS Radford 509 -63
9. Henry Lee Coquitlam, BC Washington 516 -13
10. Blair Bursey Gander, NFLD Utah Valley St. 524 -7

WOMEN’S AMATEUR TOP 10

Brigitte Thibault made the biggest move among the Top 10, picking up 37 places in the world rankings after finishing ninth at the North & South Women’s Amateur Championship. It’s her third top 10 finish in her last three tournaments and the result helped move her past Vanessa Ha to take over the No. 6 spot in the world rankings.

Michelle Ruiz moves past Golf Canada National Team member Grace St-Germain to take over the No. 4 ranking in Canada.

Golf Canada Development Squad member Celeste Dao jumped 24 places in the world rankings after winning the Golf Quebec Girl’s Junior Championship. That is her third individual victory this season and ninth top 10 finish in 11 tournaments this year.

Despite a slip of three places, Golf Canada National Team member Jaclyn Lee remains in the top 30 in the world rankings after finishing ninth at the North & South Women’s Amateur Championship – her second top 10 result in as many tournaments and fifth in the last six events.

Biggest Move:Brooke Rivers of Brampton, Ont., gained 416 spots in the world rankings after finishing fifth at the Ontario Junior Girls Championship – her second top 5 result in the last two weeks.

HOMETOWN SCHOOL WR + / –
1. Maddie Szeryk Allen, TX 16
2. Jaclyn Lee Calgary, AB Ohio State 29 -3
3. Naomi Ko Victoria, BC NC State 176 +1
4. Michelle Ruiz Mississauga, ON Nova Southeastern 255
5. Grace St-Germain Ottawa Daytona St. 273 -24
6. Brigitte Thibault Montreal, QC Fresno State 280 +37
7. Vanessa Ha Montreal, QC San Francisco 307 -6
8. Celeste Dao Notre-Dame, QC (Team Canada) 353 +24
9. Jessica Ip Richmond Hill, ON Iowa 448 -8
10. Michelle Kim Surrey, BC Idaho 498 -8

MEN’S TOP 10

David Hearn made the biggest move among the Top 10, picking up 26 spots in the world rankings after finishing in a tie for 16th at the PGA John Deere Classic. It equals his best finish on the Tour this year and was worth 1.80 world ranking points, his second straight points-paying finish.

Nick Taylor moved back into the No. 3 ranking in Canada, ahead of Benjamin Silverman, who lost 15 places in the world rankings. Taylor finished tied for 34th at the John Deere Classic while Silverman was tied for 65th.

Outside the Top 10, Riley Wheeldon gained 932 spots in the world rankings following his runner-up finish at the Mackenzie Tour-PGA Tour Canada Staal Foundation Open. It was his second best career result after winning a Canadian Tour event back in 2013. The result was worth 3.60 world ranking points and enabled him to climb 13 places up to No. 19 in the Canadian rankings.

Other notable results: No. 3 Mackenzie Hughes finished tied for 16th at the PGA John Deere Classic; No. 6 Austin Connelly missed the cut at the European Tour Scottish Open; No. 7 Corey Conners finished tied for 50th at the PGA John Deere Classic; No. 10 Roger Sloan finished tied for 49th at Web.com Tour Utah Championship;

HOMETOWN TOUR WR + / –
1. Adam Hadwin Abbotsford, BC PGA 53 -1
2. Graham DeLaet Weyburn, SK PGA 207 -7
3. Mackenzie Hughes DUndas, ON PGA 244 -2
4. Nick Taylor Abbotsford, BC PGA 271 -12
5. Benjamin Silverman Thornhill, ON PGA 272 -15
6. Austin Connelly Irving, TX EUR 300 -10
7. Corey Conners Listowel, ON PGA 345 -11
8. Adam Svensson Surrey, BC WEB 349 -4
9. David Hearn Brantford, ON PGA 427 +26
10. Roger Sloan Merritt, BC PGA 597 -7

WOMEN’S TOP 10

Brittany Marchand gained 10 places in the world rankings after finishing tied for 32nd at the LPGA Marathon Classic. The result was worth 0.89 world ranking points for the Golf Canada Young Pro squad member who has picked up 81 spots in the world rankings over the last four weeks.

Top ranked Brooke Henderson moved up a single spot to No. 15 in the world after her third place finish at the LPGA Marathon Classic. The result was worth 8.8 world ranking points and marked her third top 10 finish in her last seven tournaments and second in the last three weeks.

Other Notable Results: No. 2 Alena Sharp finished tied for 49th at the LPGA Marathon Classic; No. 4 Maude-Aimee Leblanc missed the cut at the LPGA Marathon Classic; No. 6 Augusta James and No. 8 Samantha Richdale both missed the cut at Symetra Tour event in Indiana; No. 10 Elizabeth Tong finished tied for 59th at Symetra Tour event in Indiana

HOMETOWN TOUR WR + / –
1. Brooke Henderson Smiths Falls, ON LPGA 15 +1
2. Alena Sharp Hamilton, ON LPGA 160 -4
3. Brittany Marchand Orangeville, ON LPGA 229 +10
4. Maude-Aimee Leblanc Sherbrooke, QC LPGA 277 -4
5. Anne-Catherine Tanguay Quebec City, QC LPGA 421 -2
6. Augusta James Bath, ON SYMT 625 -8
7. Jaclyn Lee Calgary, AB 695 -1
8. Samantha Richdale Kelowna, BC SYMT 796 -6
9. Christina Foster Concord, ON SYMT 908 -4
10. Elizabeth Tong Thornhill, ON SYMT 913 -5