World Amateur Ranking update: Moves for O'Driscoll, LeBlanc and Selfridge
Kevin Le Blanc with Spain's Mario Galiano, the new world amateur No 10
The Island's Kevin LeBlanc leapt a massive 858 places in the World Amateur Golf Ranking thanks to his 11th place finish in the Copa Andalucía in Spain last week.
He earned almost as many points for his finish in the C class event in Marbella as he did for winning the Junior Open last year and is now 2,926th in the world while Killarney's Tommy O'Driscoll, who finished 10th, jumped 594 places to 1,624th. See Irish ranking
Moyola Park's Chris Selfridge also improved his ranking significantly and is now 173rd thanks to his fifth place finish in the New Year's Invitational in Florida.
Ireland has five players in the world's Top 100 — Gavin Moynihan (34th), Paul Dunne (49th), Jack Hume (50th), Gary Hurley (66th) and Cormac Sharvin (94th) — while England has six and Scotland (4)
Oliver Schniederjans of the US, who is competing on the European Tour in Abu Dhabi this week, remained at world No 1 while Copa Andalusia winner Pep Angles moved up 27 places to 27th.
Runner up Mario Galiano is now 10th in the world, a leap of 10 places, thanks to his performance at the Real Club de Golf de Guadalmina.
In the women's ranking, Paula Grant is the leading Irishwoman at 104th. See breakdown
Leading Irish in the World Amateur Golf Ranking
| This week | Last week | Change | Player | Country | Divisor | Points average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | 35 | +1 | Gavin Moynihan |  | 35 | 1099.17 |
| 49 | 47 | -2 | Paul Dunne | | 55 | 1068.45 |
| 50 | 48 | -2 | Jack Hume | | 51 | 1062.75 |
| 66 | 67 | +1 | Gary Hurley | | 58 | 1020.83 |
| 94 | 94 | - | Cormac Sharvin | | 44 | 989.77 |
| 132 | 131 | -1 | Dermot McElroy | | 46 | 944.57 |
| 168 | 171 | +3 | Robin Dawson | | 42 | 906.55 |
| 173 | 206 | +33 | Chris Selfridge | | 56 | 903.42 |
| 266 | 268 | +2 | Richard Bridges | | 37 | 853.38 |
| 308 | 307 | -1 | Stuart Grehan | | 46 | 841.67 |
| 322 | 323 | +1 | John-Ross Galbraith | | 30 | 837.08 |
| 359 | 363 | +4 | Paul McBride | | 31 | 824.60 |
| 492 | 495 | +3 | Geoff Lenehan | | 39 | 783.33 |
| 690 | 702 | +12 | Colm Campbell | | 22 | 731.25 |
| 717 | 732 | +15 | Eugene Smith | | 26 | 725.00 |
| 810 | 822 | +12 | Gary O'Flaherty | | 22 | 704.46 |
| 824 | 836 | +12 | Rowan Lester | | 27 | 701.79 |
| 845 | 854 | +9 | Darragh Coghlan | | 27 | 696.43 |
| 897 | 905 | +8 | Stephen Healy | | 30 | 686.67 |
| 927 | 932 | +5 | Gareth Lappin | | 41 | 680.49 |
| 971 | 978 | +7 | Matthew McClean | | 28 | 670.54 |
| 1123 | 1129 | +6 | Daniel Holland | | 34 | 646.45 |
| 1144 | 1152 | +8 | Robert Cannon | | 25 | 641.96 |
| 1252 | 1260 | +8 | Alex Gleeson | | 32 | 621.09 |
| 1273 | 1281 | +8 | Tiarnan McLarnon | | 29 | 616.38 |
| 1278 | 1286 | +8 | Declan Loftus | | 28 | 615.18 |
| 1372 | 1379 | +7 | Alan Lowry | | 38 | 594.74 |
| 1407 | 1413 | +6 | Barry Anderson | | 18 | 588.39 |
| 1413 | 1418 | +5 | Eddie McCormack | | 21 | 587.50 |
| 1483 | 1489 | +6 | Pat Murray | | 20 | 571.43 |
| 1504 | 1509 | +5 | Ryan McKinstry | | 35 | 568.57 |
| 1624 | 2218 | +594 | Tommy O'Driscoll | | 26 | 543.75 |
| 1636 | 1644 | +8 | Gary Collins | | 19 | 541.96 |
| 1830 | 1835 | +5 | Ronan Mullarney | | 32 | 509.38 |
| 1850 | 1858 | +8 | Stephen Watts | | 22 | 504.17 |
| 1862 | 1873 | +11 | Keagan Cummings | | 28 | 500.00 |
