Leading Scots in R&A World Amateur Rankings

The top seven Scots in this week's R&A World Amateur Golf Rankings are:

49 Ross Kellett (down four places from last week).
66 James Byrne (down 6).
169 Glenn Campbell (down 2).
180 Michael Stewart (down 1).
188 Mark Hillson (down 17).
278 James White (down 13).
324 David Law (down 14).

Top Scot Kellett now No 41 in R&A WAGR

Ross Kellett (Colville Park), pictured right by Cal Carson Golf Agency, the leading Scot on the R&A World Amateur Golf Rankings has gone up five places to No 42 in this week's update.

James Byrne (Banchory & Arizona State) is the No 2 Scot but has gone down five places to No 57.

Edinburgh golfer Mark Hillson has dislodged former Scottish match-play champion Glenn Camp-bell (Murrayshall) from the No 3 Scottish spot in the WAGR. Mark has gone up five places to No 173; Glenn has come down 30 spots to No 181.

US college student Michael Stewart (Troon Welbeck) is the fifth Scot in the WAGR, having gone down three places to No 195.

Stirling University student James White has gone down seven places to No 248.

LEADING R&A WAGR STANDINGS

1 Matteo Manassero (Italy) (unchanged).

2 Victor Dubuisson (France) (unchanged).

3 Nick Taylor (Canada) (unchanged).

4 Bud Cauley (US) (unchanged).

5 Peter Uihlein (US) (unchanged).

6 Matt Hill (Canada) (+1).

7 Morgan Hoffman (US) (-1).

8 Blayne Barber (US) (unchanged).

9 David Lingmerth (Sweden) (+4).

10 Ryan Dreyer (South Africa) (-1).

Selected rankings:

15 Stiggy Hodgson (England) (+2).

18 Tommy Fleetwood (England) (unchanged).

22 Matt Haines (England) (-2).

34 Darren Renwick (England) (-3).

39 Matthew Nixon (England) (+4).

42 Ross Kellett (Scotland) (+5).

52 Tom Lewis (England) (+21).

54 Chris Paisley (England) (unchanged).

57 James Byrne (Scotland) (-5).

173 Mark Hillson (Scotland) (-5).

181 Glenn Campbell (Scotland) (-30).

195 Michael Stewart (Scotland) (-3).

248 James White (Scotland) (-7).

Top Scots in the R&A World Amateur Golf Rankings

The top eight Scots in this week's R&A World Amateur Golf Rankings are:
47 (-1) Ross Kellett (Colville Park).
52 (-3) James Byrne (Banchory).
151 (-2) Glenn Campbell (Murrayshall).
168 (+9) Mark Hillson (Craigielaw).
192 (+19) Michael Stewart (Troon Welbeck).
241 (-8) James White (Lundin).
281 (-1) David Law (Hazlehead).
326 (-4) Steven McEwan (Caprington).

+Matteo Manassero (Italy) and Victor Dubuisson (France) continue to be No 1 and 2 in the rankings.

England 7, Scotland 2 in top 42

of World Amateur Rankings

Scotland can be proud of their world and European team championship status but the R&A World Amateur Golf Rankings suggest that the balance of power in the UK amateur game has shifted England's way.

England and Scotland don't have a top 10 player, but the English do have Stiggy Hodgson (14), Matt Haines (15), Chris Paisley (20), Tommy Fleetwood (22), Darren Renwick (23) and Jamie Abbott (31) rated ahead of the leading Scot - Colville Park's Ross Kellett in 34th place in this week's revised rankings.

If you count Matthew Nixon (No 38), who won the British boys' title at Royal Aberdeen in 2006, there are SEVEN English amateurs ranked ahead of the only other Scot in the top 50, Arizona State University student James Byrne from Banchory. James is No 42.

THIS WEEK'S R&A WAGR TOP TEN

1 Matteo Manassero (Italy) (no change).

2 Nick Taylor (Canada) (+1).

3 Victor Dubuisson (France) (-1).

4 Bud Cauley (US) (+2).

5 Peter Uihlein (US) (-1).

6 Morgan Hoffman (US) (-1).

7 Matt Hill (Canada) (no change).

8 Blayne Barber (US) (+1).

9 Russell Henley (Us) (-1).

10 David Chung (US) (no change).

Selected rankings:

14 Stiggy Hodgson (England) (no change).

15 Matt Haines (England) (no change).

20 Chris Paisley (England) (+1).

22 Tommy Fleetwood (England) (-4).

23 Darren Renwick (England) (-1).

31 Jamie Abbott (England) (-1).

34 Ross Kellett (Scotland) (-8).

38 Matthew Nixon (England) (-2).

42 James Byrne (Scotland) (-2).

168 Glenn Campbell (Scotland) (-3).

175 Mark Hillson (Scotland) (-1).

204 Michael Stewart (Scotland) (no change).

229 James White (Scotland) (+2).

278 David Law (Scotland) (no change).

345 Steven McEwan (Scotland) (-1).

427 Philip McLean (Scotland) (-1).

529 Fraser McKenna (Scotland) (+2).

549 Greg Paterson (Scotland) (+4).

562 Peter Latimer (Scotland) (+2).

589 Scott Borrowman (Scotland) (-6)

590 James Ross (Scotland) (+3).

594 Bobby Rushford (Scotland) (+4).

598 Mark Bookless (Scotland) (+3).

676 Kris Nicol (Scotland) (-1).

711 Daniel Sommerville (Scotland) (-1).

714 Paul Ferrier (Scotland) (-1).

728 Craig Watson (Scotland) (no change).

740 Gordon Yates (Scotland) (-119).

792 Scott Crighton (Scotland) (+3).

795 Paul Betty (Scotland) (+5)

+Any comments? You can E-mail them to Colin@scottishgolfview.com

This week's R&A World Amateur Golf Rankings

1 Matteo Manassero (Italy).
2 Victor Dubuisson (France).
3 Nick Faylot (Canada).
4 Peter Uihlein (United States).
5 Morgan Hoffman (United States).

Scots' rankings:
26 Ross Kellett (Colville Park) (down 1 place).
41 James Byrne (Arizona State Univ & Banchory) (-1).
165 Glenn Campbell (Blairgowrie) (no change).
173 Mark Hillson (Craigielaw) (no change).
202 Michael Stewart (East Tennessee State & Troon Welbeck) (no change).
229 James White (Stirling Univ & Lundin) (no change).
277 David Law (Hazlehead) (no change).
344 Steven McEwan (Caprington) (-1).
426 Philip McLean (Peterhead) (no change).

Scroll down for comments from Gavin Dear, Bryan Fotheringham & Andy McDonald of the R&A

Manassero new world No 1

amateur, and Kellett takes

over as top-ranked Scot

By COLIN FARQUHARSON
Matteo Manassero, the 16-year-old British amateur champion from Rome, moves from No 2 to No 1 in today's updated R&A World Amateur Golf Rankings.
The other significant move, from a Scottish point of view, sees Ross Kellett (Colville Park), picture by courtesy of Tom Ward Photography, surge past James Byrne (Banchory & Arizona State University) into No 25, his highest ever position and one which makes him the leading Scot in the rankings for the first time.
Byrne remains at No 40.
The R&A WAGR is calculated on a 52-week cycle which reflects players' form and finishes over the whole year not the past week.
Thus, Manassero has not gone from No 2 to No 1 because he won an event last week. He didn't.
Similarly, American Peter Uihlein's victory in Dixie Amateur championship must have contributed to him going up to two places to No 4.
But James Byrne finished eighth in the same Dixie Amateur while Ross Kellett was not in the top 20 - but Kellett's ranking is improved by 16 places but Byrne marks time.
Do I understand this? No. Can I explain it? No.
The new top 10 rankings with the players' "movements" up or down in brackets are:
1 Matteo Manassero (Italy) (+1).
2 Victor Dubuisson (France) (-1).
3 Nick Taylor (Canada) (no change).
4 Peter Uihlein (US) (+2).
5 Morgan Hoffman (US) (no change).
6 Bud Cauley (US) (-2).
7 Matt Hill (Canada) (no change).
8 Russell Henley (US) (+1).
9 Blayne Barber (US) (-1).
10 David Chung (US) (+2).
Selected rankings:
14 Stiggy Hodgson (England) (-1).
15 Matt Haines (England) (no change).
19 Tommy Fleetwood (England) (no change).
21 Chris Paisley (England) (no change).
22 Darren Renwick (England) (no change).
25 Ross Kellett (Scotland: Colville Park) (+16).
29 Jamie Abbot (England) (-1).
Other Scottish rankings:
40 James Byrne (Banchory & Arizona State Univ) (no change).
165 Glenn Campbell (Blairgowrie) (-1).
173 Mark Hillson (Craigielaw) (-2).
202 Michael Stewart (Troon Welbeck & East Tennessee State Univ) (no change).
229 James White (Lundin & Stirling Univ) (no change).
277 David Law (Hazlehead) (-3).
343 Steven McEwan (Caprington) (+42).
426 Philip McLean (Peterhead) (-2).
523 Fraser McKenna (Balmore & Southeastern Louisiana Univ) (-2).

Comment from former Walker Cup player Gavin Dear
(who almost made the top 10 during his amateur career)

Hi Colin,
The reason for Ross Kellett moving up the rankings will be the fact he now has a divisor of 83. The rankings, for some reason. have a maximum divisor of 80, roughly meaning the more you play the higher you will be.
For Ross that means his points average is 996.25. When divided by 80, it should be 960.2 (divided by 83). That would put him back in 42nd place behind James Byrne. Hopefully that clears it up, it's a rule which I don't think should be in the system, because I always felt it gave an advantage for the guys that played the most rounds, but there you go.
Cheers,
Gavin Dear

Comment from former Scotland amateur international

Bryan Fotheringham (Forres):

Hi Colin
As far as the World Amateur Golf Rankings go, not one player I have spoken to fully understands how they work. I once had a shot of trying to understand them but got lost and decided to not bother with them.
As you have pointed out guys do well one week and either don't move or go down, and on the flip side, guys do poorly, finish way down the list or miss cuts and move UP the list.
It's a baffling system and one I don't get. Guys turning pro constantly doesn't help and it needs simplifying.

