With its long history and vast geography, Canada boasts many strange and spooky tales. There are haunted coal mines in Cape Breton, poltergeists in Calgary and even a pair of haunted boots in St. Vincent’s Newfoundland. It is no wonder, therefore, that golf courses across the country are rumoured to be home to some extraordinary spirits.

Haunted Lakes Golf Club

Winning the award for the Canadian golf course with the spookiest name is Haunted Lakes Golf Club in Alix, a town east of Red Deer, Alta. It is here an ancient drama plays out every winter along the third fairway, where Haunted Lake hugs the front right of the green.

Before Europeans arrived, native groups camped on the lake’s eastern shore. One winter, seven hunters camped there for the night. In the morning, they looked out across the lake and spied the magnificent head and antlers of a deer caught in the ice.

The seven headed off and upon reaching the creature, they started to chip away at the ice. The mighty animal, which was very much alive, gave a great heave and smashed through the ice. It swam for shore, breaking a path before it. The deer made it to shore and the safety of the woods, but the men were not so lucky. They plunged through the ice and all seven drowned.

It is said the seven hunters have haunted the lake ever since, giving the spot its name. Locals also claim that every winter a mysterious phenomenon can be observed as each year a huge fissure appears in the ice along the path the deer travelled to the shore.

Glen Abbey Golf Club

Several provinces east of Alberta you will find Glen Abbey Golf Course in Oakville, Ont.

The story says there is a house on the property which was built in 1937 by a mining engineer as his weekend retreat. The engineer, Andre Dorfman, was a leading figure in the Canadian mining industry at the time.

In 1953 Dorfman sold the house to the Jesuit Fathers of Upper Canada as a retreat. The property was sold again in 1963 to businessmen who opened a golf club. In memory of the Jesuits, the course was given the name Glen Abbey. Soon after the club opened, reports of a specter began to surface.

Within 10 years, they started talking about a ghost in the building. The story is that the ghost lives in the old mansion and walks up the back stairs and down the main hallway towards the library.

The mansion is a good example of the stately homes built in Oakville in the early twentieth century. It is constructed of stone with a red clay tile roof and features a wood-lined library on the second floor. Originally known as RayDor Estate House, the building has been designated as a heritage property. Prior to 1975 it served as the golf course’s clubhouse and currently is home to an investment company.

One of the rooms in the basement is actually made to replicate the ship in which the original builder came over from Switzerland.

The ghost in the old mansion is said to be male, and eyewitnesses agree that it resembles a Jesuit father.

Victoria Golf Club

Victoria Golf Club in Victoria, B.C., boasts both an impressive course history and a ghost or two of its own. The club is beautifully situated on a rocky point at the southern end of Vancouver Island.

The club dates back to November 1893 when local golf enthusiasts negotiated for permanent rights to play the rough fields of Pemberton Farm. Originally, golfers were prohibited from using the grounds over the summer, when cattle grazed what would become today’s fairways.

Like Haunted Lakes, the Victoria Golf Club may be haunted by early aboriginal inhabitants. One researcher suggests that some of its phantoms may be the souls of native warriors killed in battle centuries ago. However, these spirits pale beside the club’s other resident, the late Doris Gravlin, possibly Victoria’s most famous ghost.

John Adams is an expert on Doris, as she’s affectionately called by locals. A historian and author, Adams is best known as the proprietor of the “Ghostly Walks” tour, which explores historic courtyards and spooky places where spirits like Doris make their presence known.

“Doris Thomson was born in Blackburn, Lancashire in 1906 and immigrated to Canada with her parents,” recounts Adams. The Thomson family settled in Victoria where Doris’s mother worked at a private hospital. Doris became a nurse as well, until 1930 when she married Victor Gravlin.

Victor was a sports reporter for the Colonist newspaper, spending many happy hours golfing with his brother Walter, head pro at the Uplands Golf Club. The hours Victor spent with Doris would prove to be much less happy.

