How
the GRI - Ranking Points Are Calculated
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. Points in the four major tournaments are
awarded through 35th place. Points for WGC events, the Players, & Tour
Championship are awarded through 30th place. All other tour events award points
through 25th place.
Major Tournaments Points: (Masters, U.S
Open, British & PGA) 100 points for 1st, 60 points for 2nd, 50 points for
3rd, down to 1 point for 35th place. No points are awarded for a finish below a
tie for 35th.
Other Top Tier Event Points:: (WGC events, Players
Championship & Tour Championship) 100 points for 1st, 60 points for 2nd, 50
points for 3rd, down to 1 point for 30th place. No points are awarded for a
finish below a tie for 30th.
Regular Tour Event Points: 100
points for 1st, 60 points for 2nd, 50 points for 3rd, 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 WGC's, The Tour Championship and other tournaments with
strong fields are worth more value than a tournament with a lesser
field.
The four majors, the Players Championship, the Tour Championship,
and the World Golf Championship events (WGC's) are rated separately from the
other 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 minimum value of 3.2 and the season ending Tour Championship is
assigned a minimum value of 3.0.
All other tournaments are assigned a
Tournament Value by assessing the strength of the field based on how many, and
the rank of the top 54 GRI fully ranked and provisionally ranked players are in
the field. The GRI Quality Performance Index is used to determine player
rankings. The top GRI ranked player receives a higher value than the 2nd,
etc... down to the 54th GRI 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 minimum winning point value of 320 and
the Tour Championship winner is guaranteed a minimum of 300 points. Should a
regular tour event or WGC event attract a sufficient number of the GRI top 54
fully ranked and/or provisionally ranked players, the event could be worth more
than 300 points to the champion. A minimum of 100 points is awarded in all
tournaments.
The Tournament Values for all events to date are listed
below.
(54 ranked players + 6 provisionally ranked players is the
maximum)
|
4 Tournaments at with a TV of 4.0
| Week |
Tournament
Value
(TV) |
First Place
Points |
Tournament |
GRI Ranked Players in Field
(*Provisional) |
| 1-15 |
16-30 |
31-54 |
*Prv. |
Total |
| 14 |
4.0 |
400 |
The Masters |
15 |
15 |
16 |
6 |
52 |
| 23 |
4.0 |
400 |
U.S. Open |
14 |
15 |
17 |
6 |
52 |
| 28 |
4.0 |
400 |
British Open |
14 |
15 |
18 |
6 |
53 |
| 32 |
4.0 |
400 |
PGA Championship |
14 |
15 |
22 |
6 |
57 |
|
1 Tournament at
with a Minimum TV of 3.2
| Week |
Tournament
Value
(TV) |
First Place
Points |
Tournament |
GRI Ranked Players in Field
(*Provisional) |
| 1-15 |
16-30 |
31-54 |
*Prv. |
Total |
| 12 |
3.40 |
339.55 |
The Players
Championship |
15 |
15 |
24 |
6 |
60 |
|
1 Tournaments at
with a TV of 3.0
| Week |
Tournament
Value
(TV) |
First Place
Points |
Tournament |
GRI Ranked Players in Field
(*Provisional) |
| 1-15 |
16-30 |
31-54 |
*Prv. |
Total |
| 44 |
3.0 |
300 |
The Tour Championship -
Coca Cola |
12 |
10 |
6 |
0 |
28 |
|
TV For 42
Regular Tournaments
| Week |
Tournament
Value
(TV) |
First Place