Cheers

Bryan Fotheringham

Comment from R&A staff man Andy McDonald
who compiles the weekly R&A WAGR:

WAGR operates on a 52-week cycle. It is not just about current form as players' scores that are good, bad or indifferent are assessed over the 52-week period. Our web site has very good information on how WAGR operates.
Since I took over from David Moir, one thing has become clear and that is that players, coaches, etc do not fully understand how WAGR works (that is not a criticism). This I hope to address in 2010.
Best wishes for 2010.
Andy McDonald

You can E-mail your comments on any golfing topic to Colin@scottishgolfview.com

The Scots who haven't made the R&A WAGR

top 500 ... yet!

Every week Scottishgolfview.com lists the Scots who are in the top 500 of the latest R&A World Amateur Golf Rankings update.
What about the Scots who are outside the top 500?
Well, as a Christmas Day treat to the Scots ranked between 500 and 1280, here they are:
+Figure in brackets indicates how many places a player has risen (or fallen) compared with last week's R&A WAGR:

521 Fraser McKenna (+10) (pictured).
534 Peter Latimer (+11).
548 Greg Paterson (+11).
580 Scott Borrowman (+10).
597 Bobby Rushford (+9).
600 Mark Bookless (+11).
620 Gordon Yates (+12).
674 Kris Nicol (+11).
707 Daniel Sommerville (+13).
710 Paul Ferrier (+13).
723 Craig Watson (+13).
793 Scott Crichton (+12).

797 Paul Betty (+12)

805 Gordon Stevenson (+12)

806 Stephen Speirs (+12)

827 Paul Shields (+12)

871 Steven Rennie (+6)

887 Stuart Ballingall (+6)

898 Fraser Fotheringham (+7)

913 Adam Dunton (+7)

1017 Sam Binning (+11)

1021 David Addison (+11)

1023 Matthew Clark (+11)

1062 Lewis Kirton (+10)

1076 Chris Harkins (+10)

1077 Allyn Dick (+10

1122 Neil Henderson (+12)

1124 Chris Robb (+12)

1279 Jordan Findlay (+10)

Any comments? E-mail them to Colin@scottishgolfview.com

Byrne must wait a week for Dixie Amateur placing

to work its way into R&A World Amateur Rankings

This week's R&A World Amateur Golf Rankings updating does not include the Dixie Amateur which finished on Monday (US time).
That means that Banchory's James Byrne, who finished joint eighth in a quality field, will have to wait until the Week 52 revision before he widens the gap between himself and Ross Kellett (Colville Park), the only other Scot in the world's top 100 amateurs.
Byrne goes down one place to No 40 this week with Kellett No 41, having also gone down one place.
Kellett finished three strokes behind Byrne in joint 28th place in the Dixie Amateur.
To find the third Scot in the world amateur rankings one has to go down to 164th position and former Scottish amateur champion Glenn Campbell (Blairgowrie) who has gone up seven places, as has the next Scot, Mark Hillson (Craigielaw) in 171st position.
The top 10 remains unchanged with France's Victor Dubuisson and Italian wonder teenager Matteo Manassero giving Europe a 1-2 ahead of two Canadians and six Americans who make up the top 10.
England has five players in the top 22 - Stiggy Hodgson (No 13), Matt Haines (No 15), Tommy Fleetwood (No 19), Chris Paisley (No 21) and Darren Renwick (No 22).

Scots ranked in the top 500 are:
40 James Byrne (Banchory) (-1).
41 Ross Kellett (Colville Park) (-1).
164 Glenn Campbell (Blairgowrie) (+7).
171 Mark Hillson (Craigielaw) (+7).
202 Michael Stewart (Troon Welbeck) (+6).
229 James White (Lundin) (+5).
274 David Law (Hazlehead) (+5).
385 Steven McEwan (Caprington) (+4).
424 Philip McLean (Peterhead) (+6).

James Byrne still just ahead of Ross Kellett

in the R&A World Amateur Rankings

James Byrne continues to lead Ross Kellett by one place in Week 50 of the R&A World Amateur Golf Rankings issued today.

Byrne from Banchory and a student at Arizona State University is ranked No 39, down one place from last week.

Colville Park member Kellett is ranked No 40, also down one place.

In all there are nine Scots in the top 500 of the R&A WAGR as follows:

39 James Byrne (Banchory & Arizona State University) (-1 place from last week).

40 Ross Kellett (Colville Park) (-1).

171 Glenn Campbell (Blairgowrie) (+1).

178 Mark Hillson (Craigielaw) (+2).

208 Mark Stewart (Troon Welbeck & East Tennessee State University) (no change).

234 James White (Lundin & Stirling University) (-1).

279 David Law (Hazlehead) (no change).

389 Steven McEwan (Caprington) (+1).

430 Philip McLean (Peterhead) (-1).

The top four positions in the R&A WAGR remain unchanged with France's Victor Dubuisson No 1, Italy's Matteo Manassero No 2, Nick Taylor (Canada) No 3 and Bud Cauley (United States) No 4.

Byrne still one place ahead of Kellett in R&A World Rankings

Arizona State University student James Byrne (Banchory) continues to be the top Scot in the latest R&A World Amateur Golf Rankings - but only one place ahead of Colville Park's Ross Kellett.
Both men are in the same positions as last week - Byrne at No 38, Kellett at No 39.
Former Scottish amateur match-play champion Glenn Campbell (Blairgowrie) has gone up two places and is the third highest Scot in the WAGR at No 172.
Scots in the top 500 are:
38 (no change) James Byrne (Banchory & Arizona State University).
39 (no change) Ross Kellett (Colville Park).
172 (+2) Glenn Campbell (Blairgowrie).
180 (no change) Mark Hillson (Craigielaw).
208 (+1) Michael Stewart (Troon Welbeck & East Tennessee State University).
233 (+2) James White (Lundin & Stirling University).
279 (+2) David Law (Hazlehead).
390 (+1) Steven McEwan (Caprington).
429 (-49) Philip McLean (Peterhead).

BYRNE, KELLETT NECK AND NECK IN LATEST R&A WORLD RANKINGS Banchory's James Byrne and Motherwell's Ross Kellett are neck and neck for the honour of being the leading Scot in the R&A World Amateur Golf Rankings. In this week's Week 48 ratings, Byrne, a student at Arizona State University, has gone up one place to No 38. Colville Park GC member Kellett has gone up two to No 39. They are the only Scots in the top 150. Victor Dubuisson (France) continues as No 1 with British amateur champion Matteo Manassero (Italy) No 2 Scots' world rankings: 38 James Byrne (Banchory & Arizona State Univ) (+1). 39 Ross Kellett (Colville Park) (+2). 174 Glenn Campbell (Blairgowrie) (no change). 180 Mark Hillson (Craigielaw) (-8). 209 Michael Stewart (Troon Welbeck & East Tennessee State Univ) (+1). 235 James White (Lundin & Stirling Univ) (+1). 281 David Law (Hazlehead) (-5). 380 Philip McLean (Peterhead) (-38). 391 Steven McEwan (Caprington) (-2).

ROSS RISES 24 PLACES BUT

BYRNE IS STILL TOP SCOT

Ross Kellett's very good performance in qualifying for the match-play as the No 4 seed and then going all the way to the final before losing in the Argentina men's open amateur golf championship has seen him rise 24 places in the R&A's latest World Amateur Golf Rankings.
The Colville Park player is now No 41 but Banchory's James Byrne, who lost earlier in the Argentina event, is still the leading Scot in the rankings in 39th place. The Arizona State University student has gone down three places.
Incidentally, Romain Wattell, the French amateur champion who was 12 under par in beating Kellett by 7 and 5 in Sunday's 36-hole final, has shot up 66 places to No 38 in the revised ratings. Another Frenchman, Victor Dubuisson, is still No 1 although he failed to survive Stage 2 of the European Tour Qualifying School at the weekend. Amateur scores in professional events do not count.
Scots in the top 500 of the WAGR are:
39 James Byrne (-3).
41 Ross Kellett (+24).
172 Mark Hillson (no change).
174 Glenn Campbell (no change).
210 Michael Stewart (+6).
236 James White (-1).
263 David Law (-13).
342 Philip McLean (no change).
389 Steven McEwan (-1).

James Byrne (above) and Ross Kellett (right)
Both images by Cal Carson Golf Agency

JAMES BYRNE KEEPS WORLD NO 35 RANKING

BUT ROSS KELLETT DROPS TWO TO NO 56.