“When her husband began to drink heavily, Doris left him,” explains Adams, adding that Doris found work as a private live-in nurse.

“In mid-September of 1936 Victor delivered a letter to Doris,” Adams says. “Its contents were unknown, but are believed to have been a request for her to meet him to discuss reconciliation.”

Doris stepped out for a walk at about 7:45 pm on September 22, 1936; Victor left his parents’ house shortly thereafter. One observer saw them together on Runnymede Avenue, but after that, neither was seen alive.

Doris and Victor were reported missing. A search ensued and days later, Doris’s corpse was discovered. Her body was later discovered amid the driftwood on the beach near the 7th green by a caddy looking for lost balls. She had been strangled and her shoes, belt and felt hat were missing.

Gossips maintained that Victor had escaped. But they were wrong.

“One month later a fisherman found Victor’s body floating in the kelp beds off the ninth fairway,” describes Adams. “A length of rope was found in his coat pocket, along with Doris’s missing attire. The police concluded he had murdered his wife then committed suicide by walking into the water.”

The discovery of two bodies on the grounds gave rise to the notion the club was haunted, and many sightings have been reported since.

“Typical manifestations are a fast-moving figure in white, a feeling of doom, a cold wind and a globe of spectral light,” says Adams. “Doris also plays havoc with motorists along Beach Drive, sometimes flying through open windows and even penetrating windshields as a cold mist.”

The Canadian Seniors Golf Association (CSGA) generously donated $34,775 to the Golf Canada Foundation this year to help with grow the game initiatives and scholarships. In 2017, the funds helped create a matching program for the Golf in Schools Adopt a School Week, which translated to 26 new schools across Canada delivering the program.

Read the full story by Jeffrey Reed at LondonOntarioGolf.com

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Joey Savoie made the biggest gain among the Top-10 as the Golf Canada National Team member and No. 4 ranked amateur in Canada climbed 14 places in the world rankings.

Charles Corner, Emmett Oh and Lawren Rowe all moved up one spot in the Canadian rankings, gaining five, five and three spots respectively due to Matt Williams’ slide down the rankings.

Biggest move: Thomas Demarco gained 539 spots in the world rankings after finishing in a tie for eighth at the Pinetree Intercollegiate. It was the second top 10 result for the golfer from Lasalle, Ont., who is a junior at Northern Illinois University.

Complete World Amateur Golf Rankings can be found here.

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Top ranked Maddie Szeryk gained three places in the world rankings after finishing runner-up at the Maryb S. Kauth Invitational. The Golf Canada National Team member has finished in the top 10 in all four events this fall, including a pair of second place results. Since September 3, Szeryk is a combined 23 shots below par over the span of 10 rounds. The result moved her up to No. 28 in the world and she is likely to improve upon that ranking following her results at the final fall tournament, which should be factored into next week’s rankings.

Michelle Kim made the biggest move among the Top-10, picking up 15 places in the world rankings after finishing in a tie for 16th at the Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown. It was the third top 20 result for Kim who moves up to No. 9 in the Canadian rankings.

Biggest Move: Brigitte Thibault gained 411 spots in the world rankings after finishing in a tie for 13th at the Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown. The freshman from Rosemère, Que. has also posted a tie for sixth in four tournaments at Fresno State.

Complete World Amateur Golf Rankings can be found here.

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Benjamin Silverman gained 31 spots in the world rankings after finishing in a tie for seventh at the Sanderson Farms Championship. It was his first top 10 result on the PGA tour since earning his card for the 2018 season. The result was worth 3.92 world ranking points, the third best points-paying finish of his career. The result also helped him move up to No. 6 in the Canadian rankings.

Only one other change in the Top-10 saw Richard T Lee move past Roger Sloan into the No. 8 spot in the Canadian rankings.

