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The OWGR Top 10 Reflects an Era Gone By & Golf's Future
Nearly two months into 2010, we currently have a rather diverse top ten in the Official World Golf Rankings. Figured it was worth it to spend a few lines looking at the top ten, their makeup, and how they got here. For one thing, there are officially more Europeans in the top ten of the OWGR than...
Phil Mickelson's Number One, According to World #17 Ernie Els
In a press conference at the Sony Open, Ernie Els was asked about Tiger's return to the sport of golf and when it may happen. Els told reporters that it didn't much matter. From Steve Elling: "The way Phil Mickelson played at the end of last year, he played with Tiger in Shanghai, won the...
The World Golf Rankings Start Enforcing the Vijay Rule
Over the summer, we told you that the very biased formula for the Official World Golf Rankings would be changing. Starting in 2010, the rankings would not only have a minimum divisor of 40 for a two year time period, but introduce a maximum divisor of 60. In 2012, that maximum divisor will reduce...
The Best Worst Year For Major Championships Ever
We can all pretty much agree that this season's major championships have been dramatic, thrilling, and great for the sport. If you don't, then I'm not sure what you were watching. But, many also lament that the people who won the majors were not necessarily the best storybook endings. That said,...
A PGA Tour Ranking System That Works
We've talked here a lot about the bias in the Official World Golf Rankings, the structure of the FedEx Cup, and how to rank players and tournaments. That in mind, I started tinkering with a ranking system for the PGA Tour that could accomplish the following: Properly weight tournaments by their...
DL3 Must Win in Houston to Make the Masters
Davis Love III may well miss the Masters despite a valiant fight to try to make the top 50 in the biased Official World Golf Rankings. Love was in 48th position last week, but entered the Bay Hill event with the hopes of making the field by staying in the top 50 - or even improving on his...
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