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Emmett Oh continued to climb up the Canadian rankings, making the biggest leap among the Top-10.  The Calgary golfer climbed eight places in the world rankings to move up to No. 7 in Canadian rankings. Since joining the Top-10, Oh has gained 94 places in the world rankings over the last 10 weeks

No. 5 ranked Chris Crisologo won his first tournament of the season at the Concordia Invitational, marking his third consecutive top-5 result and coming off a runner-up finish two weeks ago.

Outside the Top-10, Travis Fredborg climbed 51 spots in the world rankings after finishing in a tie for sixth at the Southern Dunes Invitational. The Selkirk, Manitoba junior at Arizona moved up to No. 16 in the Canadian rankings.

Biggest move:  Daniel Racioppa from Mount Albert, Ont., jumped 1,223 spots in the world rankings after a nine-shot victory in the Collegiate Challenge – Bluffs tournament. The Alcorn State senior and defending SWAC champion shot a career-best 212 over three-rounds including a career-best 65 in round three.

    HOMETOWN SCHOOL WR + / –
1. Garrett Rank Elmira, ON 83
2. Hugo Bernard Mont St-Hilaire, QC Univ. of Montreal 95 +2
3. Josh Whalen Napanee, ON Kent State 204 +3
4. Joey Savoie St-Jean, QC Middle Tennessee 231 +6
5. Chris Crisologo Richmond, B.C. Simon Fraser Univ. 364 -3
6. Matt Williams Calgary, AB Houston 379 -4
7. Emmett Oh Calgary, AB 424 +8
8. Lawren Rowe Victoria, BC Univ. of Victoria 427 -14
9. Charles Corner Cayuga, ON UTEP 452 -5
10. Blair Bursey Gander, NFLD Utah Valley 461 -15

Complete World Amateur Golf Rankings can be found here.


WOMEN’S AMATEUR TOP 10

Vanessa Ha made the biggest move among the Top 10, picking up 19 places in the world rankings after finishing 10th at the UW Edean Ihlanfeldt Invite. It was the second top-10 result in three tournaments for the senior from Montreal.

Two of Canada’s up and coming junior golfers both made moves up the Canadian rankings. Susan Xiao climbed one spot up to No. 7 while Golf Canada Development Squad member Monet Chun moved up to No. 9.

After nine weeks of being on the outside, Valerie Tanguay rejoins the Top-10 at No. 10.

Julia Champion climbed 84 spots in the world rankings after her wire-to-wire win at the Shirley Spork EMU Invitational, the third collegiate tournament win for the senior from Markham, Ont. The result earned her Mid-American Conference Golfer of the Week honours and moved up to No. 20 in Canadian rankings.

Biggest Move: Michelle Ruiz vaulted 268 spots in the world rankings after finishing in a tie for 14th at the NSU GolfRank Invitational. It was her second straight Top-20 finish and helped the Mississauga, Ont., senior at Nova Southeastern University to settle in at No. 13 in the Canadian rankings.

    HOMETOWN SCHOOL WR + / –
1. Maddie Szeryk Allen, TX Texas A&M 30 -1
2. Jaclyn Lee Calgary, AB Ohio State 126
3. Naomi Ko Victoria, BC NC State 142 -6
4. Vanessa Ha Montreal, QC San Francisco 275 +19
5. Grace St-Germain Ottawa, ON Daytona St. 327 +1
6. Jisoo Keel Coquitlam, BC Stanford 378 -30
7. Susan Xiao Surrey, BC 410 -5
8. Jessica Ip Richmond Hill, ON Iowa 417 -23
9. Monet Chun Richmond Hill, ON (Team Canada) 458 -7
10. Valerie Tanguay St-Hyacinthe, QC Oklahoma 467 -7

Complete World Amateur Golf Rankings can be found here.


MEN’S TOP 10

Nick Taylor gained 15 places in the world rankings after finishing in a tie for 13th at the PGA’s CIMB Classic. The result was worth 4.74 world ranking points, which was the sixth best points-paying finish of his career. It was also the third consecutive event where he has collected world ranking points. Over the last two weeks, the No. 4 ranked Canadian has gained 29 spots in the world rankings.

Austin Connelly picked up 12 spots in the world rankings after finishing in a tie for 21st at the Italian Open. The result was worth 2.46 world ranking points for the former Golf Canada National Team member and it was his second biggest payday on the European Tour.

Other notable results: No. 1 Adam Hadwin and No. 9 Richard T Lee both finished tied for 51st at PGA CIMB Classic; No. 2 Graham DeLaet finished tied for 54th at PGA CIMB Classic.

    HOMETOWN TOUR WR + / –
1. Adam Hadwin Abbotsford, BC PGA 50
2. Graham DeLaet Weyburn, SK PGA 103 -9
3. Mackenzie Hughes Dundas, ON PGA 117 -5
4. Nick Taylor Abbotsford, BC PGA 186 +15
5. Austin Connelly Irving, TX EUR 193 +12
6. David Hearn Brantford, ON PGA 249 -6
7. Benjamin Silverman Thornhill, ON PGA 272 -2
8. Roger Sloan Merritt, BC WEB 491 -3
9. Richard T Lee Toronto, ON ASIA 502 -8
10. Corey Conners Listowel, ON PGA 592 -13

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WOMEN’S TOP 10

Brooke Henderson moved back into the world top 10, picking up one spot in the world rankings after finishing in a tie for eighth at the LPGA’s KEB Hana Bank Championship. The result saw the top ranked Canadian gain 3.45 points in the world rankings. It was also her seventh top 10 result of the season and the third in the last four events.

Maude-Aimee Leblanc made the biggest gain among the Top-10, picking up six places in the world rankings.

Other Notable Results: No. 2 Alena Sharp finished tied for 46th at the LPGA’s KEB Hana Bank Championship.

    HOMETOWN TOUR WR + / –
1. Brooke Henderson Smiths Falls, ON LPGA 10 +1
2. Alena Sharp Hamilton, ON LPGA 101 -2
3. Maude-Aimee Leblanc Sherbrooke, QC LPGA 243 +6
4. Anne-Catherine Tanguay Quebec City, QC LPGA 345 -1
5. Brittany Marchand Orangeville, ON SYMT 392 +2
6. Augusta James Bath, ON SYMT 448 -1
7. Samantha Richdale Kelowna, BC SYMT 555 +2
8. Jessica Wallace Langley, BC 695 -6
9. Jennifer Ha Calgary, AB LPGA 708 -4
10. Elizabeth Tong Thornhill, ON SYMT 787 -4

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