By COLIN FARQUHARSON
Arizona State University student James Byrne from Banchory remains in the No 35 spot - his highest ever rating - in the Week 45 Royal & Ancient World Amateur Golf Rankings.
He and Ross Kellett (Colville Park), who has gone down two places to No 56, are the only Scots in the top 160.
Mark Hillson (Craigielaw), who reached the quarter-finals of the British amateur championship this year, has gone up 11 spots to No 168, one ahead of former Scottish amateur match-play champion Glenn Campbell (Blairgowrie).
East Tennessee State University student Michael Stewart (Troon Welbeck) has gone down two places to No 219
Stirling University student and past Scottish boys' match-play champion James White (Lundin) has dropped three places to 232 - two places ahead of David Law (Hazlehead), winner of both the Scottish men's amateur match-play and Scottish boys' match-play championships this year. David has gone down three places from last week.
The only other Scots in the top 500 are Peterhead's Philip McLean, down two places to No 335, and Steven McEwan (Caprington), up two places to No 380.
There is no change in the top 11 rankings with Victor Dubuisson (France) and British amateur champion Matteo Manassero (Italy) holding down the top two placings.
The leading British or Irish player is Walker Cup man Stiggy Hodgson (Sunningdale), ranked No 11.
WEEK 45 RandA WORLD AMATEUR GOLF RANKINGS
(No change in leading 11)
1 Victor Dubuisson (France).
2 Matteo Manasseo (Italy).
3 Nick Taylor (Canada).
4 Bud Cauley (US).
5 Morgan Hoffman (US).
6 Matt Hills (Canada).
7 Peter Uihlein (US).
8 Nicol Van Wyk (South Africa).
9 Blayne Barber ((US).
10 Russell Henley (US).
11 Stiggy Hodgson (England).
Scots' rankings:
35 James Byrne (Banchory and Arizona State University) (no change).
56 Ross Kellett (Colville Park) (down two).
168 Mark Hillson (Craigielaw) (up 11).
169 Glenn Campbell (Blairgowrie) (down four).
219 Michael Stewart (Troon Welbeck and East Tennessee State Univ) (down two).
234 David Law (Hazlehead) (down three).
335 Philip McLean (Peterhead) (down two).
380 Steven McEwan (Caprington) (up two).

JAMES BYRNE NOW RANKED NUMBER 35 IN WORLD - AND THAT'S WITHOUT PLAYING! Arizona State University student James Byrne from Banchory cannot get a place in his college team of five but he continues to rise in the R&A World Amateur Golf Rankings. In the Week 44 re-rankings, Byrne goes up seven places from No 42 to 35, his highest position yet. In the corresponding week in 2008, he was disqualified in a US college tournament. The next highest-ranked Scot is Ross Kellett (Colville Park) who goes down one place to No 54. There is a new No 1 in the WAGR - Frenchman Victor Dubuisson who is promoted two places from last week. Italy's British amateur champion Matteo Manassero gives Europe a 1-2 dominance of the rankings. The leading WAGR positions are: 1 Victor Dubuisson (France) (+2). 2 Matteo Manassero (Italy) (no change). 3 Nick Taylor (Canada) (-2). 4 Bud Cauley (US) (+2). 5 Morgan Hoffman (US) (no change). 6 Matt Hill (Canada) (-2). 7 Peter Uihlen (US) (+2). 8 Nicol Van Wyk (South Africa) (no change). 9 Blayne Barber (US) (+2). 10 Russell Henley (US) (-3). 11 Stiggy Hodgson (England) (-1). 12 Tommy Fleetwood (England) (no change). 13 David Lingarth (Sweden) (+8). 14 Matt Haines England) (-1). Scots' WAGR: 35 James Byrne (+7). 54 Ross Kellett (-1). 165 Glenn Campbell (-9). 179 Mark Hillson (-5). 217 Michael Stewart (-13). 229 James White (+3). 231 David Law (+3). 333 Philip McLean (-13). 384 Steven McEwan (-11).

James Byrne top Scot in R&A World Amateur Rankings for first time By COLIN FARQUHARSON Banchory's James Byrne, 20, now in his third year as a student at Arizona State University, has become the top Scot in the latest R&A World Amateur Golf Rankings for the first time - due in part to a quirk of the points allocation system. Byrne has gone up 14 places in the re-ranking to No 42 while Ross Kellett (Colville Park), who had the honour of being the top-ranked Scot when Gavin Dear turned pro, has gone down three places to No 53. Byrne himself explained the situation in an E-mail to me: "The rankings run on a 52-week running total, and we are now into Week 43. Last year, during Week 43, I played in a junior college tournament in San Diego to get some competitive golf in, and I was disqualified for signing for a wrong score in the final round. I only scored 11 points. "Since that tournament has now been pushed out of my year-long total, I have consequently moved up the rankings. In Week 44 last year, I played in a similar tournament and scored very poorly. I placed well down the field and scored just 12 points, so there will be a similar change next week too." Latest top 10 in WAGR: 1 Nick Taylor (Can) 1311.69, 2 Matteo Manassero (Ita) 1301.52, 3 Victor Dubuisson (Fra) 1272.50, 4 Matt Hill (Can) 1192.42, 5 Morgan Hoffman (US) 1179.69, 6 Bud Cauley (US) 1177.19, 7 Russell Healey (US) 1160.00, 8 Nicol Van Wyk (SAf) 1135.71, 9 Peter Uihlein (US) 116.92, 10 Stiggy Hodgson (Eng) 1080.36. Selected rankings: 12 Tommy Fleetwood (Eng) 1072.92, 13 Matt Haines (Eng) 1042.86, 19 Darren Renwick (Eng) 103.467, 20 Chris Paisley (Eng) 1010.20, 28 Jamie Abbott (Eng) 974.47, 29 Matthew Nixon (Eng) 97.43. Scots in top 500 of WAGR: 42 James Byrne 938.71. 53 Ross Kellett 923.94. 156 Glenn Campbello 797.92. 174 Mark HIllson 785.25. 204 Michael Stewart 764.91. 232 James White 743.33. 234 David Law 742.59. 320 Philip McLean 685.00. 373 Steven McEwan 656.96. 448 Kevin McAlpine 625.00.

KELLETT AND BYRNE NOW TOP SCOTS

IN R&A WORLD AMATEUR RANKINGS

Ross Kellett (Colville Park) and US college student James Byrne (Banchory) are the “new” top two Scots in the R&A World Amateur Golf Rankings.
Gavin Dear (Murrayshall), who had been ranked in the top 15, has now turned professional as has Paul O’Hara (Colville Park).
Carnoustie’s Keir McNicoll is understood to have turned pro but he still figures in the WAGR top 500.
Former Scottish amateur stroke-play and match-play champion Kevin McAlpine (Alyth) has shot up 245 places from last week to No 442.
Scots in the top 500 are:
55 Ross Kellett (Colville Park) 923.95 (+2).
62 James Byrne (Banchory) 912.31 (+3).
159 Glenn Campbell (Blairgowrie) 797.92 (+11).
179 Mark Hillson (Craigielaw) 785.25 (+17)
236 Michael Stewart (Troon Welbeck) 744.07(+4).
237 James White (Lundin) 743.33 (+4).
239 David Law (Hazlehead) 742.59 (+35).
298 Keir McNicoll (Carnoustie) 706.85 (+8).
325 Philip McLean (Peterhead) 685.00 (+26).
375 Steven McEwan (Caprington) 656.96 (-29).
442 Kevin McAlpine (Alyth) 625.00 (+245).
477 Fraser McKenna (Balmore) 610.42 (+23).

CANADA’S NICK TAYLOR WINS THE

MARK H McCORMACK MEDAL

NEWS RELEASE ISSUED BY THE R&A
Canada’s Nick Taylor will become the third recipient of the Mark H McCormack Medal, the award given by The R&A to the top-ranked golfer in the World Amateur Golf Ranking at the end of the amateur season and following the European and US Amateur Championships.
The 22-year-old from Abbotsford, British Columbia, has had a truly outstanding season. Taylor ascended five places to the top of the Ranking in June after heading the US Open sectional qualifying at Tumble Creek, Washington, at which the First Team All-American finished two shots clear of the largely professional field, and claimed one of the two places available.
He maintained his form in the US Open itself at the Bethpage State Park. In the process of achieving an impressive 36th-place finish – the low amateur – on Bethpage’s Black Course, Taylor shot a second-round 65, the joint-lowest score by an amateur in the Championship’s history, to make the cut in tied-seventh position.
He followed his Bethpage performance with a win at his next tournament, the Salahee Players Championship in Sammamish, Washington, before finishing runner-up at the US Public Links Championship at the Jimmie Austin OU Golf Club in Norman, Oklahoma.
Having only just completed his junior year at the University of Washington he has rewritten the school’s record book, becoming Washington’s first Pac-10 Player of the Year, registering the most collegiate victories in a single year (4), the lowest 54-hole total (198) and the lowest third-round score (63).
Taylor has topped the World Amateur Golf Ranking for 13 Weeks.
Sixteen-year-old Italian, Matteo Manassero, who this year became the youngest-ever winner of The Amateur Championship as well as becoming an Open Championship Silver Medalist, finished runner-up to Taylor as the world number two.

Harrington back in world top 10 after

finishing joint runner-up

Padraig Harrington is back in the world's top 10 after finishing joint runner-up in the opening event of the US Tour's FedEx Cup play-offs.
Harrington's closing birdie enabled him to share second place at The Barclays in New Jersey with Tiger Woods, Ernie Els and Steve Stricker - all a stroke behind shock winner Heath Slocum.
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Woods missed a seven-foot birdie chance after Harrington had holed from almost twice as far, then Slocum made a 21-footer which gave him victory when Stricker bogeyed the hole.
Harrington moves up from 11th to ninth in the rankings, while Slocum, the 124th seed in the 125-strong field, leaps all the way to 59th from 197th.
Latest leading positions:
1 Tiger Woods 14.53pts
2 Phil Mickelson 7.86
3 Paul Casey 6.53
4 Steve Stricker 6.44
5 Kenny Perry 6.10
6 Henrik Stenson 5.98
7 Sergio Garcia 5.71
8 Geoff Ogilvy 5.41
9 Padraig Harrington 5.41
10 Lee Westwood 5.19
11 Stewart Cink 5.16
12 Martin Kaymer 4.87
13 Jim Furyk 4.84
14 Vijay Singh 4.70
15 Lucas Glover 4.45
16 Camilo Villegas 4.35
17 Anthony Kim 4.19
18 Ian Poulter 4.13
19 Retief Goosen 4.10
20 Ernie Els 4.09.
Other leading Europeans in the top 100:
21 Robert Karlsson
24 Rory McIlroy
25 Ross Fisher
27 Luke Donald
32 Soren Kjeldsen
39 Miguel Angel Jimenez
40 Alvaro Quiros
42 Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano
45 Oliver Wilson
46 Graeme McDowell
48 Soren Hansen
54 Justin Rose
64 Chris Wood
66 Francesco Molinari
68 Anders Hansen
69 Peter Hanson
78 Nick Dougherty
86 Thomas Levet
94 Fredrik Jacobson
95 Anthony Wall
98 Steve Webster.