Points |
Tournament |
GRI Ranked Players in Field
(*Provisional) |
| 1-15 |
16-30 |
31-54 |
*Prv. |
Total |
| 1 |
2.18 |
218.40 |
Mercedes Championships
|
11 |
6 |
4 |
1 |
22 |
| 2 |
2.24 |
223.80 |
Sony Open in Hawaii |
6 |
9 |
19 |
2 |
36 |
| 3 |
2.03 |
203.05 |
Buick Invitational |
6 |
9 |
12 |
0 |
27 |
| 4 |
2.07 |
206.70 |
Bob Hope Chrysler Classic |
7 |
6 |
18 |
0 |
31 |
| 5 |
2.38 |
238.40 |
FBR Open |
7 |
13 |
15 |
0 |
35 |
| 6 |
1.83 |
183.40 |
AT&T Pebble Beach Nat. Pro-Am |
5 |
7 |
8 |
1 |
21 |
| 7 |
2.56 |
251.55 |
Nissan Open |
7 |
13 |
20 |
3 |
43 |
| 8 |
3.24 |
323.50 |
WGC-Accenture Match Play |
14 |
15 |
16 |
6 |
51 |
| 8a |
1.07 |
106.85 |
Chrysler Classic of Tucson
|
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
5 |
| 9 |
2.48 |
247.50 |
Ford Championship at Doral |
11 |
8 |
10 |
5 |
34 |
| 10 |
1.76 |
176.35 |
The Honda Classic |
3 |
6 |
13 |
2 |
24 |
| 11 |
2.74 |
273.85 |
Bay Hill Invitational Presented by MC |
11 |
10 |
20 |
4 |
45 |
| 13 |
1.49 |
148.60 |
BellSouth Classic |
4 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
12 |
| 15 |
1.90 |
189.95 |
MCI Heritage |
2 |
9 |
15 |
6 |
32 |
| 16 |
1.74 |
173.75 |
Shell Houston Open |
4 |
5 |
12 |
2 |
23 |
| 17 |
1.71 |
170.90 |
Zurich Classic of New Orleans |
4 |
3 |
10 |
3 |
20 |
| 18 |
2.55 |
254.65 |
Wachovia Championship |
10 |
9 |
18 |
8 |
45 |
| 19 |
2.42 |
241.85 |
EDS Byron Nelson Championship |
9 |
12 |
13 |
1 |
35 |
| 20 |
2.38 |
237.70 |
Bank of America Colonial
|
8 |
13 |
15 |
0 |
36 |
| 21 |
1.65 |
165.14 |
FedEx St. Jude Classic |
3 |
6 |
7 |
1 |
17 |
| 22 |
2.73 |
272.85 |
the Memorial Tournament
|
9 |
14 |
20 |
3 |
46 |
| 23 |
2.69 |
269.15 |
Booz Allen Classic |
11 |
10 |
19 |
4 |
44 |
| 25 |
1.85 |
185.15 |
Barclays Classic |
5 |
7 |
5 |
3 |
20 |
| 26 |
1.91 |
191.40 |
Cialis Western Open |
3 |
8 |
17 |
0 |
28 |
| 27 |
1.33 |
133.15 |
John Deere Classic |
2 |
1 |
9 |
0 |
12 |
| 28a |
1.02 |
102.35 |
B. C. Open |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
| 29 |
1.32 |
132.05 |
U.S. Bank Champ. in
Milwaukee |
1 |
4 |
6 |
0 |
11 |
| 30 |
1.61 |
160.65 |
Buick Open |
4 |
3 |
8 |
1 |
16 |
| 31 |
2.25 |
224.95 |
The INTERNATIONAL |
8 |
7 |
12 |
3 |
30 |
| 33 |
3.16 |
316.25 |
WGC-NEC Invitational |
14 |
14 |
14 |
6 |
48 |
| 33a |
1.09 |
108.55 |
Reno-Tahoe Open |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
| 34 |
1.55 |
155.00 |
Buick Championship |
1 |
5 |
9 |
2 |
17 |
| 35 |
1.55 |
155.05 |
Deutsche Bank Championship
|
2 |
5 |
8 |
3 |
18 |
| 36 |
1.16 |
161.45 |
Bell Canadian Open |
2 |
5 |
10 |
3 |
20 |
| 37 |
2.03 |
203.15 |
84 LUMBER Classic |
6 |
8 |
14 |
1 |
29 |
| 38 |
1.33 |
132.70 |
Valero Texas Open |
0 |
3 |
12 |
0 |
15 |
| 39 |
1.70 |
169.95 |
Chrysler Classic of
Greensboro |
4 |
4 |
12 |
2 |
22 |
| 40 |
3.18 |
318.35 |
WGC-American Express Championship |
15 |
14 |
12 |
6 |
47 |
| 40a |
1.12 |
111.50 |
***Southern Farm Bureau
Classic |
0 |
1 |
6 |
1 |
8 |
| 41 |
2.09 |
208.90 |
The Championship at Las Vegas |
5 |
9 |
15 |
4 |
34 |
| 42 |
2.00 |
199.75 |
FUNAI Classic at the WDW
Resort |
5 |
8 |
11 |
2 |
26 |
| 43 |
2.3 |
229.60 |
Chrysler Championship |
5 |
12 |
21 |
1 |
39 |
*** Rescheduled
to Week 44 due to hurricane Katrina |
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