Other notable results: No. 1 Adam Hadwin finished tied for 65th at WGC-HSBC Champions; No. 7 David Hearn finished tied for 59th at PGA Sanderson Farms Championship; No. 10 Corey Conners finished tied for 65th at the Sanderson Farms Championship;

Click here for Men’s Official World Golf Rankings.

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Brooke Henderson actually lost ground in the world rankings despite finishing in a tie for fifth at the Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia event. While the result saw Henderson’s total world ranking point total grow 4.78 points, she slipped down to No. 13 in the world rankings, having been passed by tournament winner Cristie Kerr and slipping behind Sei Young Kim, who also posted a top 10 result. The result was Henderson’s eighth top 10 result of the season on the LPGA Tour. The last time she was ranked this low outside the top 10 was back on June 19th

Other Notable Results: No. 2 Alena Sharp finished tied for 62nd at Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia;

Click here for full Women’s Rolex World Rankings.

It was a repatriation of sorts when I received an unexpected phone call from 11-time PGA Tour winner Andy Bean.

“Meggan, have I got something for you,” he said, as we got to the reason for his call. “Would you (the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame & Museum) like the very first Vokey wedge ever used on the PGA Tour?”

My heart leapt. Not only was I getting a call from a noted PGA Tour winner but he was offering to donate an incredible artifact that has since rewritten the way manufacturers and professionals craft wedges. Currently, Vokey Design products are used by players all over the world — including major champions Jordan Spieth, Adam Scott and Justin Thomas — and at every level of the game.

“Yes!” I emphatically replied. “Did you win any tournaments with it?”

“Unfortunately,” Bean continued, “I did not win any tournaments with that wedge. But it certainly was not the wedge’s fault! And you can quote me on that.”

Bean then proceeded to tell me the amazing story of how he essentially stole the club from legendary designer and Canadian Golf Hall of Famer Bob Vokey and continued using it until the wedge was too worn down to play with.

When he was moving towards the design of wedges for Titleist, it was a new endeavour not only for Bob Vokey but for Titleist as well. The company had been aiming to make a push in the wedge market.  Vokey had primarily been focused on designing woods but he was always fascinated by the intricacies of wedges and their vast needs by amateurs and professionals.

Tinkering in his workshop, he would eventually produce a prototype that he was comfortable enough to try out on the range. In 1997, Vokey was attending an event in which Bean was playing and approached him on the range. As Bean recalls, Vokey was humble in his approach and asked if he could spend five minutes swinging his prototype. Bean obliged and after swinging the Vokey wedge, he said that he loved the club and he was going to play with it for the weekend.

Vokey was shocked, as much by the player’s reaction as the reality that he had only made that club as a single prototype. It was never meant to be used in a tournament.

“If you are as good a clubmaker as I know you are, you can make another one,” Bean responded.  “I’m playing with this one for the week.”

The prototype wedge arrived by mail two weeks after the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame induction ceremony for Vokey and Judy Darling Evans at Glen Abbey GC, which took place during the 2017 RBC Canadian Open.

A note was attached:

Dear Meggan and RCGA (Golf Canada)

With the greatest of pleasure, I send the first Titleist, Vokey wedge, especially after Canadian Golf has inducted him into the Hall of Fame.

Bob Vokey has been a great part of golf and it has been an honour knowing him and using his equipment.

Best wishes,

Andy Bean

I sent Andy a note letting him know that I received the club and thanked him very much for the incredible donation to the museum’s collection of artifacts.  “Did you want a tax receipt?” I asked.

“No, that’s okay,” Bean replied. “I only ask that if for any reason you ever get rid of the club, that it is donated to the World Golf Hall of Fame.”

I laughed at the thought, and affirmed my intentions.

“You don’t have to worry about that, Andy. It’s now home.”

This article was originally published in the Fall Issue of Golf Canada Magazine. Click here to view the full magazine.

A year ago, Bob Thompson and his wife, Lynn, began discussing a 2017 trip to celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary. Living in Sundre, Alta., travelling to Atlantic Canada was something the couple had been eager to cross off their bucket list. It was a long way from home but for pure pleasure and personal reasons they always dreamed of getting to St. John’s, N.L., Halifax and Pictou, N.S., among other places.