Ross Kellett's near Euro miss

sees him rise 52 places

in R&A world rankings

Ross Kellett's splendid effort in finishing second in the European men's individual amateur golf championship in France at the weekend - after leading with two holes to play - has seen him shoot up 39 places in this week's uprated R&A World Amateur Golf Rankings. The Colville Park club man, pictured by Cal Carson Golf Agency, is now 52nd in the world - a personal best for the 21-year-old from Motherwell. Top Scot and Walker Cup team selection Gavin Dear (Murrayshall) has dropped down two places to 14th after playing below his best form at Chantilly Golf Club. Banchory's James Byrne who shared the lead at one stage with Ross Kellett in the European championship had been promoted nine places to 84th. Dear, Kellett and Byrne are the only Scots in the top 100 of the R&A WAGR. Paul O'Hara (Colville Park) has dropped 21 places to No 106. Walker Cup selection Wallace Booth (Comrie) has gone up 16 places to 141. Former Scottish match-play champion Glenn Campbell (Blairgowrie), who made the last day of the European championship, soared 75 places to No 199. Alyth's former Scottish match-play and stroke-play title-holder Kevin McAlpine, winner of the North of Scotland open amateur stroke-play for the David Blair Trophy over 72 holes at Lossiemouth at the weekend, has broken back into the top 1000. He is now ranked 942 - a leap of 296 places from last week. Italian teenager Matteo Manassero, the British Amateur champion, has gone up from fourth to second behind No 1 Nick Taylor (Canada). Victor Dubuisson, the Frenchman who pipped Kellett for the European title, has jumped up 10 places and is now No 4, immediately behind the second Canaidan in the top 3, Matt Hill. Americans Morgan Hoffman and Rickie Fowler fill places five and six ahead of the leading Englishman, Sam Hutsby (Liphook) in seventh pace. Scots in the top 1,000 of the updated R&A WAGR: 14 Gavin Dear -2. 52 Ross Kellett +39. 84 James Byrne +9. 106 Paul O'Hara -21. 141 Wallace Booth +16 185 Mark Hillson -6. 199 Glenn Campbell +75. 223 Michael Stewart -43 272 James White -7. 334 Philip McLean (+18). 357 Keir McNicoll +22. 360 David Law -6. 389 Scott Borrowman -12. 414 Steven McEwan -47. 512 Fraser McKenna -10 519 Greg Paterson -11 588 Peter Latimer - 9 599 Bobby Rushford +97 630 James Ross -5. 665 Paul Ferrier -9. 680 Craig Watson +112. 735 Scott Crichton -8. 761 Mark Bookless +50. 798 Keir McNicoll -13. 813 Lewis Kirton -5

820 Fraser Fotheringham -2.
823 Paul Betty -105
942 Kevin McAlpine +296.

O'HARA NOW SECOND BEST SCOT IN WAGR

Kris Nicol's win at Peterhead

lifts him 39 places in R&A

World Amateur Rankings

Fraserburgh Golf Club greenkeeper Kris Nicol's victory in the North-east District Open at Peterhead on Sunday has lifted him 39 places in the new list of R&A World Amateur Golf Rankings. Nicol, 25, who beat home-course player Philip McLean in a play-off, is now 775th. McLean has gone up 18 places to No 352. Nicol will be defending the North of Scotland open amateur stroke-play championship at Lossiemouth this coming weekend when McLean will also be in the field. Banchory's James Byrne, who did not defend his title in the North-east District Open, has fallen back from second best Scot behind Murrayshall's Gavin Dear - still 12th - to fourth with Walker Cup reserve Paul O'Hara, ranked 85, now the second leading Scot, ahead of Ross Kellett (91st) and Byrne (93rd). Walker Cup team selection Wallace Booth is the fifth best Scot in 157th position. Scots in updated R&A World Amateur Golf Rankings (with movement from last week in brackets): 12 Gavin Dear (Murrayshall) (0). 85 Paul O'Hara (Colville Park) (+1). 91 Ross Kellett (Colville Park) (+4). 93 James Byrne (Banchory) (-10). 157 Wallace Booth (Comrie) (-7). 179 Mark Hillson (Craigielaw) (-9). 190 Michael Stewart (Troon Welbeck (-6). 265 James White (Lundin) (+11). 274 Glenn Campbell (Blairgowrie) (-4). 352 Philip McLean (Peterhead) (+18). 354 David Law (Hazlehead) (+21). 367 Steven McEwan (Caprington) (-3). 377 Scott Borrowman (Dollar) (+17). 379 Keir McNicoll (Carnoustie) (+2). Other Scots: 502 Fraser McKenna (Balmore) (+2). 508 Greg Paterson (St Andrews New) (-1). 579 Peter Latimer (St Andrews) (-1)_. 625 James Ross (Royal Burgess) (+65). 628 Gordon Yates (Hilton Park) (-7). 656 Paul Ferrier (Baberton) (-2). 696 Bobby Rushford (Grangemouth) (+7). 775 Kris Nicol (Fraserburgh) (+39). 792 Craig Watson (East Renfrewshire) (-8). +Kris Nicol is pictured above with his North-east District Open championship trophies. In answer to some readers' queries about why he is holding two trophies - one if the championship trophy, the other is the award for being the leading player from the North-east District. The R&A WAGR leaders are: 1 Nick Taylor (Canada). 2 Morgan Hoffman (US). 3 Matt Hill (Canada). 4 Matteo Manassero (Italy). 5 Rickie Fowler (US). 6 Sam Hutsby (England). 7 Nicol Van Wyk (South Africa). 8 Luke Goddard (England).

James Byrne climbs to No 2 ranking

in Scotland after Gavin Dear

Banchory's James Byrne, who will be returning to Arizona State University soon, has climbed to his highest position in the R&A World Amateur Golf Rankings.
In this week's revised list, James has improved by 11 places to No 83.
Only one Scot is ranked higher than Byrne - Walker Cup team selection Gavin Dear (Murrayshall) who is No 12.
Scots ranked in the top 500 of the R&A WAGR are (week's movement up and down the list is given)
12 Gavin Dear (Murrayshall) +1.
83 James Byrne (Banchory) +11.
86 Paul O'Hara (Colville Park) -1.
95 Ross Kellett (Colville Park) -2.
150 Wallace Booth (Comrie) -35.
170 Mark Hillson (Marriott Dalmahoy) +70.
184 Michael Stewart (Troon Welbeck) +3.
276 James White (Lundin) +26.
364 Steven McEwan (Caprington) -15.
370 Philip McLean (Peterhead) +51.
375 David Law (Hazlehead) -4.
381 Keir McNicoll (Carnousite) -44.
394 Scott Borrowman (Dollar) -54.

+James Byrne will not be defending the North-east District Open championship at Peterhead this weekend. He will be flying to Paris to take part in the European individual amateur championship at Chantilly Golf Club, France next week.

Hazlehead's David Law in action during the 38-hole final of the Allied Surveyor Scottish amateur championship at Royal Troon on Saturday (Cal Carson Golf Agency image; click on it to enlarge).

New champion Law leaps 252 places

to No 371 in R&A World Rankings

New Scottish amateur champion David Law is the biggest mover in the new R&A World Amateur Golf Rankings.
The 18 year old Aberdonian, the first teenager to win both the Scottish boys’ and men’s championships in the same season, has jumped from No 623 to 371 – a leap of 252 places in the new R&A World Amateur Golf Rankings.
Paul O’Hara (Colville Park), beaten at the 38th by Law in the final at Royal Troon, has broken into the top 100 for the first time. He rose 42 places to No 85 and is the second-ranked Scot behind Gavin Dear, who drops one place to No 13
Carnoustie’s Keir McNicoll, beaten semi-finalist in the “Scottish,” has risen 66 places to No 337.
Scots in the R&A WAGR top 500 are (up or down since last week shown in brackets):
13 Gavin Dear (Murrayshall) -1.
85 Paul O’Hara (Colville Park) +42.
91 Ross Kellett (Colville Park) +10.
94 James Byrne (Banchory) -5.
115 Wallace Booth (Comrie) -3.
187 Michael Stewart (Troon Welbeck) -3.
240 Mark Hillson (Craigielaw) -11.
302 JamesWhite (Lundin) -4.
337 Keir McNicoll (Carnoustie) +66.
340 Scott Borrowman (Dollar) -6.
349 Steven McEwan (Caprington) -68.
371 David Law (Hazlehead) +252
421 Philip McLean (Peterhead) -1

Gavin Dear now 12th in world

amateur rankings - best yet

Murrayshall's Gavin Dear has risen to 12th - his highest yet - in this week's R&A World Amateur Golf Rankings. The 24-year-old Scone man was 13th last week. His target is to make the top 10 in time to avoid Stage 1 of the European Tour Qualifying School.
The only other Scots in the world's top 100 amateurs are Ross Kellett (Colville Park and James Byrne (Banchory). Kellett has gone up two places to 87th and Byrne, ironically on the day after he went out in the first round of the Allied Surveyors Scottish amateur championship at Royal Troon, soared 16 places to 89th.
Wllace Booth (Comrie) is the fourth highest Scot in 112th ranking, a drop of three places.
The world's No 1 is Nick Taylor (Canada) ahead of Morgan Hoffman (USA) and Matt Hill (Canada).
The only British player ahead of Gavin Dear is Englishman Sam Hutsby (Lipook) in fifth place.
Scots in the top 1000+ of the R&A WAGR are:
12 Gavin Dear (Murrayshall) +1.
87 Ross Kellett (Colville Park) +2
89 James Byrne (Banchory) +16.
112 Wallace Booth (Comrie) -3.
127 Paul O'Hara (Colville Park) +2.
184 Michael Stewart (Troon Welbeck) +25.
229 Mark Hillson (Craigielaw) -40.
281 Steven McEwan (Caprington) -4.
298 James White (Lundin) -2.
322 Glenn Campbell (Blairgowrie) -2.
334 Scott Borrowman (Dollar) +5.
403 Keir McNicoll (Carnoustie) +27.
420 Philip McLean (Peterhead) +1.
461 Greg Paterson (St Andrews New) +8
500 Fraser McKenna (Balmore) -2.
521 Gordon Yates (Hilton Park) -9.

