LLOYD SALTMAN NOW ONLY

SCOT IN R&A’S TOP 50

WORLD RANKINGS

Richie Ramsay’s sudden decision to turn professional has left Scotland with only one player in the top 50 of the R&A World Amateur Golf Rankings.
Lloyd Saltman (pictured right) is No 3 in this week’s updated list. The Craigielaw man is the only non-American in the top six.
To find the next Scot you have to go down to 51st place for Callum Macaulay of Tulliallan.
James Byrne from Banchory, winner of the Scottish Under-18 boys’ stroke-play title last week, is third-best Scot in 57th place, followed by Wallace Booth (Comrie) at No 72 and Scottish double champion Kevin McAlpine (Alyth).
Five Scots in the world’s top 100 male amateurs that’s our sum total.
The R&A WAGR top 10 this week are:
1 Jamies Lovemark (US) 1113.33.
2 Billy Horschel (US) 1072.31.
3 Lloyd Saltman (Sco) 1052.54.
4 Chris Kirk (US) 10.50.75.
5 Dustin Johnson (US) 1047.72.
6 Webb Simpson (US) 1044.26.
7 Rhys Davies (Wal) 1032.79.
8 Jamie Moul (Eng) 1004.26.
9 Alan Wagner (Arg) 992.11.
10 John Parry (Eng) 975.00.

Other Scots ranked in the world’s top 300 are:
51 Callum Macaulay 827.27.
57 James Byrne 823.08.
72 Wallace Booth 800.00.
90 Kevin McAlpine 770.97.
115 Paul O’Hara 750.00.
164 Jonathan King 700.00.
176 Ross Kellett 689.66.
180 Keir McNicoll 688.00
206 Gavin Dear 664.62.
211 Craig Watson 661.22.
227 Gordon Yates 648.85.
247 Glenn Campbell 635.38.
262 Scott Henry 616.39.
269 Matthew Clark 612.50.
286 Steven McEwan 601.45.
288 Duncan Stewart 600.00.
296 Mark Kerr 593.44.