James White leaps up 53 places

in R&A world amateur rankings

By COLIN FARQUHARSON

Colin@scottishgolfview.com

Edward Trophy winner Paul O'Hara has jumped 17 places in the R&A World Amateur Golf Rankings this morning to No 172.

But Ross Kellett, long-time leader at Glasgow Gailes over the weather-hit weekend and who eventually finished third behind play-off participants O'Hara and James White, has made an even bigger leap up the rankings.

The Colville Park man is now 122nd, an improvement of 25 places in one week.

But the biggest surge by any Scot in the re-rankings is that of new Scottish universities champion and past Scottish boys' match-play champion White, pictured by Cal Carson Golf Agency, who has gone up 53 places to No 323.

Well done, James! Some consolation to the Stirling University student after losing to Paul O'Hara at the second extra hole of the Edward Trophy event which was reduced to 54 holes after lightning forced the abandonment of Saturday's second round.

Would the Edward Trophy 1-2-3 have been any different over 72 holes? We'll never know.

LEADING R&A WAGR RANKINGS

(+ or - indicates if the player has gone up or gone down in the re-rankings; there is no + or - if their position shows no change)

1 Scott Arnold (Aus) 1242.50.

2 Morgan Hoffman (US) 1173.21 (+2)

3 Rickie Fowler (US) 1169.23 (-1).

4 Jorge Campillo (Spa) 1161.97 (-1)

5 Stephan Gross (Ger) 1144.62.

6 Nick Taylor (Can) 1125.00.

7 Sam Hutsby (Eng) 1122.22.

8 Mike Van Sickle (US) 1104.85 (+1).

9 Billy Horschell (US) 1094.35 (-1).

10 Reinier Saxton (Net) 1090.00.

Selected other rankings:

15 Shane Lowry (Ire) 1027.12.

22 Chris Paisley (Eng) 979.03.

37 Gavin Dear (Sco) 938.67 (+1).

38 Luke Goddard (Eng) 936.84 (+3).

49 Tom Sherreard (Eng) 911.54 (-3).

50 Tom Adcock (Eng) 907.50 (-3).

55 Niall Kearney (Ire) 897.56.

60 Simon Ward (Ire) 886.36 (+31).

61 Matt Haines (Eng) 886.21 (+3).

69 Wallace Booth (Sco) 875.32 (-7).

85 Seamus Power (Ire) 858.82 (-2).

98 Charles Ford (Eng) 837.25 (-6).

100 Tommy Fleetwood (Eng) 836.36 (-6).

111 Dale Whitnell (Eng) 818.18 (+7).

122 Ross Kellett (Sco) 810.45 (+25).

128 Rhys Enoch (Wal) 800.00 (-20).

133 Steven Uzzell (Eng) 787.78 (-1).

138 Steven McEwan (Sco) 793.75 (-31).

148 Paul Cutler (Ire) 790.00 (-3).

165 Matthew Nixon (Eng) 776.74 (+2).

172 Paul O'Hara (Sco) 766.67 (+17).

174 Jamie Abbott (Eng) 766.10 (+1).

175 Jake Amos (Eng) 763.64 (+1).

195 Stiggy Hodgson (Eng) 7747.50 (-2).

208 Michael Stewart (Sco) 738.71 (+1).

210 James Byrne (Sco) 735.59.

222 Keir McNicoll (Sco) 728.57 (+8).

229 Ben Rickett (Eng) 727.50 (-3).

231 Jason Barnes (Eng) 724.44 (+15).

233 Ben Westgate (Wal) 721.67 (-25)

243 Miles Mackman (Eng) 709.09 (+16).

245 Mark Hillson (Sco) 708.33 (+5).

252 Billy Hemstock (Eng) 705.56 (+6).

264 Andrew Cooley (Eng) 698.41 (-17).

283 Eddie Pepperell (Eng) 687.23 (-15).

299 Farren Keenan (Eng) 675.41 (-4).

323 James White (Sco) 659.02 (+53).

333 Glenn Campbell (Sco) 654.72 (-1).

361 Gordon Yates Sco) 638.75 (-28).

364 Craig Watson (Sco) 637.50 (-59).

369 Lewis Kirton (Sco) 635.00 (-51).

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