BC’s Jared du Toit Tops Weekly Ranking
Jared du Toit ended Blair Hamilton’s four-week reign atop the Canadian amateur rankings, regaining the top spot for the first time since Week 4.
Hamilton lost 14 places in the world rankings to surrender his No. 1 ranking by one spot. The senior from Burlington, Ont., was recently named the 2015-16 American Athletic Conference Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year. He has posted six Top-20 finishes in seven tournaments to date and three Top-10 finishes in a four-tournament stretch at the end of the fall and start of the spring seasons.
The only golfer to make positive gains in the Top-10 was Stuart Macdonald, who finished in a tie for 10th at the Desert Mountain Intercollegiate; it was the sixth career Top-10 result for the Vancouver senior at Purdue.
Biggest move: Trevor Yu picked up 467 spots in the world rankings after finishing in a tie for 28th at the Querencia Cabo Collegiate. The freshman from Vancouver is a former four-time CJGA champion. He was making just his third start as a team member and his fourth overall since joining the Beavers.
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Maddie Szeryk, the No. 1 ranked Canadian female amateur, has broken into the Top-20 in the world rankings for the first time. The Golf Canada National Team member picked up one place and now sits at No. 19.
Taylor Kim moved up to No. 2 in the Canadian rankings, slipping past fellow Kent State teammate Josée Doyon. The senior from Surrey, B.C., who leads Kent State in scoring average this season, finished tied for 14th at SunTrust Gator Invite.
Jaclyn Lee moved up to No. 6 in Canada after gaining 16 spots in the world rankings. The Ohio State freshman finished tied for 10th at the SunTrust Gator Invite. The Calgary golfer and National Team member has gained 151 spots over the past two weeks.
Valerie Tanguay vaults back into the Top-10, climbing 37 spots in the world rankings. The sophomore from Quebec finished tied for 24th at the Hurricane Invitational, carding a season-best 217.
Anna Younjin Kim moved back into the Top-20 with a 174-spot gain thanks to an impressive showing at the Kiawah Island Spring Classic. Tied for 35th heading into the final round, Kim fired a tournament-low round of 68 to finish in a tie for 11th. The Toronto senior now finds herself up at No. 14 in Canada.
Biggest Move: Kathy Lim gained 258 spots in the world rankings this past week. The sophomore from Langley, B.C., who plays her collegiate golf at Michigan, finished tied for 45th at the Hurricane Invitational. She has one Top-10 result and two Top-20 finishes in five starts this year.
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Brooke Henderson finished tied for ninth at the LPGA event in Singapore – her first ever visit to Southeast Asia. It was her fourth Top-10 result in as many starts, having recorded a tie for eighth, a tie for ninth and a second-place result on her Australian swing. The 18-year-old finds herself on the cusp of moving into the Top-10 in the world, currently sitting at No. 11.
Augusta James was the only other Top-10 player to make a positive gain in the rankings, picking up two spots in the world rankings this past week.
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Four members of the Top-10 male golfers made positive gains this past week, led by Graham DeLaet, who climbed three spots in the world rankings. No. 6 Brad Fritsch and No. 7 Taylor Pendrith also gained three places apiece, while No. 8 Adam Svensson picked up one spot.
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