Then last fall, Thompson was alerted that he was the lucky winner of Golf Canada’s inaugural East/West Contest, for which he received a grand prize package that included four nights of accommodation, air travel and car rental. And, of course, golf.

His choice of a round at either Banff Springs Golf Course in Banff, Alta., or Cabot Links or Cabot Cliffs in Inverness, N.S., was an easy one. With Fairmont Banff Springs just a couple hours southwest from Sundre, and having already played the Stanley Thompson gem a handful of times, the retired IT worker mapped out a dream vacation to Canada’s east coast.

“Cabot is so far away from here that, other than looking at the Canadian golf course rankings, you don’t think too much of places like that,” Thompson explained.

From late August to early September, the Thompsons’ eastern escape finally came to fruition. They bookended their trip as desired with stops in Newfoundland and around Nova Scotia but, for a golfer who typically plays his home track of Sundre Golf Club three to four times a week, Bob was anxious to get on the tee at the two Cape Breton beauties.

“It was breathtaking,” he said. “As far as the views from some of the fairways, I had a hard time keeping my mind on the task of golfing. The scenery was just outstanding, and that’s probably because if you’re landlocked like we are (in Sundre), you don’t get to see the ocean.”

Though the contest prizing included just one round at either the Links or Cliffs course, Thompson wasn’t going to venture across the country without experiencing both acclaimed tracks, which are ranked Nos. 1 (Cabot Cliffs) and 3 (Cabot Links) on SCOREGolf’s list of Canada’s Top 59 Public Golf Courses. Despite the slightly lower ranking Thompson found the Links layout, with its firm and fast greens and rugged fescue, to be a little more challenging and enjoyable. Meanwhile, the incomparable views and stunning scenery of the Cliffs course were not enough to offset the 72-year-old’s fatigue from walking up and down the imposing fairways.

Not even Mother Nature could spoil the memorable outing for the Thompsons, who got rained out halfway through their first day at the Links before getting back out a couple hours later. Instead, they were treated to the vacation of a lifetime simply by inputting scores into Golf Canada’s Score Centre. Each round logged this season, up until October 31, counts as a contest entry for this year’s draw, which takes place November 10, 2017.

Up for grabs is a once-in-a-lifetime retreat to either The Links at Crowbush Cove in Morell, P.E.I., or Fairmont Chateau Whistler in Whistler, B.C., with the prize trip to be fulfilled in the 2018 season. Bob Thompson wasted no time making his choice and has no regrets about the decision either.

“Seeing Peggy’s Cove would rank No. 2 to seeing both the Links and Cliffs. Being a golfer, nothing compares to being there and golfing there,” he concluded.

This article was originally published in the Fall Issue of Golf Canada Magazine. Click here to view the full magazine.

SCOREGolf’s Jason Logan sat down with Golf Canada CEO Laurence Applebaum to discuss Canadian golf championships, the sport’s accessibility for kids and the future of golf in Canada. Watch their interview below.

For many of us trying to squeeze in the last few rounds of the season, or for those planning on heading south this winter, it’s important to note the “active season” in the region, province or country you’re playing in.

Golf Canada’s Handicap System stipulates every player is responsible for returning all acceptable scores into one’s scoring record from rounds played on courses observing their active season, which is part of the golf season when courses have acceptable playing conditions.

Ultimately, it is the responsibility of authorized provincial golf association to declare active and inactive periods, and it is the responsibility of the area club and golfers to observe these dates for posting purposes.

Each year, provincial associations analyze numerous factors to determine their active seasons. This ensures consistency of when scores would be posted by the majority of golfers to help keep Handicap Factors accurate.

Scores made at any golf course observing an inactive season are not acceptable for handicap purposes. The rationale behind this is that posting scores during inactive seasons (periods of poor course conditions) could artificially increase a player’s Handicap Factor.

