DUNCAN STEWART (86TH)
TOP SCOT IN US
MEN’S COLLEGE RANKINGS

It’s the halfway break time in the American college golf season … an ideal opportunity to scrutinize the rankings provided in the Golfweek/Sagarin performance index.
Today we bring you the men’s rankings. Tomorrow we will turn our attention to the ladies.
Edinburgh-born Welshman Rhys Davies, the star of the East Tennessee State University team, is the top-ranked British and Irish player in the No 4 position behind James Lovemark (USC), Charlie Beljan (New Mexico) and Billy Horschel of Florida.
Walker Cup player Davies has climbed four places since the end of October rankings.
The top-ranked Englishman is Peter Richardson (Purdue) from Carlisle, who finished well up in the Hawaii event a few days ago. He is in 48th place, one ahead of compatriot Charles Ford from Leicester, a junior at Tennessee.
The top Irish student is Niall Turner (Minnesota) from Cork. He is ranked No 58.
Duncan Stewart (Jacksonville), pictured right, from Grantown on Spey is the most highly rated Scot on the college circuit. He is ranked No 86, a drop of two places since the end of October.
Quite a few of the Scots don’t appear on the rankings because they do not compete at NCAA Division 1 level.

MEN’S RANKINGS
1 Jamie Lovemark (USC), 2 Charlie Beljan (New Mexico), 3 Billy Horschel (Florida), 4 Rhys Davies. (East Tennessee State), 5 Niklas Lemke (Arizona State), 6 Pablo Martin (Oklahoma State, 7 Dustin Johnson (Coastal Carolina), 8 Brian Harman (Georgia), 9 Zack Miller (Stanford), 10 Daniel Summerhayes).
11 Colt Knost (SMU), 12 Joseph Sykora (Alabama), 13 Derek Fathauer (Louisville), 14 Gary Woodland (Kansas), 15 Jonas Blixt (Florida State), 16 Gator Todd (Alabama), 17 Philip Pettitt Tennessee), Manuel Villegas (Florida), 19 Kyle Stanley (Clemson), 20 Zack Byrd (Coastal Carolina).
Other rankings include:
48 Peter Richardson (Purdue) from Carlisle.
49 Charles Ford (Tennessee) from Leicester.
58 Niall Turner (Minnesota) from Cork.
74 Johnny Caldwell (South Alabama) from Belfast.
86 Duncan Stewart (Jacksonville) from Grantown on Spey.
89 Gareth Shaw (East Tennessee State) from Lisburn, N Ireland.
102 Seamus Power (East Tennessee State) from Waterford.
143 Chris Paisley (Tennessee) from Newcastle.
146 Russell Knox (Jacksonville) from Inverness.
147 Ben Taylor (Georgia State) from Hexham.
174 Niall Kearney (East Tennessee State) from Dublin.
181 Lewis Kirton (Louisville) from Oldmeldrum.
184 Callum Macaulay (Ole Mississippi) from Tulliallan.
187 Wallace Booth (Augusta State) from Comrie.
223 Tom Sherreard (Georgia State) from Maidstone.
243 Daniel Willett (Jacksonvile State) from Sheffield.
245 Adam Hodkinson (East Tennessee State) from England.
275 Tom Oliver (Purdue) from Nottingham.
282 Farren Keenan (Texas) from Middlesex.
332 Alan Glynn (Xavier) from Middlesex.
348 Graham Benson (South-east Louisiana) from Leighton Buzzard.
407 Fergal Rafferty (Sam Houston) from Omagh.
414 Alex Hogben (Missouri-Kansas City) from Manchester.
504 Lewis Clarke (Memphis) from Exeter.
558 James Taverner (South-east Louisiana) from London.
645 Cian McNamara (East Tennessee State) from Limerick.
676 Mark Coppell (Campbell University) from Surrey.
755 Mark Trow (Memphis) from Oswestry, Wales.
829 Christopher Carson (Sam Houston) from Dunoon.
849 Peter McLachlan (Missouri-Kansas City).
883 Jordan Findlay (East Tennessee State).
968 Jamie Howarth (Ole Mississippi) from Stockport.
1147 David Daly (Minnesota) from Cork.
1205 Jamie Kennedy (Jacksonville) from Edinburgh.
1240 Kieran Lovelock (Xavier) from Surrey.
1738 Stephen Clark (Missouri-Kansas City).
2167 Colm Montgomery (South Alabama) from Malone, N Ireland.

**REMEMBER, LADIES, WE'LL HAVE THE WOMEN'S US COLLEGE RANKINGS ON DISPLAY FOR YOU TOMORROW.