CREATE TABLE table_204_952 (id DECIMAL, "rank" DECIMAL, "player" TEXT, "county" TEXT, "tally" TEXT, "total" DECIMAL, "opposition" TEXT)

who ranked above mark corrigan ?
SELECT "player" FROM table_204_952 WHERE "rank" = (SELECT "rank" FROM table_204_952 WHERE "player" = 'mark corrigan') - 1
SELECT "player" FROM "table_204_952" WHERE "rank" = (SELECT "rank" FROM "table_204_952" WHERE "player" = 'mark corrigan') - 1