Scores made at a golf course in an area observing an active season must be posted for handicap purposes, even if the golf club from which the player receives a Handicap Factor is observing an inactive season. The club’s Handicap Committee must make it possible for a player to post these away scores at the beginning of the active season.

For example, if a player belonging to a golf club in Ontario plays golf in Florida during January, any scores made in Florida are acceptable and must be returned to the player’s Ontario golf club. If the player is also a member of a golf club in Florida, scores must be posted to the player’s Florida club.

In Canada, the active season in each province is as follows:

BC = Mar. 1 – Nov. 15
AB = Mar. 1 – Oct. 31
SK = Apr. 15 – Oct. 31
MB = Apr. 15 – Oct. 31
ON = Apr. 15 – Oct. 31
QC = Apr. 15 – Oct. 31
NS = Apr. 15 – Oct. 31
NB = May. 1 – Oct. 31
PE = Apr. 16 – Nov. 14
NL = Apr. 1 – Nov. 30

It’s also important to note that if you are travelling to other countries, you should determine their active seasons to prevent posting unacceptable scores. Your home club needs all acceptable scores from the “off-season” as well to ensure your Handicap Factor is accurate once recalculated at the beginning of the season.

For a detailed list of active and inactive schedule in the United States, click here.

For more information on handicapping, click here.

Golf Canada is pleased to announce the 18 athletes who have been chosen to represent Team Canada as part of the 2018 National Amateur Squad and Development Squad.

In all, eight athletes comprise Team Canada’s National Amateur Squad including four players on the men’s team and four on the women’s. The 10-member Development Squad will include five women and five men.

“Based on their outstanding performances this year, we are pleased to announce the young men and women chosen to represent Canada as part of the national team program,” said Jeff Thompson, Golf Canada’s chief sport officer. These talented athletes are a product of a circle of support that includes personal coaches, parents and provincial high-performance programs and will proudly represent Canada on the global golf stage.”

The following athletes have been selected to Team Canada’s 2018 Amateur Squad:

WOMEN’S NATIONAL AMATEUR SQUAD

• Maddie Szeryk, Allen, Tex., Ontario Public Player (21)
• Naomi Ko, Victoria, B.C., Olympic View Golf Club (20)
• Jaclyn Lee, Calgary, Alta., Glencoe Golf & Country Club (20)
• Grace St-Germain, Ottawa, Ont., Camelot Golf & Country Club (19)

MEN’S NATIONAL AMATEUR SQUAD

• Hugo Bernard, Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Que., Laval sur-le-Lac Club (22)
• Josh Whalen, Napanee, Ont., Napanee Golf & Country Club (22)
• Joey Savoie, La Prairie, Que., Pinegrove Country Club (23)
• Chris Crisologo, Richmond, B.C., Marine Drive Golf Club (21)

Complete National Amateur Squad bios can be found here.

The following athletes have been selected to Team Canada’s 2018 Development Squad:

WOMEN’S DEVELOPMENT SQUAD

• Céleste Dao, Notre-Dame-de-l’Île-Perrot, Que., Summerlea Golf & Country Club (16)
• Monet Chun, Richmond Hill, Ont., Summit Golf & Country Club (16)
• Ellie Szeryk, Allen, Tex., Ontario Public Player (16)
• Alyssa DiMarcantonio, Maple, Ont., Station Creek Golf Club (14)
• Euna Han, Coquitlam, B.C., Morgan Creek Golf Course (15)

MEN’S DEVELOPMENT SQUAD

• Christopher Vandette, Beaconsfield, Que., Summerlea Golf & Country Club (16)
• Johnny Travale, Stoney Creek, Ont., Hamilton Golf & Country Club (16)
• Nolan Thoroughgood, Victoria, B.C., Royal Colwood Golf Club (17)
• Peyton Callens, Langton, Ont., Delhi Golf & Country Club (17)
• Thomas Critch, Cedar Park, Tex., Ontario Public Player (17)

Complete Development Squad player bios can be found here. 

