Adam Scott Has Shown Us Why the World Golf Ranking Has Become Meaningless

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Published: May 22, 2014

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Adam Scott bolted into the No. 1 position in the Official World Golf Ranking this week by, well, doing almost nothing over the past six months.

It was as if Scott’s practice sessions, television watching and lounging around on the couch last week were so impressive that they allowed him to just tear on past Tiger Woods and into the No. 1 position in the World Golf Ranking.  

Scott hasn’t won a tournament anywhere in the world since the Talisker Masters in late November, and his best finish in 2014 was third place at the Arnold Palmer Invitational, where he squandered a six-stroke 54-hole lead.

Scott’s last win on the PGA Tour came nine months ago at the 2013 Barclays, and in his last two events, he tied for 14th at the Masters and then tied for 38th at The Players Championship.

So, is Scott truly the best player in the world right now?

Well, the answer to that question is a resounding "Who cares?"

There is no true No. 1 player in the game of golf now, so what does it matter if Scott, Matt Kuchar, Henrik Stenson or Justin Rose holds the almost meaningless title?

Aside from possibly some sponsor bonuses, the prestige that used to accompany being the No. 1 golfer in the world is nothing more than a skeleton of what it used to be.

With Woods sidelined after back surgery and Phil Mickelson’s game MIA this season, we are now at a point that the so-called “top” players in the game win so infrequently that a win more than a year ago could send someone to the top of the World Golf Ranking, as it has essentially done for Scott this week.

Heck, Luke Donald and Lee Westwood made it to the top of the World Golf Ranking without ever winning a major. How a player can be considered the best golfer in the world without having ever won a major is almost comical.

Scott’s reign as the world No. 1 could last a whoppin...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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