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MEN’S AMATEUR TOP 10

Positive gains for all but one of the Top 10 ranked players with Chris Crisologo making the biggest move, picking up 97 spots in the world rankings after finishing 45th at the RBC Canadian Open. The result helped the Golf Canada National Team member, who was the only amateur player to make the cut, also move up to the No. 6 ranking in Canada.

Joey Savoie moved up to take the No. 2 ranking in Canada with a gain of seven places in the world rankings . The Golf Canada National Team member took part in his first ever RBC Canadian Open, missing the cut.

James Song picked up 10 places after helping to lead the West team to victory at the Wyndham Cup, a Ryder Cup-style match play tournament. Song finished with a 2-2 record at the AJGA event.

Biggest move:  Ken Rodgers climbed 674 spots following a runner-up finish at the Saskatchewan Senior Men’s Championship

HOMETOWN SCHOOL WR + / –
1. Hugo Bernard Mont St-Hilaire, QC Univ. of Montreal 42 +1
2. Joey Savoie La Prairie, QC 93 +7
3. Garrett Rank Elmira, ON 95 +2
4. James Song Rancho Santa Fe, CA (California) 110 +10
5. Josh Whalen Napanee, ON 217 -13
6. Chris Crisologo Richmond, B.C. Simon Fraser Univ. 271 +97
7. Charles Corner Cayuga, ON 311 +8
8. Myles Creighton Digby, NS Radford 515 +3
9. Henry Lee Coquitlam, BC Washington 520 +5
10. Brendan Macdougall Calgary, AB High Point University 528 +10

WOMEN’S AMATEUR TOP 10

Brigitte Thibault climbed six places in the world rankings after finishing 40th in her first ever Canadian Women’s Amateur Championship. The result enabled her to move up and take over the No. 5 spot in Canada from Team Canada National Squad member Grace St-Germain, who finished 53rd.

No. 9 Jessica Ip made the biggest move among the Top 10, climbing 32 places in the world rankings.

Top ranked Maddie Szeryk maintained her No. 17 world ranking after finishing 22nd at the Canadian Women’s Amateur Championship.

Outside the Top 10, No. 15 ranked Tiffany Kong jumped 92 places after finishing 14th at the Canadian Women’s Amateur Championship.

Biggest Move:Amanda Minni gained 281 spots in the world rankings after finishing 67th at the Canadian Women’s Amateur Championship.

HOMETOWN SCHOOL WR + / –
1. Maddie Szeryk Allen, TX 17
2. Jaclyn Lee Calgary, AB Ohio State 26 -2
3. Naomi Ko Victoria, BC NC State 195 -12
4. Michelle Ruiz Mississauga, ON Nova Southeastern 268 -12
5. Brigitte Thibault Montreal, QC Fresno State 274 +6
6. Grace St-Germain Ottawa Daytona St. 290 -17
7. Vanessa Ha Montreal, QC San Francisco 312
8. Celeste Dao Notre-Dame, QC (Team Canada) 363 -3
9. Jessica Ip Richmond Hill, ON Iowa 426 +32
10. Michelle Kim Surrey, BC Idaho 549 -28

MEN’S TOP 10

Mackenzie Hughes made the biggest move of the week among the Top 10, picking up 41 places in the world rankings after finishing in a tie for eighth at the RBC Canadian Open. He was the only Canadian to finish in the top 10 and it marked the second straight year he was the top ranked Canadian at the national championship. The result was worth 6.67 world ranking points – the fourth best points-paying result of his career – and it moved him up to take over the No. 2 ranking in Canada.No. 10 Roger Sloan gained 28 spots in the world rankings after finishing in a tie for 37th at the RBC Canadian Open. The result was worth 1.59 world ranking points and marked his career-best result in four appearances at the national championship.

Outside the Top 10, Ryan Yip jumped 117 spots in the world ranking after finishing in a tie for 22nd in his first career appearance at the RBC Canadian Open. The result was worth 2.48 world ranking points and enabled him to take over the No. 13 spot in the Canadian rankings

Peter Campbell climbed 1,044 spots after picking up his first career professional victory at the PGA Tour Series-China Beijing Championship. The victory was worth 6 world ranking points and moved him from No. 33 all the way up inside the top 20 to No. 17 in Canada. He joins both Justin Shin and Eugene Wong as winners on the PGA Tour Series-China

After finishing at the top amateur at the RBC Canadian Open, Golf Canada National Team member Chris Crisologo jumps 493 spots after finishing in a tie for 45th to make his debut at No. 31 in the Canadian rankings. The result was worth 1.29 world ranking points, his first career points-paying finish on a professional tour.

Other notable results:No. 1 Adam Hadwin, No. 6 Austin Connelly, No. 7 Corey Conners and No. 8 Adam Svensson all missed the cut at RBC Canadian Open; No. 4 Benjamin Silverman and No. 5 Nick Taylor both finished tied for 71st at RBC Canadian Open; No. 9 David Hearn finished tied for 61st at RBC Canadian Open;

HOMETOWN TOUR WR + / –
1. Adam Hadwin Abbotsford, BC PGA 56 -1
2. Mackenzie Hughes Dundas, ON PGA 213 +41
3. Graham DeLaet Weyburn, SK PGA 222 -4
4. Benjamin Silverman Thornhill, ON PGA 266 -10
5. Nick Taylor Abbotsford, BC PGA 277 -8
6. Austin Connelly Irving, TX EUR 312 -17
7. Corey Conners Listowel, ON PGA 347 -1
8. Adam Svensson Surrey, BC WEB 352 -2
9. David Hearn Brantford, ON PGA 453 -10
10. Roger Sloan Merritt, BC PGA 521 +28

WOMEN’S TOP 10

Brittany Marchand made the biggest move among the Top 10, picking up eight places in the world rankings after finishing in a tie for 44th at the Ladies European Tour’s Ladies Scottish Open. The result was worth 1.26 world ranking points for the Golf Canada Young Pro Squad member, who was playing in her second ever European Tour event.

Other Notable Results: No. 2 Alena Sharp finished tied for 67th at Ladies European Tour Ladies Scottish Open; No. 4 Maude-Aimee Leblanc missed the cut at Ladies European Tour Ladies Scottish Open; No. 6 Augusta James finished in a tie for 30th at the Symetra Tour event in New York; No. 8 Samantha Richdale missed the cut at the Symetra Tour event in New York; No. 10 Elizabeth Tong finished tied for 52nd at the Symetra Tour event in New York;

HOMETOWN TOUR WR + / –
1. Brooke Henderson Smiths Falls, ON LPGA 16
2. Alena Sharp Hamilton, ON LPGA 174 -6
3. Brittany Marchand Orangeville, ON LPGA 220 +8
4. Maude-Aimee Leblanc Sherbrooke, QC LPGA 288 -5
5. Anne-Catherine Tanguay Quebec City, QC LPGA 417 +2
6. Augusta James Bath, ON SYMT 538 -6
7. Jaclyn Lee Calgary, AB 702
8. Samantha Richdale Kelowna, BC SYMT 810 -5
9. Christina Foster Concord, ON SYMT 914 -2
10. Elizabeth Tong Thornhill, ON SYMT 922 -3