EAST OF SCOTLAND WINNER PETER LATIMER NOW

SEVENTH TOP SCOT IN

RandA  WORLD RANKINGS

East of Scotland Open winner Peter Latimer from Markinch is one of the biggest movers in the updated R&A World Amateur Golf Rankings this week.
Latimer, 22, pictured right by Cal Carson Golf Agency, a winner on the US golf circuit more than once during his past four years at Guilford College, Greensboro, North Carolina, has shot up 142 places from last week to No 284.
He is seventh highest ranked Scot.
Fraserburgh’s Kris Nicol went up 62 places to 183rd and the only Scots ahead of him in the table are Banchory’s James Byrne in 17th place (down 12), Ross Kellett (Colville Park) 53rd (up 12) and Michael Stewart (Troon Welbeck) 162nd (up two).

RandA WORLD AMATER RANKINGS
1 Jim Jeong (SKo) no change.
2 Peter Uihlein (US) no change.
3 Russell Henley (US) no change.
4 Bud Cauley (US) +1.
5 Patrick Reed (US) -1
6 Andrea Pavan (Ita) no change
7 Nick Taylor (Can) +1.
8 Jonathan Randolph (US) -1.
9 Scott Langley (US) no change.
10 Romain Wattel (Fra) no change.
Leading English rankings:
14 Tommy Fleetwood -3.
20 Matthew Nixon -5.
Scots’ rankings:
17 James Byrne -5.
53 Ross Kellett +12.
162 Michael Stewart +2.
183 Kris Nicol +62.
197 Stuart Ballingall -6.
255 Jiames White -4.
284 Peter Latimner -142.
369 Philip McLean -66.
424 David Law -91.
463 Scott Crichton +31.
521 Greg Patgerson +47.
577 Glenn Campbell +9.
584 Gordon Yates -57.
635 Paul Shields +97+