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Ranking Methods

How the GRI 2003 Ranking Points Were Calculated

Note: (The rankings methods were adjusted slightly starting January 2004 to better reflect strength of field differences from event to event. The fixed point allocations for the Players Championship was raised 5%, the three ranked WGC events and Tour Championship are now ranked equally. Additionally, regular tour events with better fields are now awarded higher point values. The changes made for 2004 would not have affected the top placings for the GRI 2003 Cumulative, Quality, or Majors indicies.) See the current ranking methods.

The Golf Rank Index uses two main factors in calculating ranking points The first is order of finish points and the second is a tournament value for each of the tournaments.

Order of Finish Points (OFP)

Order of Finish Points are awarded to a player based on his order of finish in a tournament. 100 points for 1st, 60 points for 2nd, 50 points for 3rd, all the way down to 1 point for 25th place. No points are awarded for a finish below a tie for 25th. Should two or more players tie for a position, the points are split. (Example: For a two-way tie for 2nd we would use the following formula (50 + 60) / 2 = 55)

The Tournament Value (TV)

The purpose of having a Tournament Value is the recognition that not all tournaments are equal in importance or have the same strength of field. A win or high finish in any of the majors, the Players Championship, The Tour Championship or other tournaments with strong fields are worth more value than a tournament with a weak field.

The four majors plus the PGA and Tour Championship are rated separately from the other 42 tournaments. The Masters, U.S. Open, The Open Championship, and the PGA Championship are assigned a Tournament Value of 4.0 The Players Championship is assigned a value of 3.0 and the season ending Tour Championship is assigned a value of 2.5

All the other tournaments are assigned a Tournament Value by assessing the strength of the field based on how many of the top 50 players in the world are in the field and their ranking at the time. The top ranked player in the world receives a higher value than the 2nd, etc... down to the 50th top ranked player.

The Order of Finish points for a player are then multiplied by the Tournament Value to arrive at an adjusted point value earned for the tournament. The highest point value that can be earned is 400 points for a first place finish in any of the four majors. The Player Championship follows with a winning point value of 300 and the Tour Championship winner is guaranteed 250 points. If a regular tour event or a WGC event should attract all of the top 50 players in the world, those events could be worth 250 points to the winner as well. A minimum of 100 points is awarded in all tournaments.

The Tournament Values for all tournaments are below.

4 Tournaments at with a TV of 4.0

Week	Tournament Value	First Place	Tournament
	(TV)	Points
14	4.0	400	The Masters
23	4.0	400	U.S. Open
28	4.0	400	British Open
32	4.0	400	PGA Championship

1 Tournament at with a TV of 3.0

Week	Tournament Value	First Place	Tournament
	(TV)	Points
12	3.0	300	The Players Championship

1 Tournaments at with a TV of 2.5

Week	Tournament Value	First Place	Tournament
	(TV)	Points
44	2.5	250	The Tour Championship - Coca Cola

TV For Regular Tournaments and WGC Events

Week	Tournament Value	First Place	Tournament	Ranked Players in Field
	(TV)	Points		Top 15	16-30	31-50	Total
33	2.50	250	WGC NEC Invitational	15	15	20	50
8	2.48	248	WGC Accenture Match Play	14	15	20	49
39	2.47	247	WGC American Express	14	15	19	48
7	2.31	231	Nissan Open	10	15	14	39
11	2.21	221	Bay Hill Invitational by Cooper Tires	5	12	18	35
21	2.12	212	Memorial Tournament	10	8	11	29
18	2.09	209	Wachovia Championship	9	9	10	28
31	2.02	202	The International	10	6	9	25
19	1.97	197	EDS Byron Nelson Championship	9	7	7	23
9	1.97	197	Ford Championship at Doral	7	8	9	24
43	1.95	195	Chrysler Championship	8	6	9	23
15	1.94	194	The MCI Heritage	6	9	8	23
26	1.93	193	100th Western Open	6	8	9	23
2	1.91	191	Sony Open in Hawaii	6	7	9	22
20	1.90	190	Bank of America Colonial	6	8	8	22
24	1.89	189	Buick Classic	7	7	7	21
3	1.89	189	Phoenix Open	8	5	8	21
40	1.84	184	Las Vegas Invitational	3	10	7	20
10	1.83	183	The Honda Classic	3	9	8	20
1	1.83	183	Mercedes Championships	8	7	4	19
17	1.82	182	HP Classic of New Orleans	6	7	6	19
42	1.80	180	FUNAI Classic at Walt Disney	7	5	6	18
4	1.77	177	Bob Hope Chrysler Classic	4	6	8	18
22	1.73	173	FBR Capital Open	4	5	6	17
6	1.72	172	Buick Invitational	3	7	7	17
34	1.72	172	Deutsche Bank Championship	4	3	10	17
41	1.66	166	Chrysler Classic of Greensboro	5	7	2	14
30	1.65	165	Buick Open	4	6	4	14
16	1.61	161	Shell Houston Open	5	3	5	13
5	1.58	158	AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am	5	4	3	12
35	1.55	155	Bell Canadian Open	2	4	6	12
38	1.55	155	Valero Texas Open	1	6	5	12
13	1.55	155	Bell South Classic	6	2	3	11
25	1.50	150	FedEx St. Jude Classic	3	4	3	10
36	1.46	146	John Deere Classic	3	2	4	9
37	1.44	144	84 Lumber Classic of Pennsylvania	1	4	4	9
29	1.42	142	Greater Hartford Open	2	2	4	8
27	1.38	138	Greater Milwaukee Open	1	3	3	7
8a	1.00	100	Chrysler Classic at Tuscon	0	0	0	0
28a	1.00	100	B.C. Open	0	0	0	0
33a	1.00	100	Reno-Tahoe Open	0	0	0	0
39a	1.00	100	Southern Farm Bureau Classic	0	0	0	0

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