587 Lewis Kirton (Newmachar) +4.

598 David Law (Hazlehead) -31.

663 Bobby Rushford (Grangemouth) -5.

692 Mark Bookless (Sandyhills) -3.

714 Paul Ferrier (Baberton) +6.

723 Peter Latimer (St Andrews New) +5.

731 Paul Betty (Hayston) +11.

732 Stephen Spiers (in Australia) +12.

749 Scott Crichton (Aberdour) +6.

782 Craig Watson (East Renfrewshire) 0.

842 Kris Nicol (Fraserburgh) +1.

843 David Addison (Barassie) +1.

851 James Ross (Royal Burgess) 0.

868 Fraser Fotheringham (Nairn) -2.

1020 Paul Shields (Kirkhill) +192.

1032 Allyn Dick (Kingsknowe) +6.

1037 Jordan Findlay (Fraserburgh) -6.

1038 Gordon Stevenson (Whitecraigs) -6.

Only Gavin Dear and Ross Kellett ahead of Banchory player

James Byrne now third best Scot

in R&A World Amateur Rankings

By COLIN FARQUHARSON
Banchory's James Byrne, winner of the Tennant Cup and East of Scotland Opens in back-to-back weekends, has risen to be the third leading Scot in the R&A World Amateur Golf Rankings.
Only Gavin Dear (Murrayshall) in 15th place and Ross Kellett (Colville Park) in 90th place are ahead of the 20-year-old Arizona State University student, pictured right by Cal Carson Golf Agency, who has risen 60 places to No 106 in this week's revised world rankings.
Walker Cup team place contender Wallace Booth (Comrie) dropped 23 places to be the fourth top Scot in 109th place.
Paul O'Hara (Colville Park), winner of the Sutherland Chalice 72-hole event at Dumfries & Galloway on Sunday (James Byrne was joint runner-up), has risen 44 places to No 127.
The only Scots in the top 350 are:

*Figures in brackets indicate how many places they have risen or fallen since last week's R&A WAGR
15 Gavin Dear (Murrayshall) (+1).

90 Ross Kellett (Colville Park) (-10)

106 James Byrne (Banchory) (+60).

109 Wallace Booth (Comrie) (-23).

127 Paul O'Hara (Colville Park) (+44).

182 Mark Hillson (Craigielaw) (+2).
207 Michael Stewart (Troon Welbeck) (-4).
277 Steven McEwan (Caprington) (-12).
290 James White (Lundin) (+11).
314 Glenn Campbell (Blairgowrie) (-9).
333 Scott Borrowman (Dollar) (-40).

The top 10 in the world are:

1 Nick Taylor (Canada).

2 Matt Hill (Canada).

3 Morgan Hoffman (US).

4 Sam Hutsby (Eng).

5 Nicol Van Wyk (SAf)

6 Rickie Fowler (US)

7 Victor Dubuisson (Fra).

8 Matteo Manassero (Ita).

9 Stephan Gross (Ger).

10 Russell Henley (US).

Countdown to Walker Cup team selection

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.

Scone man 15th in this week's R&A WAGR

Gavin Dear closing in on world

top 10 ranking target

This week’s R&A World Amateur Golf Rankings show that Murrayshall’s Gavin Dear has risen to his highest position yet – 15th – and that Mark Hillson (Craigielaw) and Banchory’s James Byrne have surged up the rankings by 77 and 44 places respectively over a one-week span.
After he had won the Craigmillar Park Open in April, the 24-year-old Dear from the Perth village of Scone said that his target was to make the top 10 of the R&A WAGR for the simple reason that it would exempt him from playing in the early stages of the European Tour Qualifying School process.
Dear. pictured above by Cal Carson Golf Agency, is quite emphatic that he will turn professional in September, hopefully after playing for GB&I in the Walker Cup match that month at Merion Golf Club, USA.
“I’m nearly in my mid-20s. I can’t delay any longer in turning pro after this amateur season,” says Gavin.
Byrne, winner of back-to-back SGU Order of Merit events – the Tennant Cup and the East of Scotland Open, has gone up from 204 to 160 in the world rankings.
Hillson, the only Scot to make the last eight of the British amateur championship, has surged 77 places to No 178.
Byrne and Hillson have now risen in the Scottish rankings to third and fourth place behind Gavin Dear and Comrie’s Wallace Booth, displacing two men who are in the Scotland line-up at the European amateur team championship this week, Paul O’Hara (Colville Park) and Michael Stewart.
O’Hara is currently in 192nd position and Stewart is 240th.
There are 15 Scots in the top 500 of the R&A WAGR. You can argue both ways on that statistic. That’s a fairly good achievement for a country with a population of only five million.
The other side of the coin is that Scotland is the Home of Golf and we probably have more male amateur golfers percentage wise than a lot of bigger countries – and we should have twice as many in the top 500.
You pays your money …
The world’s top 15 amateurs, as calculated by R&A staffer David Moir who is so heavily involved in working out the weekly rankings, based on tournament returns from all over the world, that he had to cancel a guest appearance at the Scottish golf writers’ championship prizegiving meal at Fairmont St Andrews late Tuesday afternoon, are:
1 Nick Taylor ( Canada ) 1300.00.
2 Morgan Hoffman ( US ) 1243.08.
3 Matt Haill ( Canada ) 1235.19.
4 Sam Hutsby ( England ) 1147.89 (+3 from last week).
5 Matteo Manassero ( Italy ) 1146.15 (+3).
6 Nicol Van Wyk ( South Africa ) 1144.00 (+3).
7 Rickie Fowler (US) 1138.67 (+3).
8 Mike Van Sickle ( US ) 1116.39 (-2).
9 Stephan Gross ( Germany ) 1104.29 (-4).
10 Cameron Tringale (US) 1087.72 (+2).
11 Erik Flores (US) 1087.14 (+2).
12 Victor Dubuisson (France) 1056.86 (+4).
13 Matt Jaeger ( Australia ) 1051.25 (+1).
14 Brian Harman (US) 1051.02 (+1).
15 Gavin Dear ( Scotland ) 1047.37 (+2).

Other Scottish player rankings:
91 Wallace Booth (Comrie) 865.38 (+5).
105 Ross Kellett ( Colville Park ) 847.62 (-13).
160 James Byrne (Banchory) 791.94 (+44).
178 Mark Hillson (Craigielaw) 776.79 (+77).
192 Paul O’Hara ( Colville Park ) 769.23 (-2).
240 Michael Stewart (Troon Welbeck) 736.21 (-4).
249 Steven McEwan (Caprington) 731.65 (-4).
284 Scott Borrowman (Dollar) 706.25 (-4).
285 Glenn Campbell (Blairgowrie) 706.25 (-10).
340 James White (Lundin) 674.60 (+8).
386 Philip McLean (Peterhead) 648.10 (+17).
421 Keir McNicoll (Carnoustie) 625.33 (+35).
423 Greg Paterson ( St Andrews New) 624.66 (+6).
426 Gordon Yates ( Hilton Park ) 622.50 (-1).

Banchory player now has only four Scots ahead of him

James Byrne jumps 169 places in

R&A World Amateur Golf Rankings

James Byrne's seven-shot victory in the weekend Tennant Cup at Killermont, following hard on the heels of reaching the last 16 in the British amateur championship in Lancashire has worked wonders for the 20-year-old Banchory player's world amateur ranking.
In the latest R&A WAGR list, issued tonight, the Arizona State University student, not included in Scotland's six for the upcoming European team championship, has jumped up 169 places to No 204.
Craigielaw's Mark Hillson, the only Scot to reach the quarter-finals of the British amateur, has gone up 93 places to No 255.
The only Scots now ahead of James Byrne are:
Gavin Dear (Murrayshall), up two places to No 17.
Ross Kellett (Colville Park), down 22 to No 92.
Wallace Booth (Comrie), down 16 places to No 96.
Paul O'Hara (Colville Park), up 38 to No 190.

The only other Scots in the R&A WAGR top 500 are:
232 Michael Stewart (Troon Welbeck), down 4 places.
245 Steven McEwan (Caprington), down 73 places.
255 Mark Hillson (Craigielaw), up 93 places.
275 Glenn Campbell (Blairgowrie), down 30 places.
280 Scott Borrowman (Dollar), up 55 places.
348 James White (Lundin), up 51 places.
403 Philip McLean (Peterhead), down 17 places.
425 Gordon Yates (Hilton Park), up 3 places.
429 Greg Paterson (St Andrews New), up 62 places.
456 Keir McNicoll (Carnoustie), down 39 places.
484 Lewis Kirton (Newmachar), down 77 places.