| 1884 | 1893 | +9 | Conor O'Rourke | | 21 | 495.54 |
| 1899 | 1910 | +11 | Eoin Leonard | | 28 | 491.96 |
| 1908 | 1919 | +11 | James Fox | | 18 | 489.29 |
| 1938 | 1950 | +12 | Richard Knightly | | 22 | 483.93 |
| 1942 | 1954 | +12 | Jeffrey Hopkins | | 18 | 483.04 |
| 1968 | 1980 | +12 | Aaron Grant | | 23 | 478.57 |
| 1987 | 1997 | +10 | Mark Shanahan | | 17 | 475.00 |
| 2136 | 2142 | +6 | Alexander Wilson | | 20 | 446.43 |
| 2169 | 2174 | +5 | Colin Fairweather | | 15 | 441.07 |
| 2172 | 2177 | +5 | Gary McDermott | | 12 | 440.18 |
| 2230 | 2237 | +7 | Shane McGlynn | | 30 | 430.00 |
| 2258 | 2267 | +9 | Joseph Lyons | | 18 | 424.11 |
| 2284 | 2295 | +11 | Simon Bryan | | 18 | 417.86 |
| 2323 | 2330 | +7 | David Carey | | 42 | 410.71 |
| 2412 | 2422 | +10 | Jamie Richardson | | 27 | 396.43 |
| 2463 | 2474 | +11 | Shaun Carter | | 21 | 385.71 |
| 2526 | 2539 | +13 | Steffan O'Hara | | 14 | 372.32 |
| 2552 | 2564 | +12 | Eoin Arthurs | | 14 | 367.86 |
| 2568 | 2581 | +13 | Stuart Winsby | | 22 | 365.18 |
| 2586 | 2601 | +15 | Ben Best | | 18 | 360.71 |
| 2586 | 2601 | +15 | William Russell | | 20 | 360.71 |
| 2604 | 2618 | +14 | Sean Flanagan | | 18 | 359.82 |
| 2614 | 2626 | +12 | William Hanna | | 17 | 357.14 |
| 2644 | 2654 | +10 | Adrian Morrow | | 15 | 352.68 |
| 2690 | 2701 | +11 | James Sugrue | | 16 | 344.64 |
| 2727 | 2740 | +13 | Eanna Griffin | | 16 | 339.29 |
| 2876 | 2884 | +8 | Joe Crangle | | 15 | 314.29 |
| 2905 | 2914 | +9 | Stephen Walsh | | 17 | 310.71 |
| 2926 | 3784 | +858 | Kevin Leblanc | | 10 | 307.14 |
| 2973 | 2985 | +12 | Mark Collins | | 16 | 300.00 |
| 2973 | 2985 | +12 | Sean Ryan | | 21 | 300.00 |
| 3025 | 3033 | +8 | Conor Coyne | | 19 | 292.86 |
| 3100 | 3195 | +95 | Daniel Brennan | | 19 | 278.57 |
| 3118 | 3128 | +10 | Maurice Kelly | | 12 | 277.68 |
| 3181 | 3195 | +14 | Kyle McCarron | | 10 | 267.86 |
| 3238 | 3251 | +13 | John Greene | | 16 | 260.71 |
| 3318 | 3333 | +15 | Owen Crooks | | 14 | 250.89 |
| 3321 | 3336 | +15 | Matthew Kane | | 17 | 250.00 |
| 3406 | 3421 | +15 | Michael Sinclair | | 9 | 239.29 |
| 3429 | 3443 | +14 | Greg Mungovan | | 12 | 235.71 |
| 3484 | 3501 | +17 | Stuart Bleakley | | 11 | 228.57 |
| 3509 | 3527 | +18 | Jack Pierse | | 11 | 225.00 |
| 3543 | 3564 | +21 | Alan Thomas | | 12 | 221.43 |
| 3594 | 3613 | +19 | Matthew McKnight | | 17 | 214.29 |
| 3718 | 3741 | +23 | Niall Gorey | | 8 | 200.00 |
| 3762 | 3784 | +22 | Liam Harnett | | 10 | 196.43 |
| 3887 | 3909 | +22 | Jordan Hood | | 10 | 182.14 |
| 3913 | 3932 | +19 | Eamonn Haugh | | 6 | 181.25 |
| 3990 | 4009 | +19 | Alan Condren | | 9 | 171.43 |
| 4026 | 4044 | +18 | Connor Doran | | 6 | 167.86 |
| 4026 | 4044 | +18 | Jamie Knipe | | 17 | 167.86 |
| 4094 | 4110 | +16 | Harry Diamond | | 9 | 160.71 |
| 4135 | 4150 | +15 | Kieran McCarthy | | 8 | 157.14 |
| 4221 | 4234 | +13 | Des Morgan | | 7 | 150.00 |
| 4263 | 4277 | +14 | Rory Leonard | | 7 | 146.43 |
| 4303 | 4317 | +14 | Ryan Gribben | | 7 | 142.86 |
| 4331 | 4348 | +17 | Timothy Jordan | | 11 | 139.29 |
| 4380 | 4394 | +14 | Tony McClements | | 11 | 135.71 |
| 4423 | 4437 | +14 | Serryth Heavey | | 9 | 132.14 |
| 4503 | 4516 | +13 | Ian O'Flynn | | 8 | 125.00 |
| 4503 | 4516 | +13 | Kelan McDonagh | | 7 | 125.00 |
| 4758 | 4776 | +18 | David Mulholland | | 4 | 107.14 |
| 4807 | 4827 | +20 | Jim Carvill | | 5 | 103.57 |
| 4863 | 4886 | +23 | Gareth Bohill | | 6 | 100.00 |
