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The Official World Golf Ranking (OWGR) is a system for rating the performance of professional golfers. It was started in 1986 and is based on a player's position in individual tournaments over a two-year rolling period. The OWGR is a points-based system, with players accumulating points over a two-year rolling period to determine their ranking. Players need to play on one of the leading professional Eligible Golf Tours to receive World Ranking Points. There are 23 eligible tours, and each has its own system for ranking players. Points on these tours are factored into the OWGR calculation, and their events are considered based on their field strength.
| Characteristics | Values |
|---|---|
| Ranking criteria | Performance in sanctioned events, with points decreasing over time |
| Eligible events | Major Championships, Olympic Golf Competitions, World Cup of Golf, PGA Tour events |
| Ranking frequency | Weekly |
| Minimum tournaments to qualify | 40 over a two-year rolling period |
| Points calculation | Total points divided by number of eligible tournaments played |
| Ranking points allocation | Varies based on event size and field strength; higher finishes in higher-profile events yield more points |
| Additional considerations | Player's SG world rating, field rating of the event |
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Calculating points
The Official World Golf Ranking (OWGR) is a system for rating the performance of professional golfers. It was first introduced in 1986 and has been through several iterations since. The OWGR is calculated using a points-based system, with players accumulating points over a two-year rolling period.
To qualify for a ranking, a player must compete in a minimum of 40 tournaments over this two-year period. The winner of each of the four major championships receives 100 points. A runner-up finish earns 60 points, while third place receives 40. The winner of the PGA Tour's flagship event, The Players, receives 80 points, while the victor at the European Tour's flagship event, the BMW Championship, receives 64. A regular tour event win on either the PGA or European Tour earns players 24 points.
The OWGR takes into account the strength of the field in each tournament, with larger tournaments awarding more points. For example, a tournament with 100 players will award more points than a tournament with 70 players, as it is statistically more difficult to win.
Points are maintained at full value for 13 weeks from the date they were awarded, to place additional emphasis on recent performances. After this, points are reduced in equal decrements for the remaining 91 weeks of the ranking period. Each player is then ranked according to their average points during the relevant ranking period, which is determined by dividing their total points by the number of eligible tournaments played, with a minimum of 40 and a maximum of 52.
The OWGR is used as a qualifying criterion for entry into several leading tournaments, including The Open, PGA Championship, U.S. Open, and The Players.
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Eligible tournaments
The OWGR System is run over rolling Ranking Periods. Ranking Points are maintained at full value for a 13-week period from the relevant Ranking Date on which they were awarded to place additional emphasis on recent performances. Ranking Points are then reduced in equal decrements for the remaining 91 weeks of the relevant Ranking Period.
Each player is then ranked according to their average points during the Relevant Ranking Period, which is determined by dividing a player's Total Points by the number of Eligible Tournaments they have played during that Ranking Period, subject to the minimum and maximum divisors set out. There is a minimum divisor of 40 Eligible Tournaments over the Ranking Period, with no more than the 52 most recent Eligible Tournaments that the player has played in during the relevant Ranking Period counting towards a player's position in the Official World Golf Ranking.
The Major Championships, World Golf Championships, Olympic Games, and the World Cup of Golf (individual element only) are also Eligible Tournaments. Eligible Golf Tours must submit their Tournament Data to OWGR.
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Ranking periods
The Official World Golf Ranking (OWGR) is calculated over a two-year rolling period, with players accumulating points based on their performance in sanctioned tournaments. The OWGR system is run over rolling ranking periods, with ranking points maintained at full value for 13 weeks from the date they were awarded, to place additional emphasis on recent performances. After this, ranking points are reduced in equal decrements over the remaining 91 weeks of the ranking period.
The OWGR is calculated by dividing a player's total points by the number of eligible tournaments they have played during the ranking period, with a minimum of 40 eligible tournaments over the two-year ranking period, and a maximum divisor of a player's last 52 events.
The number of points available to players depends on the tournament's field rating, which is influenced by the skill level of the players involved, and the size of the tournament field. For example, major championships are widely recognised as the pinnacle of men's professional golf and are rewarded with 100 first-place points.
The OWGR is used as one of the qualifying criteria for entry into several leading tournaments, including the Open, PGA Championship, U.S. Open, The Players, and the Masters.
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Performance points
The Official World Golf Ranking (OWGR) is a system for rating the performance level of professional golfers. It was started in 1986. The rankings are based on a player's position in individual tournaments (i.e. not pairs or team events) over a "rolling" two-year period. New rankings are calculated each week.
Each player in the OWGR system will have a Strokes Gained (SG) world rating based on their scores in stroke-play events, which is adjusted for the relative difficulty of each round they play. A player's SG world rating dictates the number of performance points a player brings into a tournament, with the sum of all golfers' points determining the event's field rating. Fields will therefore be evaluated by the skill level of every player involved, rather than just the world's top 200 as it was previously, with all players making the cut in an event now receiving ranking points.
The number of Performance Points for each player is determined by that player's Strokes Gained World Rating. Each Strokes Gained World Rating has a corresponding value of Performance Points determined by the Performance Curve. Players with 10 or fewer recorded scores in Eligible Tournaments in the relevant Ranking Period are assigned a value of 0.01 Performance Points. Players with fewer than 50 recorded scores in Eligible Tournaments in the relevant Ranking Period can each contribute a maximum of 10% of the relevant Eligible Tournament's Field Rating.
The Performance Curve is the mechanism used to determine the value of Performance Points per Strokes Gained World Rating, which will then equal the number of Performance Points each eligible player contributes to an Eligible Tournament's Field Rating. Each player's scores from stroke-play events in Eligible Tournaments over the relevant Ranking Period are used in a series of simulated events to determine the average Ranking Points expected per each Strokes Gained World Rating, which are then plotted to create the Performance Curve.
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Ranking schemes
There is no universal system for ranking golfers. The Official World Golf Ranking (OWGR) is the most prominent ranking system, but other tours have their own ranking systems, including the FedEx Cup points system (specific to the PGA Tour), the European Tour, and the LPGA.
Official World Golf Ranking
The OWGR is a points-based system that rates the performance level of professional golfers. It was started in 1986 and was initially called the Sony Ranking. It is used as a qualifying criterion for entry into several leading tournaments.
Players accumulate points over a two-year rolling period, with points awarded for each tournament maintained for a 13-week period to emphasise recent performances. Points are distributed based on the strength of the field, with larger tournaments awarding more points. The winner of each of the four major championships receives 100 points, for example, while a regular tour event win earns 24 points.
A player's ranking is given by dividing their total points by the number of eligible tournaments they have played, with a minimum of 40 eligible tournaments over the ranking period.
FedEx Cup
The FedEx Cup system focuses on performance across a season, usually from April to August. Players accumulate points based on their performance in PGA Tour events, with higher finishes in higher-profile events yielding more points. The player with the most points at the end of the season is crowned the FedEx Cup Champion and wins a large cash prize.
Money List
The Money List is a simpler ranking system that ranks golfers based on the amount of official prize money they have earned throughout the year.
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