Power Rankings: Utah Championship

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It's getting harder and harder to tell the amateurs from the pros on the Nationwide Tour this season.

For the second time this season an amateur won. Former University of Georgia star Harris English birdied the 18th hole on Sunday to win the Nationwide Children's Hospital Invitational. Also earlier this year, another Georgia player, Russell Henley, won the Stadion Classic at UGA.

The Tour will head west to the Utah Championship Presented by the Utah Sports Commission this week for the third tournament of an eight-week stretch. The purse will be $550,000 with $99,000 going to the winner.

The season has reached its halfway point so there's plenty of golf yet to be played and time to make a move up the money list.

Power Rankings: Utah Championship

Rank   Player Comment Kyle REIFERS If you are going to finish second, which is what Reifers did on Sunday, it's better to do so behind an amateur. Even though Reifers didn't win, he earned the first-place check that boosted him from 52nd on the money list all the way up to fifth. The former Wake Forest All-America now has some much-needed confidence. Josh BROADAWAY He's coming off a tie for fourth in Columbus, Ohio. The Nationwide Tour veteran from Troy State, who is in his seventh full season, has moved up to 26th on the money list. He's on a bit of a roll after also tying for fifth the previous week in the Chiquita Classic. Danny LEE I've been riding the Danny Lee Train most of the season, and I'll continue to do it this week. He finished in a tie for 26th in Columbus and is 7-for-7 in cuts made on the Nationwide Tour this season. He ranks 24th on the money list and could use a few more top 10s in the second half of the season. Jeff GOVE Going by the results of last year's tournament in Utah, Gove tied for fourth. He had missed five straight cuts this season before finishing in the top 20 Sunday in Columbus. He finished tied for 19th and moved up to 47th on the money list. He had gotten off to a good start early in the season and hopes to get back into that groove. Brian SMOCK I like going with guys who make a big leap on the money list and Smock fits that description. He tied for fourth on Sunday and moved from 75th to 21st on the money list. It was his first top-5 of the season. Last year in Utah he did pretty well and tied for 24th.

John Dell has covered golf for the Winston-Salem Journal in North Carolina for the last 17 years. His views do not necessarily represent the views of the PGA TOUR. You can reach him at johndell@triad.rr.com.