Ireland have two players in top 9 of 
Women's World Amateur Rankings

By COLIN FARQUHARSON
For the first time for many years - if ever - Ireland has two players in the top 10 of the Women's World Amateur Rankings (updated today)
Leona Maguire (Slieve Russell and Duke University) continues to hold down the No 1 position.
Now she has been joined by Olivia Mehaffey (Royal Co Down Ladies) who has gone up from No 11 to No 9 this week.


UPDATED TOP 50 WOMEN'S WORLD 

AMATEUR RANKINGS
first column: this week's placings
second column: last week's placings 
third column: Improvement or otherwise since last week

1	1	-	Leona Maguire		43.0	1728.7081
2	2	-	Hannah O'Sullivan		38.0	1628.9473
3	3	-	Maria Parra Luque		48.0	1588.3179
4	5	-1	Sierra Brooks		40.0	1473.1250
5	4	1	Bronte Law		51.0	1466.6478
6	6	-	Mariel Galdiano		43.0	1404.6511
7	7	-	Bailey Tardy		34.0	1378.6764
8	8	-	Luna Sobron Galmes		53.0	1373.1132
9	11	-2	Olivia Mehaffey		46.0	1326.2639
10	9	1	Linnea Strom		38.0	1324.9197
11	10	1	Nelly Korda*		28.0	1307.0564 *	has turned pro
12	13	-1	Albane Valenzuela		37.0	1298.7537
13	12	1	Emma Talley		38.0	1281.4986
14	23	-9	Monica Vaughn		39.0	1262.2615
15	14	1	Bethany Wu		41.0	1251.7548
16	15	1	Andrea Lee		33.0	1237.1212
17	18	-1	Caroline Inglis		42.0	1234.8214
18	17	1	Celine Boutier		53.0	1219.4000
19	16	3	Tiffany Chan		54.0	1213.9096
20	19	1	Karen Chung		42.0	1202.3083
21	21	-	Eun-jeong Seong		45.0	1202.2380
22	20	2	Alice Hewson		29.0	1192.7419
23	35	-12	Maddie Szeryk		58.0	1180.5618
24	22	2	Matilda Castren		42.0	1169.3878
25	24	1	Marijosse Navarro		36.0	1168.0555

26	25	1	Muni He		37.0	1156.7567
27	37	-10	Katelyn Dambaugh		41.0	1154.3119
28	26	2	Mika Liu		51.0	1151.9607
29	27	2	Caroline Nistrup		36.0	1151.3888
30	28	2	Mathilda Cappeliez		31.0	1148.3870
31	29	2	Hina Arakaki		51.0	1138.9311
32	38	-6	Hye-jin Choi		75.0	1137.4122
33	31	2	Gabriella Then		37.0	1128.8027
34	33	1	Meghan MacLaren		51.0	1126.9664
35	36	-1	Ana Pelaez Trivino		53.0	1122.4388
36	40	-4	Shelly Shin		61.0	1115.3000
37	34	3	Anna Newell		39.0	1113.5074
38	43	-5	Gabrielle Barker		38.0	1105.5921
39	32	7	Taylor Totland		50.0	1104.2858
40	57	-17	Charlotte Thomas		49.0	1102.4887
41	44	-3	Chakansim Khamborn		37.0	1098.6486
42	30	12	Lindsey Weaver		39.0	1098.6397
43	39	4	Yupaporn Kawinpakorn		29.0	1097.3790
44	46	-2	Lauren Stephenson		30.0	1093.3333
45	45	-	Lydia Gumm		34.0	1093.0673
46	42	4	Esther Lee		29.0	1088.7096
47	47	-	Minami Katsu		72.0	1088.5137
48	48	-	Ya-Chun Chang		33.0	1083.7933
49	49	-	Fatima Fernandez Cano		36.0	1083.6805
50	50	-	Dylan Kim		36.0	1083.0430

The leading four GB and I players in the table after the Helen Holm Scottish women's open stroke-play at Troon in April will gain automatic selection for the Curtis Cup match against the United States at Dun Laoghaire GC, nr Dublin in June.
The top two in the Ladies Golf Union Order of Merit table at the same stage, if not already qualified through the WAGR, will also gain automatic selection.
The LGU International Selection Panel will choose the remaining two places in the Curtis Cup team of eight.

LADIES GOLF UNION ORDER OF MERIT
CURRENT TOP 30 PLAYERS

						1 Olivia Mehaffey Ireland l449.185 34 1321.13 2 Bronte Law England 198 13(17) 1164.71 3 Rochelle Morris England 170.061 17 1000.36 4 Paula Grant Ireland 159.061 17 935.65 5 Sophie Lamb England 218.686 24 911.19 6 Alice Hewson England 153 15(17) 900 7 Inci Mehmet England 251.811 28 899.323 8 Chloe Williams Wales 170 19 894.737 9 Chloe Ryan Ireland 201.061 23 874.176 10 India Clyburn England 146 17 858.824 11 Gemma Clews England 212.686 25 850.742 12 Samantha Giles England 228.936 27 847.909 13 Maria Dunne Ireland 191.936 23 834.502 14 Lianna Bailey England 198.936 24 828.898 15 Jessica Ross Ireland 174.061 21 828.86 16 Bethan Popel England 222.5 28 794.643 17 Meghan MacLaren England 133 14(17) 782.353 18 Sophie Keech England 174 23 756.522 19 Lizzie Prior England 123 13(17) 723.529 20 Olivia Winning England 179.436 25 717.742 21 Samantha Fuller England 164.936 23 717.111 22 Ellie Goodall England 161 23 700 23 Cloe Frankish England 153.061 22 695.73 24 Clara Young Scotland 117 14(17) 688.235 25 Emily Slater England 119.936 18 666.308 26 Annabel Bailey England 107.061 17 629.768 27 Connie Jaffrey Scotland 103 9(17) 605.882 28 Sarah Helly Ireland 101 9(17) 594.118 29 Gemma Batty England 96.9355 13(17) 570.209 30 Jessica Bradley England 96 10(17) 564.706