Calgary’s Williams moves to 7th in Canadian rankings in the Weekly Top-10 Rankings powered by IZOD
MEN’S TOP 10
Austin Connelly made the biggest move among the Top 10, picking up 172 spots in the world ranking following his impressive showing at The Open Championship. The 20-year-old, who holds dual citizenship, finished in a tie for 14th in his first appearance at a golf major. At one point in the weekend, he was sitting in a tie for third. The former Golf Canada National Squad member just missed automatically qualifying for next year’s championship by two strokes. The result was worth 8.75 world ranking points, the biggest points-paying of his career to date. Connelly also moves up to No. 6 in the Canadian rankings.
Roger Sloan made a 37 place gain in the world rankings but it was not enough to stop the surging Connelly from moving past him. Sloan posted his third top 10 finish of the year, finishing in a tie for seventh at the Web.com Tour Pinnacle Bank Championship. The result was worth 2.21 world ranking points and marked his first points-paying finish in his last 10 events.
Graham DeLaet and Mackenzie Hughes continued their flip-flop atop the rankings with the Saskatchewan golfer reclaiming the No. 2 Canadian ranking after climbing one spot in the world rankings.
Other notable results: No. 1 Adam Hadwin missed the cut at The Open Championship; No. 5 David Hearn finished tied for 27th at PGA Barbasol Championship; No. 8 Brad Fritsch missed the cut at the PGA Barbasol Championship; No. 9 Corey Conners missed the cut at Web.com Tour Pinnacle Bank Championship; No. 10 Adam Svensson finished tied for 31st at Web.com Tour Pinnacle Bank Championship;
| HOMETOWN | TOUR | WR | + / – | ||
| 1. | Adam Hadwin | Abbotsford, BC | PGA | 55 | -1 |
| 2. | Graham DeLaet | Weyburn, SK | PGA | 110 | +1 |
| 3. | Mackenzie Hughes | Dundas, ON | PGA | 112 | -3 |
| 4. | Nick Taylor | Abbotsford, BC | PGA | 194 | – |
| 5. | David Hearn | Brantford, ON | PGA | 198 | -1 |
| 6. | Austin Connelly | Irving, TX | EUR | 352 | +172 |
| 7. | Roger Sloan | Merritt, BC | WEB | 480 | +37 |
| 8. | Brad Fritsch | Manotick, ON | PGA | 537 | -6 |
| 9. | Corey Conners | Listowel, ON | WEB | 594 | -6 |
| 10. | Adam Svensson | Surrey, BC | WEB | 806 | -14 |
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WOMEN’S TOP 10
Top ranked Brooke Henderson slipped two places in the world rankings, down to No. 10 after she missed the cut at the LPGA’s Marathon Classic. It was only the second time she missed the cut this year in 19 events.
Alena Sharp maintained her No. 77 world ranking with her third top 15 result of the season, finishing in a tie for 13th at the Marathon Classic.
Other Notable Results: No. 5 Augusta James, No. 7 Samantha Richdale and No. 9 Jennifer Ha missed the cut at LPGA Marathon Classic; No. 4 Anne-Catherine Tanguay finished tied for 33rd at Symetra Tour event in Rochester; No. 6 Brittany Marchand missed the cut at Symetra Tour event in Rochester; No. 10 Elizabeth Tong finished tied for 51st at Symetra Tour event in Rochester;
| HOMETOWN | TOUR | WR | + / – | ||
| 1. | Brooke Henderson | Smiths Falls, ON | LPGA | 10 | -2 |
| 2. | Alena Sharp | Hamilton, ON | LPGA | 77 | – |
| 3. | Maude-Aimee Leblanc | Sherbrooke, QC | LPGA | 227 | -1 |
| 4. | Anne-Catherine Tanguay | Quebec City, QC | SYMT | 336 | -4 |
| 5. | Augusta James | Bath, ON | SYMT | 447 | -5 |
| 6. | Brittany Marchand | Orangeville, ON | SYMT | 529 | -9 |
| 7. | Samantha Richdale | Kelowna, BC | SYMT | 533 | -7 |
| 8. | Jessica Wallace | Langley, BC | – | 615 | -3 |
| 9. | Jennifer Ha | Calgary, AB | LPGA | 672 | -11 |
| 10. | Elizabeth Tong | Thornhill, ON | SYMT | 754 | -9 |
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MEN’S AMATEUR TOP 10
Matt Williams made the biggest move among the Top-10, gaining 50 places in the world ranking which enabled him to climb up from No. 9 up to No. 7 in Canadian rankings.
