Record Book - Golf Digest's rankings of junior amateurs

Golf Digest, Jan, 1999

10. JAMIE KELLAM, 18, Pflugerville, Tex. (unranked)

Won Freeport-McDermott and Kite Chrysler; third at Okla-homa; 10th at PGA Jr.; tied for 18th at Woodlands, for 25th at Lucent and for 34th at T of C.

-Ages listed as of Jan. 1, 1999.

FORMER NO. 1 JUNIORS

1980-Tommy Moore, Laurie Rinker (pictured) 1981-Sam Randolph, Jenny Lidback 1982-Stuart Hendley, Heather Farr 1983-Michael Bradley, Kim Saiki 1984-Doug Martin, Susan Pager 1985-Len Mattiace, Michiko Hattori 1986-Brian Montgomery, Adele Moore 1987-Jeff Manson, Michelle McGann 1988-Jason Widener, Vicki Goetze 1989-David Duval, V. Goetze 1990-Chris Couch, V. Goetze 1991-Tiger Woods, Emilee Klein 1992-T. Woods, Kellee Booth 1993-T. Woods, K. Booth 1994-Joel Kribel, Kelli Kuehne 1995-Ryuji Imada, Christie Kerr 1996-Charles Howell, Grace Park 1997-David Gossett, Beth Bauer

TV'S TOP 10

The Masters, with its condensed coverage, once again topped the list of the year's highest-rated tournaments on television, despite a drop of 28 percent in Sunday's final round from 1997's record level. Here are the top 10 final rounds complete through Nov. 1 (Skins Game not included). Each rating point equals 994,000 TV households:

1. The Masters (CBS), 10.2 2. U.S. Open (NBC), 6.0 3. PGA Champion- ship (CBS), 5.7 4. Bob Hope Chrys- ler Cl. (NBC), 5.5 5. Doral Ryder Open (CBS), 5.4 6. Nissan L.A. Open (CBS), 5.1 7. British Open (ABC), 5.0 8. Players Champi- onship (NBC), 4.4 9. BellSouth Atlanta (CBS), 4.2 10. Sprint Interna- tional (CBS), 4.1 1998 GIRLS RANKINGS (Figures in parentheses indicate 1997 ranking.)

1. ELIZABETH BAUER, 18, Cramerton, N.C. (1)

Won Betsy Rawls, 1997 Polo Jr. Cl., PineIsle, 1997 Orange Bowl and 1997 Doral; second at Lucent and Myrtle Beach. Women's events: Won North & South and Southern; reached second round at U.S. Women's Amateur; finished 16th at Dinah Shore; member of Curtis Cup team.

2. LEIGH ANNE HARDIN, 16, Martinsville, Ind. (2)

Won U.S. Girls' Junior, PGA Jr., Hudson, Jacksonville, Odys- sey and Bluegrass; third at Independent Ins. Agent Jr. Cl.; fourth at Woodlands and Myrtle Beach; tied for fifth at T of C, for seventh at Betsy Rawls and for ninth at Lucent.

3. CANDIE KUNG, 17, Fountain Valley, Calif. (8)

Won Western Jr., Independent Ins. Agent Jr. Cl. and Wood- lands; tied for second at Hudson and Mission Hills, for third at Lucent; third at PGA Jr., Stonebridge and Jones Trail; fourth at Phoenix; ninth at T of C; ninth at 1997 Doral; 18th at 1997 Orange Bowl; reached quarterfinals at U.S. Girls' Junior and second round at Polo Jr. Cl.

4. VIRADA NIRAPATHPONGPORN, 16, Bangkok, Thailand (unranked)

Won Jones Trail, Hargray and MCI; tied for second at T of C, for third at Betsy Rawls, for fourth at 1997 Orange Bowl, for fifth at Lucent and for sixth at PineIsle; third at Myrtle Beach; fourth at Hudson; reached second round at U.S. Girls' Junior.

5. BRITTANY STRAZA, 17, Fort Myers, Fla. (unranked)

Won Marsh & McLennan, Midwestern Jr. and Aspen Jr.; runner-up at U.S. Girls' Junior; third at Optimist; fourth at Independent Ins. Agent Jr. Cl. and Jacksonville.