Norris climbs in latest world rankings after solid Japan finish

Aug 27, 2024 | Featured, Features, Rankings

Shaun Norris was up 27 spots on the latest Official World Golf ranking list after he finished in a share of third in a tournament on the Japan Golf Tour at the weekend.

It took him to 323^rd, his highest position this year as he started 2024 down in a lowly 450^th spot, bit it is a long way off the heady days of his career-high of 54^th.

One player who did reach a career-high was Aldrich Potgieter, who had a share of 10^th on the Korn Ferry Tour and he was up 29 spots to 308^th. He has climbed into the top 10 of the list of South Africans on the official world rankings, displacing Hennie du Plessis.

Thriston Lawrence’s win on the Sunshine Tour saw him climb two places to 74^th. He’s on his way up towards the 71^st place he achieved with his brilliant performance in the Open, and heading towards his career-high of 63^rd. However, he’s probably at best an outside chance of getting picked for the Presidents Cup when the captain’s picks are announced next Tuesday. He’s currently the 19^th-ranked player on the world rankings eligible for the Presidents Cup.

Thomas Aiken also had a good boost with his share of 14^th on the DP World Tour. He was up 27 places to 367^th.

Outside the top 25 South Africans, Justin Walters had a top-10 finish in the same tournament at Aiken, and he was up from 834^th to 701^st, a jump of 133 places.

South Africa’s top player remains Christiaan Bezuidenhout in 45^th, unchanged from last week, with Erik van Rooyen also unchanged in 67^th the second-ranked South African.

South Africa’s top 25: