MEN’S AMATEUR TOP 10
Charles Corner made the biggest move of the week among the Top 10, climbing 51 places. After finishing with four top-10 results this season, Corner and the University of Texas El Paso are now preparing for the Conference USA Championship.
Myles Creighton made the second-biggest move of the week, picking up 23 spots to move up to No. 7 in the Canadian rankings.
No. 3 ranked Joey Savoie moved up two places after finishing in a tie for fourth at the Terra Cotta Invitational. It was the fourth top 10 result for the Golf Canada National Team member since he joined the squad in 2017. Fellow team member and top ranked Hugo Bernard finished the event in a tie for 12th.
Josh Whalen picked up another 15 spots in the world rankings. The Golf Canada National Squad member has gained 32 places over the course of the last two weeks.
Biggest move: Marc Sweeney of Saskatoon, Sask., jumped 770 spots in the world rankings after finishing in a tie for 23rd at the Roadrunner Classic while playing as an individual.
| HOMETOWN | SCHOOL | WR | + / – | ||
| 1. | Hugo Bernard | Mont St-Hilaire, QC | Univ. of Montreal | 55 | -2 |
| 2. | Garrett Rank | Elmira, ON | – | 99 | -3 |
| 3. | Joey Savoie | La Prairie, QC | – | 135 | +2 |
| 4. | Josh Whalen | Napanee, ON | Kent State | 245 | +15 |
| 5. | Chris Crisologo | Richmond, B.C. | Simon Fraser Univ. | 287 | -4 |
| 6. | Charles Corner | Cayuga, ON | UTEP | 311 | +51 |
| 7. | Myles Creighton | Digby, NS | Radford | 369 | +23 |
| 8. | Emmett Oh | Calgary, AB | – | 469 | -92 |
| 9. | Lawren Rowe | Victoria, BC | Univ. of Victoria | 477 | -7 |
| 10. | Matt Williams | Calgary, AB | Houston | 491 | -7 |
Complete World Amateur Golf Rankings can be found here.
WOMEN’S AMATEUR TOP 10
Factoring into this week’s rankings is Maddie Szeryk’s second straight collegiate title, winning the Dale McNamara Invitational to close out the Texas A & M season. It was the fourth career individual title for the Golf Canada National Team member who also picked up SEC Golfer of the Week honours for the second straight week. At No. 25 in the world rankings, Szeryk is just one place shy of equaling her all-time highest ranking as she leads the Aggies into the SEC Championship.
Brigitte Thibault not only made the biggest move of the week but her 293 spot climb in the world rankings also vaulted her into the Top 10 for the first time in her collegiate career. The Quebec golfer finished in a tie for 14th at the Dale McNamara Invitational. It was the fifth top 20 result of the season for the freshman at Fresno State, who as a 17-year-old qualified for the Canadian Open.
Golf Canada National Development Squad member Celeste Dao climbed nine places in the world rankings after leading Team Canada to top honours at the Toyota Junior Golf World Cup Qualifier.
Michelle Ruiz picked up seven places after a runner-up finish at the Lady Panther Invitational. The effort earned the senior at Nova Southeastern the Sunshine State Conference Women’s Golfer of the Week honour.
| HOMETOWN | SCHOOL | WR | + / – | ||
| 1. | Maddie Szeryk | Allen, TX | Texas A&M | 25 | +1 |
| 2. | Jaclyn Lee | Calgary, AB | Ohio State | 83 | +2 |
| 3. | Naomi Ko | Victoria, BC | NC State | 133 | -11 |
| 4. | Vanessa Ha | Montreal, QC | San Francisco | 244 | -6 |
| 5. | Grace St-Germain | Ottawa | Daytona St. | 323 | -9 |
| 6. | Celeste Dao | Notre-Dame, QC | (Team Canada) | 389 | +9 |
| 7. | Michelle Ruiz | Mississauga, ON | Nova Southeastern | 396 | +7 |
| 8. | Brigitte Thibault | Rosemere, QC | Fresno State | 399 | +293 |
| 9. | Valerie Tanguay | St-Hyacinthe, QC | Oklahoma | 413 | -7 |
| 10. | Jessica Ip | Richmond Hill, ON | Iowa | 455 | +15 |
Complete World Amateur Golf Rankings can be found here.
