Golf Digest's rankings of leading amateurs of 2000

Golf Digest, Jan, 2001

5. LISA FERRERO, 18, Lodi, Calif. (unranked)

Won U.S. Girls' Junior; tied for second at Sacramento, for fourth at Las Vegas and for 10th at Jr. World; fifth at T of C; eighth at PGA Jr. and Girls Jr.

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

Tied for second at 1999 Orange Bowl and for seventh at Hudson; fourth at PineIsle; fifth at Girls Jr.; runner-up at 1999 Jr. Cl.; reached third round at U.S. Girls' Junior. Women's events: won U.S. Women's Public Links; reached first round at U.S. Amateur.

7. INA KIM, 17, Encino, Calif. (unranked)

Won Las Vegas, Oak Tree and Nabisco; runner-up at U.S. Girls' Junior; fourth at Girls Jr.; tied for fifth at Betsy Rawls, for eighth at T of C and for ninth at Thunderbird.

8. MALLORY CODE, 16, Tampa, Fla. (unranked)

Won T of C and Texas; fourth at Rome; sixth at Shell; tied for sixth at PGA Jr., for eighth at MCI and for 10th at Betsy Rawls; reached quarterfinals at U.S. Girls' Junior.

9. HANA KIM, 18, Encino, Calif. (unranked)

Won Arizona; second at Las Vegas; tied for third at Scott Robertson, for fourth at Hudson, for sixth at Nabisco, for ninth at Thunderbird and for 10th at 1999 Doral; reached quarterfinals at 1999 Jr. Cl. and third round at U.S. Girls' Junior.

10. ERICA BLASBERG, 16, Corona, Calif. (unranked)

Won Trophy Lake; second at Ind. Ins. Agents Jr. Cl.; third at Arizona; sixth at Girls Jr.; seventh at Phoenix; medalist and reached quarterfinals at U.S. Girls' Junior and second round at 1999 Jr. Cl.

Senior men

1. BILL SHEAN JR., 57, Hinsdale, Ill. (7)

Won U.S. Sr. Amateur; tied for second at British Sr. Amateur, for seventh at George Coleman.

2. JOEL HIRSCH, 59, Chicago (4)

Won Legendary Sr. and British Sr. Amateur; second at Coleman, sixth at Shoal Creek; tied for fourth at Willow Creek/Hall of Fame; reached second round at U.S. Sr. Amateur, quarterfinals at Canadian Sr. Match Play.

3. JERRY GREENBAUM, 60, Atlanta (3)

Won Sr. Masters and Northern Sr.; second at Willow Creek/Hall of Fame; tied for sixth at British Sr. Amateur, for 20th at Dale Morey, for 35th at Coleman.

4. ALAN FOSTER, 57, Manlius, N.Y. (unranked)

Won Shoal Creek, Porter Cup Sr.; tied for 21st at U.S. Sr. Challenge.

5. BILL PLOEGER,60, Columbus, Ga. (1)

Won Dale Morey; fourth at Shoal Creek; tied for sixth at U.S. Sr. Challenge, for seventh at Coleman; reached first round of U.S. Sr. Amateur.

6. CURTIS WAGNER, 62, Peachtree City, Ga. (unranked)

Won Sr. Cotton States; third at Legendary Sr., fifth at Wild Dunes, seventh at Gateway Sr.; tied for fifth at Riverwood, sixth at Dave King, 20th at Dale Morey, 25th at Sr. Challenge; reached second round of Canadian Sr. Match Play, first round of U.S. Sr. Amateur.

7. WOODY GREENE, 55, Columbia, S.C. (unranked)

Won Willow Creek/Hall of Fame; tied for 13th at Dale Morey.

8. DAVE KING, 59, Sterling, Va. (unranked)

Won Riverwood; second at Dave King, third at Bethany Beach, fourth at Dale Morey, fifth at '99 Ralph Bogart; tied for fourth at Willow Creek/Hall of Fame, for fifth at Sr. Masters, for ninth at Wild Dunes, for 14th at Gateway Sr. and Shoal Creek.