Minnesotans in the Official World Golf Rankings -- Dec. 14

Minnesotans or players with Minnesota connections who are listed in the Official World Golf Rankings 

Rank  Player (Prev. Rank)  From           Final 2019 Rank     High Rank (Date) 

52. Erik Van Rooyen (52), South Africa            49*                       40 (2020)

107. Tom Hoge (140), Fargo                             240                    107 (current)

150. Troy Merritt (135), Spring Lake Park        140                      82 (2016)

498. Tyler Koivisto (496), Dassel-Cokato            --                      493 (2020)

846. Justin Doeden (857), Lakeville South    1548                      861 (2020)

872. Charlie Danielson (849), Osceola              692                    630 (2019)

1102. Brady Schnell (1116), Milford, Iowa         752                     291 (2018)

1813. Ben Polland (1804), Bloom. Jefferson   1428                   747 (2018)


* -- The top 50 players from the final 2019 rankings, including Erik Van Rooyen, earned invitations to the 2020 Masters. (He withdrew from the Masters because of a back injury, after going 5 over in the last five holes of the first round and shooting 76.) Van Rooyen also earned a spot in The Players Championship in March by virtue of his top-50 OWGR, but that event was cancelled after one round because of the Covid 19 pandemic. 

Others

T1905. Tim Herron (T1937), Wayzata            1425                    29 (1999)

T1905. Ross Miller (T1937), Osseo                T2076              T1973 (current)

T1905. Chris Meyer (T1937), Edina                T2076               1517 (2014)         

T1905. Tom Lehman (T1937), Alexandria       T2076                  1 (1997) 

T1905. Cameron Beckman (T1937), Burnsville T2076              75 (2002)

T1905. Andre Metzger (T1937), Sioux Falls       T2076              1443 (2012)

T1905. Donald Constable (T1937), MInnetonka T2076            1491 (2013)

T1905. Derek Chang (1937), Atlanta                T2076              1558 (2015)

T1905. Andrew McCain (T1937), Mpls./Nashville T2076           1925 (2018)

T1905. Nick Heinen, Edmond (T1937), Okla.     T2076             1986 (2018)