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Two Scots within top 10 GB&I players

in new R&A World Amateur Rankings

If the selectors of the GB&I team for September's Walker Cup match at Merion Golf Club were to pick their line-up of 10 for the United States this week and rely solely on the R&A World Amateur Golf Rankings then there would be two Scots in it - Murrayshall's Gavin Dear, who is ranked No 16, and Ross Kellett (Colvile Park) who has leaped 25 places up the rankings this week to No 80 and is the 10th player from Scotland, England, Ireland or Wales in the WAGR.

Here are the top GB&I players in the world rankings:

6 Sam Hutsby (England) 1143.84

16 Gavin Dear (Scotland) 1051.28.

17 Luke Goddard (England) 1042.50.

19 Chris Paisley (England) 1026.67.

27 Niall Kearney (Ireland) 970.21.

29 Matt Haines (England) 965.

42 Sam Ward (Ireland) 942.00.

43 Tommy Fleetwood (England) 939.29.

45 Stiggy Hodgson (England) 932.00.

80 Ross Kellett (Scotland) 881.25

Just outside the top 10 GB&I plyers are:

84 Matthew Nixon (England) 875.00.

86 Wallace Booth (Scotland) 873.75.

91 Tom Sherreard (England) 867.31.

97 Todd Adcock (England) 858.00.

101 Dale Whitnell (England) 852.50.

106 Paul Cutler (Ireland) 845.45.

+James Byrne from Banchory is the fourth best Scottish player in the latest R&A WAGR at No 166 with a 791.94 rating.