Breaking Down the Biggest Problems with the Official World Golf Rankings

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Published: August 15, 2013

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The Official World Golf Rankings need a mulligan.

Actually, they need the whole nine yards: upgrade to a tech-savvy set of clubs, a fresh pair of shoes and a brand new wardrobe (hopefully not inspired by Rickie Fowler). And a hat.

Look, no system is perfect, but the flaws embedded in golf's world rankings have become egregious to the point of distorting the reality of today's golf landscape.

The rankings are purely mathematical; a formula computes player performance week in and week out and rewards points based on finish. The larger the event (majors and world golf championships), the more points golfers can earn.

Seems simple enough, but factor in the nuisances of the rankings, such as how they’re based on a rolling two-year period of results. Just ask Rory McIlroy, currently ranked third in the world, who continued to accumulate points up until last month for his U.S. Open victory at Congressional—in 2011!



Unfortunately for Rory, he’s the punchline of too many rankings-related jokes.

The OWGR makeover is long overdue and one that sports fans across the spectrum were blinded by for far too long.

The reason for our collective oblivion? Tiger Woods.

He’s defined the modern age of golf as the world’s No. 1 ranked player, first perched atop the rankings in June 1997, and then from August 1999 to September 2004, a span of 264 consecutive weeks. Woods again ascended the rankings in June 2005, where he’d stay until October 2010, a span of 281 weeks, to be exact.



Woods mesmerized sports fans for more than a decade. His dominance at the time emanated a feeling of permanence.

Since 2010, however, parity has taken golf by storm. The World No. 1 ranking has been up for grabs, changed hands multiple times and along the way exposed a puzzling reality of this fundamentally flawed system.
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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