Patrick Rodgers takes World's No. 1 ranking
28 Feb 2014
by Golfweek
see also: Patrick Rodgers Rankings
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Patrick Rodgers
By Cassie Stein, Golfweek,
For the first time since August, there is a new
No. 1 in the
World Amateur Golf Rankings. Stanford junior
Patrick
Rodgers has jumped over reigning U.S. Amateur
champion
Matthew Fitzpatrick to take over the No. 1
spot.
Rodgers hurdled over Fitzpatrick after his
victory at The
Prestige at PGA West on Feb. 19.
He holds a 20.85 lead over Fitzpatrick, who in
January
decided to leave Northwestern after his first
semester and
concentrate on his golf game. Fitzpatrick
hasn’t played in a
tournament since the Gifford Collegiate in
November. We
expect to see Fitzpatrick back in action next
month at the
Arnold Palmer Invitational, but nothing has
been confirmed.
Rodgers is No. 13 in the Golfweek/Sagarin
College Rankings.
He was also victorious at the Erin Hills
Intercollegiate in
October and has two other top-10 finishes. He
was also on
the winning U.S. Walker Cup team in
September.
Rest of the top 10:
• 3. Cory Whitsett, USA, Alabama senior
• 4. Garrick Porteous, England, Tennessee
graduate
• 5. Chang-woo Lee, South Korea
• 6. Jordan Niebrugge, USA, Oklahoma State
sophomore
• 7. Sebastian Cappelen, Denmark, Arkansas
senior
• 8. Oliver Goss, Australia, Tennessee
sophomore
• 9. Greg Eason, England, Central Florida
senior
• 10. Sam Horsfield, USA