Development Squad to Feature Centralized Program out of Bear Mountain Resort

New in 2018, the National Development Squad program will feature a centralized component, which will be based out of Bear Mountain Resort in Victoria, B.C.—Team Canada’s official training centre since 2015.

The program will send Development Squad athletes to Bear Mountain from February through to early June to be immersed in a focused centre of excellence, surrounded by world-class technical coaching staff and experts in the areas of mental performance, physiotherapy, biomechanics and nutrition.

The change in program structure and commitment to a centralized training environment over four and a half months of the year are designed to better support emerging talents as part of Golf Canada’s next generation strategy.

The number of days that Development Squad athletes will spend in a world-class training environment will increase from approximately 30 (in the current structure) to 120 in the new program.

“We felt that this change was necessary to deliver a significant impact to targeted athletes aged 18 and under in this crucial stage of their development,” said Thompson. “An increased number of contact days with our expert high-performance coaches and sport science staff will provide our next generation athletes with a true world-class training environment.”

In addition to the world-class facilities available at Bear Mountain, athletes will have access to one of the best training centres in the country just 10 minutes away – the Pacific Institute for Sport Excellence.

For accommodation, Development Squad members will be paired with billet families in the region to provide safe, supportive home environments for training and study throughout the program. All potential billet candidates will undergo a screening process with Golf Canada.

Athletes will be enrolled at Belmont Secondary School in Langford, B.C., where they will attend classes in the morning, followed by training in the afternoon. Team members will also be assigned a teacher from West Shore Distributed Learning Centre, where they will take online courses and receive advanced credits for their sports training. Academic commitment will remain a cornerstone of the Team Canada program with Golf Canada coaches and support team working closely with the teaching staff to ensure success in and out of the classroom.

Bear Mountain Resort has served as Golf Canada’s national team training centre since 2015. In addition to world class amenities and accommodations, the resort features a 36-hole Nicklaus design golf course located on 836 acres with spectacular mountain vistas and views of British Columbia’s seaside capital city. 

Team Canada Coaching Staff Announced….

Golf Canada is pleased to announce the 2018 Team Canada coaching staff that will support both the National Amateur and Development Squads.

On the women’s side, Tristan Mullally of Waterdown, Ont returns as Women’s Amateur Squad Head Coach. Matt Wilson, from Newmarket, Ont., will oversee the Women’s Development Squad. Wilson, who also works as Golf Canada’s director of next generation performance, takes over for long-serving Women’s Development Squad coach Ann Carroll who will be taking a new step in her coaching career.

Derek Ingram of Winnipeg, Man. returns as Men’s Amateur Squad Head Coach. Robert Ratcliffe of Comox, B.C.  will be leading the Men’s Development Squad.

“Derek and Tristan have had tremendous success with Team Canada athletes and the evolution of our national team program will see Robert and Matt play a more significant role through the centralized training environment at Bear Mountain,” added Thompson. “We also want to express our sincere thanks to Ann Carroll on her tremendous contributions to our Women’s Development Squad over the past six years.”

Mullally, Ingram, Ratcliffe and Wilson are all class “A” professionals with the PGA of Canada.

“Not only am I excited to see these young athletes represent Team Canada in 2018, but I’m also thrilled for their PGA of Canada coaches as well,” PGA of Canada President Steve Wood. “The commitment Golf Canada has shown in collaborating with the PGA of Canada in our world class teaching and coaching certification programs is exemplary.”

The 2018 Young Pro Squad team selection is expected in December.

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Emmett Oh continued to climb up the Canadian rankings, making the biggest leap among the Top-10.  The Calgary golfer climbed eight places in the world rankings to move up to No. 7 in Canadian rankings. Since joining the Top-10, Oh has gained 94 places in the world rankings over the last 10 weeks

No. 5 ranked Chris Crisologo won his first tournament of the season at the Concordia Invitational, marking his third consecutive top-5 result and coming off a runner-up finish two weeks ago.