+Matteo Manassero, the 16-year-old from Verona, Italy, who became the youngest ever winner of the British amateur title on Saturday, improved from No 46 to eight in the R&A WAGR. Nick Taylor (Canada) remains the No 1, ahead of Morgan Hoffman (US) and Matt Hill (Canada). Kyle Stanley (US) is fourth and Stephan Gross (Germany) No 5.

Canadian golfers first and second in

new R&A World Amateur Rankings

Canadian golfers are first and second in the new R&A World Amateur Golf Rankings issued this week.
Nick Taylor jumps up five places to become the new No 1, ahead of his compatriot Matt Hill who remains in second place.
Third-placed Morgan Hoffman (US) was No 1 last week.
Gavin Dear (Murrayshall) remains the top Scot. He drops down one place to No 19.
The next best Scot is Ross Kellett (Colville Park), who goes up one place to No 70. The only other Scottish player in the top 100 is Wallace Booth (Comrie) who rises one spot to No 80.

R&A WAGR TOP 10
1 Nick Taylor (Canada) 1245.59 (+5).
2 Matt Hill (Canada) 1225.45.
3 Morgan Hoggman (US) 1222.06 (-2).
4 Rickie Fowler (US) 1178.87 (-1).
5 Jorge Campillo (Spain) 1174.63.
6 Nicol Van Wyk (Southy Africa) 1168.75 (+1).
7 Stephan Gros (Germany) 1167.65.
8 Kyle Stanley (US) 1165.00 (+4).
9 Mike Van Sickle (US) 1137.70.
10 Cameron Tringale (US) 1126.42.
Selected Scots:
19 Gavin Dear (Murrayshall) 1040.79 (-1).
70 Ross Kellett (Colville Park) 888.06 (+1).
80 Wallace Booth (Comrie) 879.49 (+1).
172 Steven McEwan (Caprington) 780.00 (+1).
228 Paul O' Hara (Colville Park) 736.07 (+1).
232 Michael Stewart (Troon Welbeck) 734.48 (+2).
245 Glenn Campbell (Blairgowrie) 725.93

Kellett overtakes Booth as Scotland's

No 2 in R&A World Amateur Rankings

There are 16 Scots in the world's top 500 men's amateur golfers, according to the latest R&A WAGR list.
Only three are in the leading 100 - Gavin Dear (Murrayshall) who dropped two places this week to No 18; Ross Kellett (Colville Park) who went up 21 spots to No 71 and Wallace Booth (Comrie) who dropped 13 places to No 81.
Kellett, pictured by Cal Carson Golf Agency, led for a spell in the St Andrews Links Trophy at the weekend.

Other Scots rankings:
173 Steven McEwan (Caprington) (-1).
229 Paul O'Hara (Colville Park) (+99).
234 Michael Stewart (Troon Welbeck) (-54).
245 Glenn Campbell (Blairgowrie) (+6).
336 Scott Borrowman (Dollar) (-28).
349 Mark Hillson (Craigielaw) (-26).
374 James Byrne (Banchory) (-82).
388 Philip McLean (Peterhead) (+1).
494 James White (Lundin) (-8).
413 Lewis Kirton (Newmachar) (-3).
423 Keir McNicoll (Carnoustie) (-123).
432 Gordon Yates (Hilton Park) (+16).
497 Greg Paterson (St Andrews New) (+34).

Alan Dunbar, the teenager from Rathmore, Northern Ireland, who won the St Andrews Links Trophy on Sunday, shot up 414 places to No. 148 on the strength of his unexpected victory.

The top five players in the R&A WAGR are:
1 Morgan Hoffman (US).
2 Matt Hill (Can).
3 Rickie Fowler (US).
4 Mike Van Sickle (US).
5 Jorge Campillo (Spa).
6 Nick Taylor (Can)

7 Nicol Van Wyk (SAf).

8 Stephan Gros (Ger).

9 Billy Horschel (US).

10 Cameron Tringale (US)

Leading English players in rankings:

14 Sam Hutsby.

16 Chris Paisley.

25 Tommy Fleetwood.

32 Luke Goddard.

Gavin Dear driving from the third tee at Murcar Links on Sunday in the Bidwells Scottish open amateur stroke-play championship (image by Cal Carson Golf Agency; click on it to enlarge).

Gavin Dear climbs 12 places to No 16

in R&A World Amateur Golf Rankings

By COLIN FARQUHARSON
Murrayshall's Gavin Dear, runner-up in the weekend Bidwells Scottish open amateur stroke-play golf championship, is getting closer to his ambition of making the top 10 in the R&A World Amateur Golf Rankings.
Because he missed the cut in last year's "Scottish," Dear's performance at Murcar Links pushed him up 12 places to 16th in the updated rankings issued this evening by R&A staff man David Moir.
"If I can make the top 10, then I can skip the early stages of the European Tour Qualifying School process," said 24-year-old Gavin who lives at Scone, Perthshire.
Tommy Fleetwood, the Lancashire 18-year-old who won the Scottish stroke-play shot up 36 places from 60th to 24th in the rankings.
Wallace Booth (Comrie) suffered the reverse effect from Dear. Wallace won the stroke play title last year so he has plummeted 21 places to No 68.
The only other Scot in the top 100 is Colville Park's consisistent player Ross Kellett who is 92nd, down seven places from last week.
Banchory's James Byrne, the Arizona State University student who tied for fourth place at Murcar Links, improved 34 places to No 292.
Those players in the top 10 rankings who have entered the Open and are not otherwise exempt gain exemption from the Regional Qualifyng and go straight into Local Final Qualifying at Glasgow Gailes, Kilmarnock Barassie or Western Gailes on July 6 and 7.

TOP TEN
(+ or - indicates how many places a player has gone up or down since last week).
1 Morgan Hoffman (US) 1202.94.
2 Rickie Fowler (US) 1194.67.
3 Nicol Van Wyk (SAf) 1168.75 (+1).
4 Matt Hill (Can) 1163.93 (+3).
5 Nick Taylor (Can) 1155.56 (-2).
6 Stephan Gross (Ger) 1151.52 (-1).
7 Jorge Campillo (Spa) 1121.13 (-1).
8 Mike Van Sickle (US) 1114.52 (+1).
9 Billy Horschel (US) 1111.54 (-1).
10 Kyle Stanley (US) 1089.06 (+3).
Selected rankings:
16 Gavin Dear (Sco) 1023.68 (+12).
24 Tommy Fleetwood (Eng) 998.18 (+36).
68 Wallace Booth (Sco) 889.74 (-21).
92 Ross Kellett (Sco) 858.21 (-7).
172 Steven McEwan (Sco) 781.25 (-42).
180 Michael Stewart (Sco) 774.14 (-9).
251 Glenn Campbell (Sco) 722.22 (-7).
292 James Byrne (Sco) 700.00 (+34).
300 Keir McNicoll (Sco) 692.96 (-8).
308 Scott Borrowman (Sco) 688.75 (+53).
323 Mark Hillson (Sco) 683.61 (-23).
328 Paul O'Hara (Sco) 681.97 (-16).
389 Philip McLean (Sco) 643.75 (+21).
396 James White (Sco) 640.32 (-34).
404 Craig Watson (Sco) 637.50 (-10).
410 Lewis Kirton (Sco) 635.00 (-10).
448 Gordon Yates (Sco) 612.50 (-31).
531 Greg Paterson (Sco) 571.43 (+42).
580 Peter Latimer (Sco) 548.78 (+20).
595 David Law (Sco) 539.52 (-158).
625 Stephen Speirs (Sco) 525.00 (-5).
635 Kris Nicol (Sco) 520.31 (+37).
648 Bryan Fotheringham (Sco) 515.00 (+128).
653 David Addison (Sco) 513.95 (+32).
663 Mark Lamb (Sco) 506.67 (+27).

McEwan, Campbell improve

world rankings with

'Brabazon' performances

Steven McEwan's joint fourth place finish and Glen Campbell's share of 11th place at the weekend's Brabazon Trophy saw them improved their standings in today's updated R&A World Amateur Golf Rankings.

McEwan, pictured right by Cal Carson Golf Agency, has gone up by 29 places to No 101 while Campbell has made one of the biggest leaps, up 59 places to No 247. The winner, Irishman Niall Kearney, jumped 47 places to No 64.

The other "big" Irish weekend winner, Irish Open champion Shane Lowry, improved by 10 places to No 6.
The world's top 10 (code explanation: if a player has improved by one position from last week, he will have +1 after his points score, if a player has gone down one position, he will have -1 after his points score; if there is no + or -, then he will be in exactly the same position as last week).


TOP TEN

1 Scott Arnold (Australia) 1347.50.
2 Morgan Hoffman (United States) 1196.83.
3 Rickie Fowler (United States) 1182.89.
4 Nick Taylor (Canada) 1169.44 (+1).
5 Nicol Van Wyk (South Africa) 1168.75 (-1).
6 Shane Lowry (Ireland) 1157.14 (+10).
7 Stephan Gross (Germany) 1155.38.
8 Jorge Campillo (Spain) 1137.33 (-2).
9 Matt Hill (Canada) 1122.41 (+4).
10 Billy Horschel (United States) 1116.98.
Selected positions:

12 Sam Hutsby (England) 1106.25 (-3).
23 Chris Paisley (England) 988.71 (+1).
27 Todd Allcock (England) 975.00 (-5).
29 Gavin Dear (Scotland) 970.67 (-4).

49 Wallace Booth (Scotland) 927.27 (-4).

53 Tom Sherreard (England) 913.46 (-2).
56 Luke Goddard (England) 907.50 (-13).
61 Tommy Fleetwood (England) 900.00 (+4).
64 Niall Kearney (Ireland) 895.12 (+47).
69 Dale Whitnell (England) 887.50 (+9).
92 Ross Kellett (Scotland) 855.71 (-1).

