Movers & Shakers 2008/21
28 May 2008
R&A WAGR TOP 5
Rickie Fowler (USA) takes over at World Amateur Ranking No 1
Jorge Campillo (Spain) – up 1 place to No 5
TOP 10
Chris Wood (England) – up 15 places to No 9
Zack Sucher (USA) – up 2 places to No 10
Anders Kristiansen (Norway) – up 4 places to No 18
Jacques Blaauw (South Africa) – up 7 places to No 20
TOP 50
Bud Cauley (USA) – up 2 places to No 50
TOP 100
Eddie Pepperell (England) – up 37 places to No 85
Matthew Cryer (England) – up 7 places to No 98
James Allenby (Canada) – up 1 place to No 100
TOP 150
Jarin Todd (USA) – up 15 places to No 140
Brendan Smith (Australia) – up 1 place to No 150
TOP 200
Jamie Abbott (England) – up 50 places to No 198
Matthew Giles (Australia) – up 1 place to No 200
TOP 350
Jhonnel Ababa (Philippines) – up 174 places to No 244
Yong-soo Kim (Korea) – up 120 places to No 278
Greg Paterson (Scotland) – up 160 places to No 290
Toni Hakula (Finland) – up 121 places to No 336
WINNERS & LEADING AMATEURS
Richard Heath* (Romande Championship)
Mohd Arie Irawan* (Malaysian Open Amateur Stroke Play)
Gary King* (Skandia Junior Open)
Raphael Marguery (Coupe Ganay)
Daniel Nesbit (Mastercard Junior Masters)
Marc Rice* (NJCAA Division II Championship)
Daniel Staff (Aberto Rio de Janeiro)
Dave Thomas (NJCAA Division I Championship)
Chris Wood (Welsh Stroke Play Championship)
*New WAGRanked Player
Please note: Performance by amateur golfers in professional events is not recorded on this page.
COUNTRY BREAKDOWN OF THE TOP 350 PLAYERS
USA (174 players this week / 176 players last week)
SOUTH AFRICA (24/24)
AUSTRALIA (21/21)
ENGLAND (19/20)
SCOTLAND (14/13) & SWEDEN (14/14)
CANADA (12/12)
IRELAND (8/8)
NEW ZEALAND (7/7)
GERMANY & SPAIN (6/6)
ARGENTINA (5/5)
FRANCE (4/4), KOREA (4/3) & WALES (4/4)
COLOMBIA & NETHERLANDS (3/3)
BELGIUM, CHILE, DENMARK, ITALY & NORWAY (2/2)
BOLIVIA, BRAZIL, CHINA (1/1), FINLAND (1/0), GUATEMALA, INDONESIA, MEXICO (1/1), PHILIPPINES (1/0), PORTUGAL, PUERTO RICO, SINGAPORE & ZIMBABWE (1/1)