Minnesotans in the Official World Golf Rankings -- July 26

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

Rank    Player    (Prev. Rank)    From          Final 2019 Rank           Highest Career Ranking (Date)

44. Erik Van Rooyen (41), South Africa                  49*                                   40 (2020)

133. Tom Hoge (125), Fargo                                  240                                  127 (current)

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

752. Charlie Danielson (735), Osceola                   692                                  630 (2019)

1043. Brady Schnell (969), Milford, Iowa                752                                   291 (2018)

1552. Justin Doeden (1546), Lakeville South        1548                                1447 (2019)

1757. Ben Polland (1739), Bloom. Jefferson         1428                                 747 (2018)

1890. Tim Herron (1797), Wayzata                       1425                                    29 (1999)


* -- The top 50 players from the final 2019 rankings, including Erik Van Rooyen, have earned invitations to the 2020 Masters. Van Rooyen also earned a spot in The Players Championship by virtue of his top-50 OWGR, but that event was cancelled after one round because of the Covid 19 pandemic. 

Others

T2071. Tom Lehman (T2087), Alexandria             T2076                             1 (1997) 

T2071. Cameron Beckman (T2087), Burnsville     T2076                             75 (2002)

T2071. Neil Johnson (T2087), River Falls              T2076                           1147 (2004)

T2071. Andre Metzger (2087), Sioux Falls             T2076                           1443 (2012)

T2071. Donald Constable (T2087), MInnetonka     T2076                            1491 (2013)

T2071. Derek Chang (2087), Atlanta                       T2076                            1558 (2015)

T2071. Robert Bell (T2087), Pierz                           T2076                             1584 (2015)

T2071. Andrew McCain (T2087), Minneapolis/Nashville   T2076                   1925 (2018)

T2071. Nick Heinen, Edmond (T2087), Okla.           T2076                            1986 (2018)       

T2071. Craig Brischke (T2087), Madison, Wis.           T2076                          T2061 (2019)