Outside the Top-10, Travis Fredborg climbed 51 spots in the world rankings after finishing in a tie for sixth at the Southern Dunes Invitational. The Selkirk, Manitoba junior at Arizona moved up to No. 16 in the Canadian rankings.

Biggest move:  Daniel Racioppa from Mount Albert, Ont., jumped 1,223 spots in the world rankings after a nine-shot victory in the Collegiate Challenge – Bluffs tournament. The Alcorn State senior and defending SWAC champion shot a career-best 212 over three-rounds including a career-best 65 in round three.

Complete World Amateur Golf Rankings can be found here.

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Vanessa Ha made the biggest move among the Top 10, picking up 19 places in the world rankings after finishing 10th at the UW Edean Ihlanfeldt Invite. It was the second top-10 result in three tournaments for the senior from Montreal.

Two of Canada’s up and coming junior golfers both made moves up the Canadian rankings. Susan Xiao climbed one spot up to No. 7 while Golf Canada Development Squad member Monet Chun moved up to No. 9.

After nine weeks of being on the outside, Valerie Tanguay rejoins the Top-10 at No. 10.

Julia Champion climbed 84 spots in the world rankings after her wire-to-wire win at the Shirley Spork EMU Invitational, the third collegiate tournament win for the senior from Markham, Ont. The result earned her Mid-American Conference Golfer of the Week honours and moved up to No. 20 in Canadian rankings.

Biggest Move: Michelle Ruiz vaulted 268 spots in the world rankings after finishing in a tie for 14th at the NSU GolfRank Invitational. It was her second straight Top-20 finish and helped the Mississauga, Ont., senior at Nova Southeastern University to settle in at No. 13 in the Canadian rankings.

Complete World Amateur Golf Rankings can be found here.

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Nick Taylor gained 15 places in the world rankings after finishing in a tie for 13th at the PGA’s CIMB Classic. The result was worth 4.74 world ranking points, which was the sixth best points-paying finish of his career. It was also the third consecutive event where he has collected world ranking points. Over the last two weeks, the No. 4 ranked Canadian has gained 29 spots in the world rankings.

Austin Connelly picked up 12 spots in the world rankings after finishing in a tie for 21st at the Italian Open. The result was worth 2.46 world ranking points for the former Golf Canada National Team member and it was his second biggest payday on the European Tour.

Other notable results: No. 1 Adam Hadwin and No. 9 Richard T Lee both finished tied for 51st at PGA CIMB Classic; No. 2 Graham DeLaet finished tied for 54th at PGA CIMB Classic.

Click here for Men’s Official World Golf Rankings.

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Brooke Henderson moved back into the world top 10, picking up one spot in the world rankings after finishing in a tie for eighth at the LPGA’s KEB Hana Bank Championship. The result saw the top ranked Canadian gain 3.45 points in the world rankings. It was also her seventh top 10 result of the season and the third in the last four events.

Maude-Aimee Leblanc made the biggest gain among the Top-10, picking up six places in the world rankings.

Other Notable Results: No. 2 Alena Sharp finished tied for 46th at the LPGA’s KEB Hana Bank Championship.

Click here for full Women’s Rolex World Rankings.

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Emmett Oh (pictured above) made the biggest move among the Top-10, picking up 30 places in the world ranking to move up to No. 8 in Canada.

Outside the Top-10, Henry Lee climbed 30 places in the world rankings after finishing in a tie for 38th at the Nike Golf Collegiate Invite. Lee just missed breaking into the Top-10, moving up to No. 11 in the Canadian rankings.

Honourable mention to Brandon Lacasse, a sophomore at Wallace State who hails from Chateauguay, Que. He gained 156 places in the world rankings after claiming medalist honors to win the NJCAA District 4 Fall Preview. Lacasse was one of only  three players to finish the tournament under par.