MEN’S TOP 10
Benjamin Silverman made the biggest move among the Top 10, climbing six places in the world rankings and moving past Austin Connelly and into the No. 6 ranking in Canada. The first year PGA Tour regular has earned world ranking points in two of his first nine tournaments this season.
Outside the Top 10, former Golf Canada National Team member Blair Hamilton makes his world ranking debut, climbing 511 spots to take over the No. 21 spot in Canada. Hamilton finished in a tie for sixth at the 87 Abierto OSDE del Centro event on the LatinoAmerica Tour, which was worth 1.20 world ranking points. It marked the first career world ranking points for Hamilton, who recently earned conditional status for the upcoming Mackenzie Tour-PGA Tour Canada season.
Other notable results: No. 3 Mackenzie Hughes, No. 4 Nick Taylor, No. 8 David Hearn and No. 9 Corey Conners all missed the cut at RBC Heritage; No. 6 Austin Connelly finished tied for 63rd at European Tour Open de Espana;
| HOMETOWN | TOUR | WR | + / – | ||
| 1. | Adam Hadwin | Abbotsford, BC | PGA | 45 | -4 |
| 2. | Graham DeLaet | Weyburn, SK | PGA | 137 | -1 |
| 3. | Mackenzie Hughes | Dundas, ON | PGA | 198 | -9 |
| 4. | Nick Taylor | Abbotsford, BC | PGA | 216 | – |
| 5. | Benjamin Silverman | Thornhill, ON | PGA | 258 | +6 |
| 6. | Austin Connelly | Irving, TX | EUR | 260 | -8 |
| 7. | Adam Svensson | Surrey, BC | WEB | 321 | +4 |
| 8. | David Hearn | Brantford, ON | PGA | 397 | -8 |
| 9. | Corey Conners | Listowel, ON | PGA | 473 | +1 |
| 10. | Roger Sloan | Merritt, BC | WEB | 513 | -3 |
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WOMEN’S TOP 10
Brooke Henderson picked up her sixth career LPGA Tour victory, a four stroke win at the Lotte Championship in Hawaii. The victory saw her pick up 40.81 world ranking points, moving her up to No. 13 in the world. The soon-to-be 21-year-old is now just two wins shy of equaling Sandra Post’s total by a Canadian on Tour.
No. 2 Alena Sharp picked up two places in the world rankings after finishing in a tie for 44th in Hawaii, which saw her pick up 0.04 world ranking points.
No. 3 Maude-Aimee Leblanc finished tied for 50th at the LPGA event in Hawaii, picking up nine spots in the world ranking. The result saw her pick up 0.57 world ranking point.
No .4 Brittany Marchand made the biggest move among the Top 10, picking up 19 spots in the world rankings after finishing in a tie for 50th in Hawaii in her first LPGA Tour start of the season. That saw her pick up 0.81 world ranking points.
Other Notable Results: No. 5 Anne-Catherine Tanguay missed the cut at LPGA Lotte Championship;
| HOMETOWN | TOUR | WR | + / – | ||
| 1. | Brooke Henderson | Smiths Falls, ON | LPGA | 13 | +1 |
| 2. | Alena Sharp | Hamilton, ON | LPGA | 114 | +2 |
| 3. | Maude-Aimee Leblanc | Sherbrooke, QC | LPGA | 281 | +9 |
| 4. | Brittany Marchand | Orangeville, ON | LPGA | 372 | +19 |
| 5. | Anne-Catherine Tanguay | Quebec City, QC | LPGA | 417 | -5 |
| 6. | Augusta James | Bath, ON | SYMT | 523 | +4 |
| 7. | Samantha Richdale | Kelowna, BC | SYMT | 669 | – |
| 8. | Jennifer Ha | Calgary, AB | SYMT | 750 | – |
| 9. | Elizabeth Tong | Thornhill, ON | SYMT | 829 | -3 |
| 10. | Jessica Wallace | Langley, BC | – | 885 | -12 |
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