Golf Canada National Team member Hugo Bernard made the second biggest gain over the past week, picking up 23 places in the world rankings after finishing in a tie for seventh in his debut event on the Mackenzie Tour-PGA Tour Canada.
Top ranked Garrett Rank climbed three places up to No. 62 in the world rankings after finishing in a tie for fifth at the Porter Cup.
Chris Crisologo moved up six spots in the world rankings after finishing fourth at the B.C. Amateur Championship.
Joey Savoie climbs up to No. 4 in Canadian rankings, moving past Lawren Rowe.
Biggest move: Max Sekulic gained 1,339 spots in the world rankings after finishing runner-up at the Sun Life Financial Alberta Men’s Amateur Championship, losing on the second playoff hole to 2015 champion Brett Hogan.
| HOMETOWN | SCHOOL | WR | + / – | ||
| 1. | Garrett Rank | Elmira, ON | – | 62 | +3 |
| 2. | Hugo Bernard | Mont St-Hilaire, QC | Univ. of Montreal | 109 | +23 |
| 3. | Josh Whalen | Napanee, ON | Kent State | 249 | -4 |
| 4. | Joey Savoie | St-Jean, QC | Middle Tennessee | 287 | -3 |
| 5. | Lawren Rowe | Victoria, BC | Univ. of Victoria | 361 | -81 |
| 6. | Chris Crisologo | Richmond, B.C. | Simon Fraser Univ. | 364 | +6 |
| 7. | Matt Williams | Calgary, AB | Houston | 476 | +50 |
| 8. | Austin James | Bath, ON | Charleston Southern | 480 | -2 |
| 9. | Charles Corner | Cayuga, ON | UTEP | 489 | +4 |
| 10. | Blair Bursey | Gander, NFLD | Utah Valley St. | 555 | -21 |
Complete World Amateur Golf Rankings can be found here.
WOMEN’S AMATEUR TOP 10
Only significant movement inside the Top-10 was Selena Costabile gaining 28 places to move up one spot from No. 11 to take over the No. 10 ranking in Canada.
Golf Canada National Team members Jaclyn Lee and Naomi Ko took part in the Pacific Northwest Amateur Championship. Lee, seeded 13th, made it all the way to the Round of 16 before running into eventual champion Julianne Alvarez. Ko, the No. 8 seed, got as far as the semi-finals before losing to Alvarez.
Biggest Move: Christina Proteau gained 212 places in the world rankings after winning the PNGA Women’s Mid-Amateur Championship. The Port Alberni, B.C. golfer, who was seeded No. 1 entering the match-play portion of the event, defeated Gretchen Johnson 3 and 2 in the final. A three-time PNGA Women’s Mid-Amateur Player of the Year, Proteau is five months pregnant with her second child.
| HOMETOWN | SCHOOL | WR | + / – | ||
| 1. | Maddie Szeryk | Allen, TX | Texas A&M | 30 | – |
| 2. | Jaclyn Lee | Calgary, AB | Ohio State | 140 | -11 |
| 3. | Naomi Ko | Victoria, BC | NC State | 156 | -18 |
| 4. | Vanessa Ha | Montreal, QC | San Francisco | 161 | +2 |
| 5. | Jisoo Keel | Coquitlam, BC | Stanford | 183 | -6 |
| 6. | Jessica Ip | RIchmond Hill, ON | Iowa | 330 | -3 |
| 7. | Michelle Kim | Surrey, BC | Idaho | 364 | -2 |
| 8. | Grace St-Germain | Ottawa | Daytona St. | 398 | -8 |
| 9. | Valerie Tanguay | St-Hyacinthe, QC | Oklahoma | 405 | -5 |
| 10. | Selena Costabile | Thornhill, ON | – | 468 | +28 |
Complete World Amateur Golf Rankings can be found here.