96 Matthew Nixon (England) 851.06 (+22).
100 Matt Haines (England) 846.55 (-6).
101 Steven McEwan (Scotland) 846.25 (+29).

106 Charles Ford (England) 834.55 (-5).
107 Stiggy Hodgson (England) 834.04 (+17).
116 Seamus Power (Ireland) 829.41 (-32).
143 Rhys Enoch (Wales) 795.71 (-9).
144 Paul Cutler (Ireland) 795.24 (-35).
Other Scots:
170 Michael Stewart 778.69 (+2).
247 Glenn Campbell 724.53 (+59).
295 Keir McNicoll 698.57 (-17).
302 Mark Hillson 691.67 (-38).
314 Paul O'Hara 685.00 (-21).
325 James Byrne 676.27 (-59).
358 James White 654.10 (-3).
389 Craig Watson 637.50 (-7)
391 Lewis Kirton 635.00 (-5).
410 Gordon Yates 626.25 (-5).
428 David Law 614.29 (-13).
442 Scott Borrowman 606.25 (-43).

445 Philip McLean 605.00 (-14).

Gavin Dear's Irish win hoists

him up to No 25 in the world

Gavin Dear's victory in the Irish open amateur stroke-play championship at the weekend promoted him 17 places in the latest R&A World Amateur Golf Rankings.
The 24-year-old Murrayshall Golf Club, Perth man from Scone is now 25th - 20 places above the only other Scot in the top 50, Comrie's Wallace Booth who finished second at Royal Dublin on Sunday.
Booth has moved up from 59th to 45th.

Dear, winner of the Craigmillar Park Open earlier in the Scottish season, would dearly like to make the top 10 of the WAGR before he turns professional in late September. Victory in the upcoming Scottish open amateur stroke-play championship at Murcar Links would be another huge step in that direction.

Booth will, of course, be defending the title he won in last year's weather-shortened 54-hole championship at The Duke's Course, St Andrews.
Apart from Dear and Booth, there is only one other Scot ranked in the world's top 100 amateurs - Ross Kellett (Colville Park) who moves up five places in the rankings to No 91 after making the final day of the "Irish."
The biggest Scottish mover in the WAGR is Troon's Michael Stewart, a first-year student at East Tennessee State University, Johnson City. His first win on the US college circuit in the Atlantic Sun Coference championship sees him improve 38 places to No 172.
On the downside, Keir McNicoll (Carnoustie), runner-up in last year's Irish open amateur stroke-play but who missed the cut at the weekend, drops 61 places to No 278. Paul O'Hara (Colville Park), winner of the recent Edward Trophy but another who was eliminated at the halfway stage at Royal Dublin, drops 64 places to No 294.

TOP RANKINGS AND SCOTS IN LEADING 500
1 Scott Arnold (Aus) 1361.25.
2 Morgan Hoffman (US) 1210.00
3 Rickie Fowler (US) 1178.95 (+1).
4 Nicol Van Wyk (SAf) 1168.75 (-1).
5 Nick Taylor (Can) 1165.28
Selected players:
25 Gavin Dear (Murrayshall) 974.67 (+17)
45 Wallace Booth (Comrie) 927.27 (+14).
91 Ross Kellett (Colville Park) 855.22 (+5).
130 Steven McEwan (Caprington) 806.25 (+14).
172 Michael Stewart (East Tennessee State Univ) 772.41 (+38).
246 James Byrne (Arizona State Univ) 715.25 (+1).
264 Mark Hillson (Craigielaw) 703.13 (+3).
278 Keir McNicoll (Carnoustie) 694.29 (-61).
294 Paul O'Hara (Colville Park) 689.46 (-64).
306 Glenn Campbell (Blairgowrie) 681.13 (-1).
355 James White (Lundin) 654.10 (+1)]
382 Craig Watson (East Renfrewshire) 637.50.
386 Lewis Kirton (Louisville-Kentucky Univ)0 635.00 (-1)
399 Scott Borrowman (Dollar) 624.68 (+2).
405 Gordon Yates (Hilton Park) 620.00 (-1).
415 David Law (Hazlehead) 614.29 (-4)
435 Philip McLean (Peterhead) 604.00 (+9)
+Where no "+" or "-", player's position is the same as it was last week.

Glenn Campbell (left) and Ross Kellett (right), both images (which can be enlarged by clicking on them) by Cal Carson Golf Agency.

Ross Kellett and Glenn Campbell the big Scots

movers in R&A World Amateur Rankings

By COLIN FARQUHARSON

Colin@scottishgolfview.com

The big Scottish movers in the latest R&A World Amateur Golf Rankings are Ross Kellett (Colville Park) and Blairgowrie's Glenn Campbell.
Kellett, who finished joint 14th in the Lytham Trophy, goes up 27 places to No 95 - giving Scotland three players in the top 100. Gavin Dear (Murrayshall), who finished joint 18th in the Lytham Trophy, has dropped five places to No 42 while Wallace Booth (Comrie), joint third at Royal Lytham. has gone up 11 places to No 58.
Glenn Campbell came joint 35th in the Lytham Trophy but that was enough to push him 28 spots up the world rankings to No 305.
The biggest Scottish "faller" was Paul O'Hara (Colville Park), winner of the Edward Trophy at Glasgow Gailes the previous weekend. He missed the Lytham Trophy cut and has dropped 57 places to No 229.
TOP TEN RANKINGS
(+ indicates gone up; - indicates gone down).
1 Scott Arnold (Aus) 1361.15 (no change).
2 Morgan Hoffman (US) 1210.00 (no change).
3 Nicol Van Wyk (SAf) 1180.00 (+21).
4 Rockie Fowler (US) 1178.95 (-1).
5 Nick Taylor (Can) 1165.28 (+1).
6 Jorge Campillo (Spa) 1154.67 (-2).
7 Stephan Gross (Ger) 1138.46 (-2)
8 Sam Hutsby (Eng) 1120.63 (-1).
9 Mike Van Sickle (US) 1104.84 (-1).
10 Billy Horschel (US) 1094.34 (-1).
Scots in world top 500 rankings:
42 Gavin Dear (Murrayshall) 929.33 (-5).
58 Wallace Booth (Comrie) 896.10 (+11).
95 Ross Kellett (Colville Park) 850.75 (+27).
144 Steven McEwan (Caprington) 795.00 (-6).
210 Michael Stewart (East Tennessee State Univ) 738.71 (-2).
217 Keir McNicoll (Carnoustie) 732.86 (+8).
229 Paul O'Hara (Colville Park) 726.32 (-57).
246 James Byrne (Arizona State Univ) 715.25 (-36).
267 Mark Hillson (Craigielaw) 703.13 (-22).
305 Glenn Campbell (Blairgowrie) 681.13 (+28).
357 James White (Lundin & Stirling Univ) 654.10 (-34).
362 Gordon Yates (Hilton Park) 618.75 (-44).
382 Craig Watson (East Renfrewshire) 637.50 (-19).
385 Lewis Kirton (Louisville-Kentucky Univ) 635.00 (-16).
402 Scott Borrowman (Dollar) 619.18 (+33).
411 David Law (Hazlehead) 614.29 (-4).
441 Philip McLean (Peterhead) 598.75 (-24)

475 Greg Paterson (St Andrews New) 586.30 (-20)

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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Aussie Scott Arnold is new No 1

in World Amateur Rankings

Australian Scott Arnold is the new No 1 in the R&A World Amateur Golf Rankings following the decision of Danny Lee (New Zealand) to turn professional.
The highest ranked British or Irish amateur is Sam Hutsby of England in the No 7 spot.
Craigmillar Park Open winner Gavin Dear (Murrayshall) from Scone is the highest ranked Scot. Even though he has not played competitively since his Edinburgh 72-hole open success, Gavin has dropped from No 33 last week to No 38 this week. Explanation? Five or six players have earned WAGR points in tournaments around the world and jumped ahead of the Scot.
Wallace Booth (Comrie) in No 62 position is the only other Scot in the top 100.
AMATEUR RANKINGS
1 Scott Arnold (Aus) 1242.50.
2 Rickie Fowler (US) 1183.33.
3 Jorge Campillo (Spa) 1182.43.
4 Morgan Hoffman (USA) 1173.21.
5 Stephan Gross (Ger) 1144.62.
Selected rankings:
7 Sam Hutsby (Eng) 1122.22.
15 Shane Lowry (Ire) 1027.12
22 Chris Paisley (Eng) 979.03.
38 Gavin Dear (Sco) 947.37.
41 Luke Goddard (Eng)( 936.84
46 Tom Sherreard (Eng) 911.54.
47 Tom Adcock (Eng) 907.50.
55 Niall Kearney (Ire) 897.56.
62 Wallace Booth (Sco) 883.78.
64 Matt Haines (Eng) 879.03.
83 Seamus Power (Ire) 856.86.
91 Simon Ward (Ire) 839.02.
92 Charles Ford (Eng)( 837.25.
94 Tommy Fleetwood (Eng) 836.36.
107 Steven McEwan (Sco) 820.00.
108 Rhys Enoch (Wal) 820.00
111 Dale Whitnell (Eng) 818.75.
132 Steven Uzzell (Eng) 797.78.
145 Paul Cutler (Ire) 790.00.
147 Ross Kellett (Sco) 789.71.
166 Matthew Nixon (Eng) 776.74.
175 Jamie Abbott (Eng) 766.10.
176 Jake Amos (Eng) 763.64.
189 Paul O'Hara (Sco) 751.72.
193 Stiggy Hodgson (Eng) 747.50.
196 Ben Rickett (Eng) 745.00

