Erik van Rooyen got back inside the world’s top 200 on the Official World Golf Ranking this week with a 15-place boost up the list from his performance in the Horizon Irish Open.

Van Rooyen was already on the rise with a solid showing in Switzerland the week before, and his share of 16^th in Ireland on the DP World Tour was just the kind of encouragement he needed ahead of his return to the United States and his participation in the PGA Tour’s Fall Series in the Fortinet Championship.

Thriston Lawrence’s share of third in Ireland cemented his place as the leading South African on the list, and his 19-place climb put him back inside the world’s top 100.

Four other players inside the list of top 20 South Africans, Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Garrick Higgo, MJ Daffue and Dylan Frittelli all get the opportunity to shake off some rust and improve their standings with the resumption of play on the PGA Tour. Bezuidenhout, in particular, will want to reverse his downward trend, and, like Lawrence, get back inside the world’s top 100.

South Africa’s top 20:

1. Thriston Lawrence 83 (up 19)
2. Christiaan Bezuidenhout 108 (down 2)
3. Dean Burmester 114 (unchanged)
4. Garrick Higgo 160 (down 3)
5. MJ Daffue 183 (down 5)
6. Erik van Rooyen 196 (up 15)
7. Ockie Strydom 200 (down 7)
8. Oliver Bekker 207 (down 4)
9. Hennie du Plessis 239 (down 2)
10. Zander Lombard 262 (down 5)
11. Casey Jarvis 268 (down 7)
12. Deon Germishuys 290 (down 5)
13. Jaco Ahlers 302 (down 4)
14. JC Ritchie 307 (down 2)
15. George Coetzee 322 (down 1)
16. Louis de Jager 324 (up 2)
17. Dylan Frittelli 330 (down 6)
18. Louis Oosthuizen 369 (down 4)
19. Jbe Kruger 377 (up 3)
20. Charl Schwartzel 383 (down 5)