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)

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