Craigmillar Park victory lifts

Gavin Dear to 33 in rankings

Craigmillar Park Open winner Gavin Dear from Scone has improved seven places in the R&A World Amateur Rankings with his victory in the weekend 72-hole event at the Edinburgh venue. Murrayshall member Gavin is now No 33. The only other Scottish player in the top 100 is Wallace Booth (Comrie) in 60th position, a drop of three places from last week.
After his victory on Sunday, his first in a 72-hole tournament, 24-year-old Dear, pictured right, said he would be turning professional in late September but before then he had two targets.
"I want to make the Walker Cup team (for the match at Merion, Pennsylvania, September 12-13) and I want to get into the top 10 of the world amateur rankings before I leave the amateur ranks," said Dear.
"At 24, I cannot delay much longer than this year so I will be entering the European Tour School qualifying process. Even if I don't make it through that, I will still turn pro and go to some of the satellite tours in the States.
"I spent four years at Lynn University, Boca Ration in Florida so I have a lot of contacts out there. I won't stick."
This week's R&A World Amateur Golf Rankings:
1 Danny Lee (NZ), 2 Scott Arnold (Aus), 3 Jorge Campillo (Spa), 4 Stephan Gross (Ger), 5 Morgan Hoffman (US), 6 Sam Hutsby (Eng), 7 Rickie Fowler (US), 8 Reinier Saxton (Net) 9 Nick Taylor (Can), 10 Mike Van Sickle (US).
The WAGR will play an important part in the selection of the GB&I team for the Walker Cup match so we have listed all the Scottish, England, Welsh and Irish players in the top 200:
19 Shane Lowry (Ire), 23 Chris Paisley (Eng), 33 Gavin Dear (Sco), 34 Luke Goddard (Eng), 43 Tom Sherreard (Eng).
60 Wallace Booth (Sco), 63 Dale Whitnell (Eng), 78 Seamus Power (Ire), 89 Tommy Fleetwood (Eng), 92 Todd Adcock (Eng), 93 Matt Haines (Eng), 94 Charles Ford (Eng).
102 Steven McEwan (Sco), 103 Rhys Enoch (Wal), 113 Niall Kearney (Ire), 115 Paul Cutler (Ire), 137 Steven Uzell (Eng), 138 Ross Kellett (Sco), 143 Simon Ward (Ire).
156 Jamie Abbott (Eng), 163 Stiggy Hodgson (Eng), 180 Paul O'Hara (Sco), 183 Jake Amos (Eng), 184 Matthew Nixon (Eng), 185 Ben Rickett (Eng), 197 Andrew Cooley (Wal), 198 James Byrne (Sco).

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Dear, Booth and McEwan in leading 113 players

The R&A World Amateur Golf Ranking
2009/12 at 22 March
This Week Last Week Change Name Country Divisor Points
1 1 Danny Lee NZL 88(80) 1327.50
2 2 Jorge Campillo ESP 68 1189.71
3 3 Rickie Fowler USA 80 1137.50
4 8 +4 Scott Arnold AUS 101(80) 1113.75
5 4 -1 Kyle Stanley USA 66 1083.33
6 5 -1 Sam Hutsby ENG 59 1076.27
7 7 Reinier Saxton NED 81(80) 1070.00
8 11 +3 Mike Van Sickle USA 62 1061.29
9 6 -3 Morgan Hoffmann USA 55 1060.00
10 10 Cameron Tringale USA 48 1043.75
11 9 -2 Stephan Gross GER 69 1043.48
12 13 +1 Shane Lowry IRE 62 1027.42
13 14 +1 Billy Horschel USA 53 1026.42
14 12 -2 Russell Henley USA 52 1025.00
15 20 +5 Matt Hill CAN 60 1023.33
16 15 -1 Adam Mitchell USA 60 1015.00
17 16 -1 Nick Taylor CAN 72 1004.17
18 18 Erik Flores USA 67 997.01
19 17 -2 Chris Paisley ENG 61 990.16
20 21 +1 Matthew Giles AUS 59 977.97
21 22 +1 Zack Sucher USA 80 971.25
22 23 +1 Adrian Ford RSA 76 971.05
23 25 +2 Anders Kristiansen NOR 56 967.86
24 19 -5 Sihwan Kim KOR 65 967.69
25 26 +1 Bobby Massa USA 42 964.29
26 24 -2 Andrea Pavan ITA 55 961.82
27 31 +4 Matt Savage USA 51 950.98
28 30 +2 Jack Newman USA 48 947.92
29 63 +34 Zack Byrd USA 39(40) 945.00
30 33 +3 Luke Goddard ENG 76 943.42
31 28 -3 Dustin Garza USA 51 943.14
32 34 +2 Gavin Dear SCO 76 942.11
33 27 -6 Hudson Swafford USA 52 940.38
34 47 +13 Robin Wingardh SWE 41 939.02
35 29 -6 Tom Sherreard ENG 51 935.29
36 37 +1 Trent Leon USA 68 930.88
37 32 -5 Brian Harman USA 46 923.91
38 38 Kevin Tway USA 70 922.86
39 35 -4 Jamie Lovemark USA 62 920.97
40 40 Steve Ziegler USA 49 914.29
41 39 -2 Victor Dubuisson FRA 68 911.76
42 42 John Chin USA 55 910.91
43 41 -2 Jon Curran USA 44 906.82
44 43 -1 Eddie Olson USA 48 902.08
45 46 +1 Drew Kittleson USA 55 901.82
46 36 -10 Judson Eustaquio PHI 57 898.25
47 45 -2 Mark Anderson USA 51 898.04
48 48 Andrew Putnam USA 56 894.64
49 49 Andrew Landry USA 60 893.33
50 50 David Lingmerth SWE 45 891.11
51 44 -7 Gregor Main USA 56 891.07
52 52 Wallace Booth SCO 70 887.14
53 51 -2 Wesley Bryan USA 44 886.36
54 53 -1 David Markle CAN 44 884.09
55 116 +61 Trent Whitekiller USA 36(40) 880.00
56 54 -2 Derek Tolan USA 55 872.73
57 55 -2 Bobby Hudson USA 47 868.09
58 70 +12 Matt Hoffenberg USA 59 867.80
59 62 +3 Andy Winings USA 46 867.39
60 58 -2 Dylan Frittelli RSA 60 865.00
61 88 +27 Chris Ward USA 40 865.00
62 60 -2 Dean O'Riley RSA 68 864.71
63 61 -2 David May USA 50 864.00
64 73 +9 John Peterson USA 42 861.90
65 56 -9 Brendan Smith AUS 60 861.67
66 57 -9 Philip Francis USA 55 858.18
67 65 -2 Aaron Russell RSA 32(40) 857.50
-2 Nicol Van Wyk RSA 32(40) 857.50
69 67 -2 Dale Whitnell ENG 76 855.26
70 68 -2 Pat Grady USA 41 853.66
71 69 -2 Jurrian van der Vaart NED 51 852.94
72 71 -1 Charlie Holland USA 64 851.56
73 72 -1 Tim Sluiter NED 54 850.00
74 74 Bud Cauley USA 51 849.02
75 91 +16 Harris English USA 62 845.16
76 75 -1 Jesper Kennegard SWE 53 839.62
77 100 +23 George Bryan USA 69 839.13
78 77 -1 Matt Haines ENG 62 838.71
79 96 +17 Kevin O'Connell USA 49 836.73
80 78 -2 Tommy Fleetwood ENG 51 835.29
81 79 -2 Seamus Power IRE 47 834.04
82 80 -2 David Johnson USA 55 832.73
83 81 -2 Todd Adcock ENG 32(40) 832.50
84 83 -1 Ben Martin USA 44 831.82
85 84 -1 Brendan Gielow USA 63 831.75
86 87 +1 Henrik Norlander SWE 54 829.63
87 108 +21 Bryden Macpherson AUS 63 828.57
88 134 +46 Ben Rickett ENG 39(40) 827.50
89 86 -3 John Hahn USA 53 826.42
90 82 -8 Ryan Fox NZL 59 823.73
91 233 +142 J G Claasen RSA 36(40) 822.50
92 93 +1 Floris De Vries NED 73 819.18
93 94 +1 Alexandre Kaleka FRA 69 818.84
94 103 +9 Nicolas Geyger CHI 64 815.63
95 59 -36 Ryan McCarthy AUS 58 815.52
96 92 -4 Michael Smyth AUS 48 814.58
97 98 +1 Kalle Samooja FIN 50 814.00
98 95 -3 Corey Nagy USA 59 813.56
99 99 Charles Ford ENG 52 813.46
100 76 -24 Yubin Jung RSA 45 813.33
101 119 +18 Matt Jager AUS 83(80) 812.50
102 135 +33 Alex Martin USA 37(40) 812.50
202 +100 Jonathan Randolph USA 37(40) 812.50
104 85 -19 Steven Ferreira RSA 58 810.34
105 138 +33 Mitchell Gregson USA 40 810.00
106 120 +14 Scott Langley USA 49 808.16
107 90 -17 Jonathan Hodge USA 65 807.69
108 204 +96 Jordan Sherratt AUS 37(40) 807.50
109 101 -8 Johan De Beer RSA 43 806.98
110 89 -21 Adam Long USA 49 806.12
111 97 -14 Bronson Burgoon USA 39(40) 805.00
112 131 +19 Tim McKenney USA 45 802.22
113 104 -9 Steven McEwan SCO 75 800.00
114 105 -9 Rhys Enoch WAL 66 800.00
115 106 -9 Graham Hill CAN 47 800.00
116 179 +63 Mark Silvers USA 38(40) 800.00
117 109 -8 Niall Kearney IRE 44 797.73
118 110 -8 Vaughn Snyder USA 34(40) 797.50
119 107 -12 Adam Hadwin CAN 66 796.97
120 111 -9 Paul Cutler IRE 48 795.83