Golf Digest's rankings of leading amateurs of 2000

Golf Digest, Jan, 2001

At age 48, David Eger became the oldest man to be ranked the No. 1 amateur in GOLF DIGEST's annual rankings. On the women's side, Beth Bauer completed a steady ascension to the top, and 14-year-old Aree Wongluekiet repeated as the No. 1 girl. (Figures in parentheses are 1999 ranking. Ages as of Jan. 1, 2001.) Cliff Schrock, Topsy Siderowf, Lois Hains

Men

1. DAVID EGER, 48, Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. (9)

Won Azalea, North & South; reached semifinals of U.S. Amateur, third round of U.S. Mid-Amateur; tied for second at Sunnehanna, for ninth at Northeast, for 13th at Players Am, for 48th at Southern; member U.S. World Amateur team.

2. LUKE DONALD, 22, High Wycombe, England (3)

Won Northeast Amateur and Chicago Open; reached semifinals of U.S. Amateur; tied for seventh at NCAA Ch., for 51st at PGA Tour's Memorial; member of Great Britain/Ireland World Am team.

3. JEFF QUINNEY, 21, Eugene, Ore. (unranked)

Won U.S. Amateur and Pacific Northwest; tied for second at Pacific Coast, for 34th at NCAA Ch.; member of U.S. World Amateur team.

4. BRYCE MOLDER, 21, Conway, Ark. (unranked)

Individual champion at World Amateur Team; reached quarterfinals of U.S. Amateur; third at Players Am; tied for fifth at Dogwood, for ninth at Northeast and Southern, for 15th at NCAA Ch.

5. CHARLES HOWELL III, 21, Augusta, Ga. (10)

Won NCAA Ch.; tied for 11th at Sunnehanna; tied for second at Greensboro Open on Buy.com Tour as amateur.

6. JAMES DRISCOLL, 22, Brookline, Mass. (8)

Runner-up at U.S. Amateur; ninth at NCAA Ch.; tied for fifth at Players Am and Northeast, for sixth at Sunnehanna; reached second round at North & South.

7. BEN CURTIS, 23, Kent, Ohio (un-ranked)

Won Players Am, and Ohio State Amateur; reached third round of U.S. Amateur; runner-up at Western and Monroe; tied for fourth at Porter Cup, for fifth at Northeast, for 30th at NCAA Ch.; member U.S. World Amateur team.

8. D.J. TRAHAN, 19, Inman, S.C. (unranked)

Won U.S. Public Links; reached first round of U.S. Amateur; fourth at Northeast, seventh at Rice Planters; tied for seventh at Monroe, for 13th at Sunnehanna, for 15th at NCAA Ch., for 16th at Southern, for 21st at Players Am, for 65th at Porter Cup.

9. MICHAEL KIRK, 23, Johannesburg, South Africa (unranked)

Won Western; reached semifinals of U.S. Public Links; tied for 10th at NCAA Ch., for 22nd at Porter Cup, for 39th at Northern.

10. RYAN HYBL, 19, Colbert, Ga. (unranked)

Won Southern; reached second round of U.S. Public Links; third at Azalea, fifth at Southeastern; tied for sixth at Cardinal, for eighth at Sunnehanna, for 27th at Dogwood, for 29th at Northeast.

Women

1. BETH BAUER, 20, Cramerton, N.C. (3)

Won Harder Hall, Eastern, South Atlantic; second at Southern; reached third round of U.S. Amateur; tied for 34th at NCAA Ch., for 35th at LPGA's Nabisco Ch., for 38th at LPGA's Jamie Farr; member of U.S. Curtis Cup team.

2. JENNA DANIELS, 22, Bonita, Calif. (unranked)

Won NCAA Ch.; reached quarterfinals of U.S. Public Links, first round of U.S. Amateur; 50th at LPGA's Welch's/Circle K.

3. MARCY NEWTON, 22, High Point, N.C. (unranked)

Won U.S. Amateur; 99th at NCAA Ch.

4. AREE SONG WONGLUEKIET, 14, Bradenton, Fla. (unranked)

Low amateur/tied for 10th at LPGA's Nabisco Ch.; reached semifinals of U.S. Amateur; tied for 13th at LPGA's Safeway Ch.

5. MEREDITH DUNCAN, 20, Shreveport, La. (unranked)

Won Western; tied for seventh at NCAA; reached third round of U.S. Amateur.

6. ELLEN PORT, 39, St. Louis (unranked)

Won U.S. Mid-Amateur; reached semifinals of North & South, first round of Western.

7. CANDY HANNEMANN, 20, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (unranked)

Won North & South; reached second round of Western, first round of U.S. Amateur; tied for eighth at Harder Hall, for 68th at NCAA Ch.

8. LAURA MYERSCOUGH, 20, Charleston, Ill. (unranked)

Runner-up at U.S. Amateur; reached quarterfinal rounds of Trans National and North & South, third round of Western; member of U.S. World Am team.

9. CATHERINE CARTWRIGHT, 17, Bonita Springs, Fla. (unranked)

Won U.S. Public Links (qualifying co-medalist); reached first round of U.S. Amateur; 57th at LPGA's Subaru Cl.

10. CAROL SEMPLE THOMPSON, 52, Sewickley, Pa. (9)

Reached quarterfinals of U.S. Mid-Amateur, second round of U.S. Amateur, second round of Trans National; second at Harder Hall; tied for 10th at Eastern, for 14th at South Atlantic; won U.S. Senior Women's Amateur; member of U.S. Curtis Cup team.

Boys

1. MATTHEW ROSENFELD, 17, Plano, Tex. (6)

Medalist and won U.S. Junior, English Turn and San Antonio; tied for third at T of C and MCI; fourth at '99 Doral; tied for fourth at Texas, Boys Jr. and Jones Trail; fifth at Jr. World; tied for seventh at 1999 Orange Bowl, for ninth at Thunderbird and for 14th at Scott Robertson.

2. JAMES VARGAS, 16, Miami (un-ranked)

Won 1999 Doral and Greensboro; reached third round of U.S. Junior; second at MCI; tied for second at PGA Jr. and Boys Jr.; third at 1999 Orange Bowl and Shell; fourth at Ind. Ins. Agents Jr. Cl.; tied for fourth at Jones Trail; sixth at Jr. World.

3. CHAN SONG WONGLUEKIET, 17, Bradenton, Fla. (2)