Fitzpatrick climbs as Europe claim Jacques Leglise

Fitzpatrick climbs as Europe claim team trophies
September 5, 2012

The Continent of Europe recorded a significant 12 ½ -11 ½ victory in the St Andrews Trophy at Portmarnock Golf Club near Dublin. Europe recorded its fifth win in the contest, but a first on Great Britain & Ireland soil. Europe had double reason to celebrate as the under-18 team recorded victory in the Jacques Leglise Trophy, winning 13 ½ - 10 ½.

Life is only getting better for reigning Boys Amateur Champion Matthew Fitzpatrick. Less than a month after recording one of the most emphatic victories in Boys Amateur Championship history, the English golfer finds himself ranked 12th on the World Amateur Golf Ranking.

Fitzpatrick is one of two players this week to move into the world top 20, along with Matthew NeSmith of the United States. The Englishman moves 11 places on this week’s ranking to get within two spots of the world top 10.

The 18-year-old from Sheffield defeated Welshman Henry James 10&8 in the 36-hole final of the Boys Amateur, recording the fourth highest margin of victory since the championship began in 1921. He also won the Selborne Salver at the start of the season and finished third in the Carris Trophy.

NeSmith moves two places this week to world number 20. He justly takes his place among the world’s elite thanks to four wins this year. Victories in the Carolinas Georgia Junior, Azalea Invitational, Footjoy Boys Invitational and Rolex Tournament of Champions have helped the native of Augusta, Georgia, rocket up the ranking.

England’s Max Orrin makes a significant move into this week’s top 60. He moves 49 places to world number 53. Orrin, who made history this year by becoming the first English golfer to win the prestigious Thunderbird International Junior Championship, becomes the world’s second highest ranked English Amateur behind Fitzpatrick.

The big movers in week 35:

TOP 20
Matthew Fitzpatrick (ENG) - up 11 to 12
Matthew NeSmith (USA) - up 2 to 20

TOP 50
No Movers

TOP 100
Max Orrin (ENG) - up 49 to 53
Robby Shelton (USA) - up 62 to 66
Kenta Konishi (JPN) - up 57 to 78
Toby Tree (ENG) - up 6 to 97

World Amateur Golf Ranking Winners in Counting Events for the week Aug 27 - Sep 2, 2012
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Event	Ctry	Player	Nat	Ev. Cat.
Limuru Junior Open	KEN	Jonathan Chebukati	KEN	F
Connecticut Mid-Amateur	USA	Brian Ahern	USA	F
Coppa d'Oro Mario Camicia	ITA	Francesco Laporta	ITA	F
Italian U16 International Championship	ITA	Guido Migliozzi	ITA	F
China Amateur Tour Leg 4	CHN	Zhang Jin	CHN	F
Faldo Series Russia	RUS	Vladimir Osipov	RUS	F
Georgia Senior	USA	Doug Hanzel	USA	F
Waterford Trophy	ENG	Alfie Plant	ENG	F
Irish Youths Amateur Close	IRL	Stuart Grehan	IRL	F
Pacific Northwest Master - 40	USA	Bob Christensen*	USA	F
Canadian Senior Championship	CAN	Chip Lutz	USA	F
Putra Cup	INA	Jonathan Ke-Jun Woo	SIN	D
Iksung Cup Maekyung Amateur	KOR	Chang-woo Lee	KOR	E
Lion City Cup	INA	Danthai Boonma	THA	F
Belgian International Under 18	BEL	Gianmaria Rean Trinchero	ITA	F
Virginia Senior Amateur	USA	Tim Kelley	USA	F
St Andrews Trophy	IRL	The Continent of Europe	EUR	B
Copa Arturo Calle Infantil	COL	Ivan Camilo Ramirez	COL	F
Jacques Leglise Trophy	IRL	The Continent of Europe	EUR	B
Dutch Stroke Play	NED	Robin Kind	NED	E
Amateur Tournament I I	COL	Mateo Gomez	COL	E
Grand Prix de Montpellier Massane	FRA	Sebastien Gandon	FRA	F
Munster Mid Amateur	IRL	John Kavanagh*	IRL	F
South East District Championship	SCO	Adam Dunton	SCO	F
Campeonato Nacional de Aficionados	CHI	Jesus Parra*	CHI	F
West of England Open Amateur Match Play	ENG	David Gregory	ENG	F
The Junior PLAYERS Championship	USA	Robby Shelton	USA	C
Grand Prix de Saint-Germain	FRA	Hugo Rouillon	FRA	F
Eimskipsmotarodin 6	ISL	Einar Haukur Oskarsson	ISL	F
* Signifies a new WAGR ranked player