GRAEME McDOWELL TOPPED GOLFWEEK RANKINGS FOR 2001-2002 COLLEGE SEASON
E-mail from PAUL BYRNE
Hi Colin,
Reference
your article on Stephanie Meadow topping the US women's college rankings. She is
in a strong position right now. Let's hope she can retain her no.1
position right to the end of the college season next month.
You
asked readers if they knew if any other British or Irish player has had that
distinction. Graeme McDowell (pictured), who went to the same university as Stephanie - Alabama, topped the Golfweek/Sagarin Men's Rankings
for the 2001-2002 season.
It is almost certain that he also topped the
Golfstat rankings for that season. He is the only UK golfer, man or woman, to have been ranked number 1 college golfer for any one season.
It's
possible that Luke Donald, Rhys Davies or Paul Casey may have topped
the Golfweek rankings at some stage mid-season during their careers, but
not for the season as a whole.
I
can't say for certain, but it is possible that Luke Donald may have
topped the Golfstat rankings during his time at college as he was third
and second respectively in the Golfweek rankings during his last two
seasons at college from 1999 to 2001 seasons.
Rhys Davies may also have
topped the Golfstat rankings in either of his last two season between
2004 and 2006, when he finished third and fourth respectively in the Golfweek
rankings.
If you wanted to find out more about the Golfstat rankings, I'm sure that Mark Laesch, the man who started
Golfstat in 1984 would be able to help. You can reach him on mail@golfstat.com
You
will know, of course, that the Golfweek/Sagarin rankings are generally
accepted as the definitive rankings for college golf as they include all
ranked college players, whereas Golfstat have separate rankings for
each of the three NCAA Divisions as well as NAIA colleges. Having said
that, the Golfstat Rankings are also important as they are used to
assist with selection of teams and individuals in the NCAA Championships
fields.
Paul Byrne
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