Biggest move: Raphael Lapierre-Messier, a freshman from Quebec playing at  University Missouri-Kansas City, gained 700 places in the world rankings after finishing tied for 37 at The Jackrabbit – his first collegiate tournament of the year.

Complete World Amateur Golf Rankings can be found here.

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A minor reshuffling up and down the Top-10 this past week.

Jaclyn Lee climbs 15 places in the world rankings after finishing in a tie for ninth at the Windy City Collegiate Championship. Coming off her win last month, it was her ninth-career top 10 finish and  moves her up to the No. 2 spot in Canada, replacing fellow Team Canada National Squad member Naomi Ko, who had held that position for the last 10 weeks.

Grace St-Germain climbs one spot in the world rankings and takes over the No. 5 spot in Canada. It was double duty for the the Team Canada National Squad member, who finished in a tie for fifth at the Xavier Invitational before posting an 11th place finish at the Jacksonville Classic, missing out on the top 10 by just two strokes.

Canada’s top-ranked junior Susan Xiao moves past Michelle Kim and into the No. 8 spot in the Canadian rankings.

Outside the Top-10, Golf Canada Development Squad member Mary Parsons jumped 48 spots in the world rankings after her eighth place finish at the Bettie Lou Evans Invitational. The freshman from Delta, B.C. who plays at Indiana set a new school single round score of 66 in the third round, which ended up being the lowest round of the tournament. The result helped move her up to No. 16 in the Canadian rankings.

Biggest Move: Alexandra Naumovski gained 219 spots in the world rankings after finishing in a tie for 13th at the Jacksonville Classic.

Complete World Amateur Golf Rankings can be found here.

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Nick Taylor gained 14 spots in the world rankings with a tie for ninth at the Safeway Open, the first event of the new PGA calendar season. The result was worth 3.51 world ranking points and his second consecutive points-paying finish. Taylor’s fifth top 10 result of the year helped move him up to No. 4 in the Canadian rankings.

Graham DeLaet picked up 8 spots in the world rankings after finishing in a tie for fifth at the Safeway Open. The result was worth 5.72 world ranking points and was his biggest points-paying finish since June, not counting major championships. It was his sixth top 10 result this season and second in his last four tournaments.

Other notable results: No. 3 Mackenzie Hughes and No. 10 Corey Conners both missed the cut at PGA Safeway Open; No. 5 Austin Connelly missed the cut at European Tour Alfred Dunhill Links Championship; No. 6 David Hearn finished tied for 54th at PGA Safeway Open; No. 7 Benjamin Silverman finished tied for 43rd at PGA Safeway Open; No. 9 Richard T Lee missed the cut at Asian Tour Yeangder Tournament Players Championship;

Click here for Men’s Official World Golf Rankings.

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Samantha Richdale made the biggest move of the week, picking up eight places in the world rankings after finishing in a tie for 18th at the Symetra Tour Championship. The result saw her pick up .13 world ranking points for her fourth top 20 finish on the development tour this year.

Despite slipping seven places in the world rankings, Anne-Catherine Tanguay secured her LPGA Tour card for next season with a tie for 12th at the Symetra Tour Championship. The Team Canada Young Pro Squad member had six top 10 results, including her first career victory, and finished eighth on the tour’s money list to capture one of 10 cards up for grabs.

Despite missing the cut at the Symetra Tour Championship, Brittany Marchand earned an exemption into Stage III of Q-School after claiming the 25th and final qualifying spot on the money list. Marchand had two top 10 finishes including her first career victory.

Coming off her latest LPGA victory, top ranked Brooke Henderson slipped a spot to No. 11 in the world rankings, pushed out of the top 10 by Inbee Park.

Other Notable Results: No. 6 Augusta James finished tied for 26th at Symetra Tour Championship; No. 10 Elizabeth Tong missed the cut at Symetra Tour Championship;

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