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American Rickie Fowler remains number 1 in latest R&A Mens World Amateur Golf Rankings

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Three of this week’s winners have made big gains in The R&A World Amateur Golf Ranking.

Michael Schachner of the USA, joint winner with Zack Sucher in the SunTrust Gator Invitational at Gainesville, Florida, moves into the top 100 with a 26-place jump to No 84. He finished tied
for ninth place in the NCAA Division I Championship last year.

Above, Jesper Kennegard of Sweden who has moved up 210 places to World Ranked Nos.239

Success in the New South Wales Amateur at Ryde/Parramatta has propelled Michael Raseta of Australia 261 places to No 195 and victory for Jesper Kennegard of Sweden in the UH Hilo Intercollegiate at Waikoloa, Hawaii, pulls him up 210 places to No 239.

Three winners have played their way into the Ranking for the first time - Craig Isabel of England won the Titan Winter Invitational at Melbourne in Florida; Bradley Shigezawa (USA) was the victor in the Pearl Open at Aiea, Hawaii; and Blake Worden (USA) claimed the Dustdevil Early Spring Invitational at Laredo in Texas.

Other successes in week six were by Jacques Blaauw in theSouth African Stroke Play at Pearl Valley; Rohan Blizard in the New South Wales Medal at Pennant Hills/Oatlands; Juan Carlos Cortes in the Abierto Las Brisa de Santo Domingo in Chile; and Borja Etchart in the Campeonato de Barcelona in Spain.

Movers & Shakers - 2008/06 - 13 Feb 2008

R&A WAGR TOP 5

Rickie Fowler (USA) remains at World Ranked No 1

TOP 20

Alexandre Kaleka (France) – up 8 places to No 16

Jonas Blixt (Sweden) – up 1 place to No 20

TOP 50

Sihwan Kim (USA) – up 14 places to No 41

Derik Ferreira (South Africa) – up 17 places to No 43

TOP 100

Justin Roach (Australia) – up 27 places to No 79

Michael Schachner (USA) – up 26 places to No 84

Sam Korbe (USA) – up 15 places to No 93

Knut Borsheim (Norway) – up 6 places to No 97

Edouard Dubois (France) – up 2 places to No 100

TOP 150

Stephen Swanepoel (South Africa) – up 125 places to No 108

Michael Foster (Australia) – up 50 places to No 143

Rhys Enoch (Wales) – up 7 places to No 145

Glenn Campbell (Scotland) – up 9 places to No 147

TOP 200

Kyle Ellis (USA) – up 75 places to No 168

Tyson Alexander (USA) – up 45 places to No 181

Garrett Merrell (USA) – up 31 places to No 193

Michael Raseta (Australia) – up 261 places to No 195

Jacques Blaauw (South Africa) – up 279 places to No 197

TOP 350

Jesper Kennegard (Sweden) – up 210 places to No 239

Moises Cobo (Spain) – up 143 places to No 276=

Nick Taylor (Canada) – up 128 places to No 279

Stephan Gross (Germany) – up 59 places to No 309

Tom Oliver (England) – up 32 places to No 335

Marc Dobias (Switzerland) – up 13 places to No 341

Robert McKnight (Scotland) – up 36 places to No 342

Lyle Rowe (South Africa) – up 114 places to No 345

Noah Goldman (USA) – up 117 places to No 348

Romain Schneider (France) – up 6 places to No 350

WINNERS & LEADING AMATEURS

Jacques Blaauw (South African Stroke Play)

Rohan Blizard (New South Wales Medal)

Juan Carlos Cortes (Abierto Las Brisa de Santo Domingo)

Borja Etchart (Campeonato de Barcelona)

Craig Isabel* (Titan Winter Invitational)

Jesper Kennegard (UH Hilo Intercollegiate)

Michael Raseta (New South Wales Amateur)

Michael Schachner/Zack Sucher (SunTrust Gator Invitational)

Bradley Shigezawa* (Hawaii Pearl Open)

Blake Worden* (Dustdevil Early Spring Invitational)

*New WAGRanked Player

COUNTRY BREAKDOWN OF THE TOP 350 PLAYERS

USA (166 players this week / 173 players last week)

ENGLAND (28/27)

AUSTRALIA (23/23)

SOUTH AFRICA (21/19)

SCOTLAND (19/18)

SWEDEN (12/11)

CANADA (9/9)

FRANCE (8/7) & NEW ZEALAND (8/8)

GERMANY (6/5) & IRELAND (6/6)

WALES (5/5)

ARGENTINA, NETHERLANDS (3/3) & SPAIN (3/2)

DENMARK (2/3)

BELGIUM, CHILE, KOREA, NORWAY, TAIWAN & ZIMBABWE (2/2)

AUSTRIA, BRAZIL, CHINA, COLOMBIA, COSTA RICA, FINLAND, GUATEMALA (1/1), ITALY (1/2), JAPAN, MEXICO, PHILIPPINES, PORTUGAL, PUERTO RICO, SINGAPORE (1/1), SWITZERLAND (1/0) & VENEZUELA (1/1)