Dustin Johnson's big win on Sunday did wonders for his name, his game, his pocket book, and now his official golf world ranking. Johnson vaulted from 16th to seventh after winning the tournament by one stroke. He has climbed 12 spots since the beginning of 2015. The top three spots stayed the same, but Adam … Continue reading Dustin Johnson Soars into World Top 10
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Harrington Rejoins World Top 100
The last time he won a tournament, he was ranked No. 2 in the world, but Padraig Harrington winning another one while ranked 82nd. By taking the Honda Classic for the second time in his career, he zoomed up from No. 297 in the latest world rankings. "I really do believe in myself. I think … Continue reading Harrington Rejoins World Top 100
How the Official World Golf Rankings Work
Before I came over to GolfBlogger, I covered professional tennis for a long time. It took me about a year to figure out the way that sport's ranking system works and another year after that to accept it as fact - my low point being in 2010, when Kim Clijsters defeated Venus Williams to win … Continue reading How the Official World Golf Rankings Work
Weekly Winners Climb Rankings
Qatar Masters winner Branden Grace jumped 35 spots in the latest Official World Golf Rankings, while Humana Challenge champion Bill Haas moved up 18 spots in the latest release. Haas defeated five players by a single stroke to claim Humana, moving from 41st to 23rd in the rankings. Grace, who staved off Marc Warren for … Continue reading Weekly Winners Climb Rankings
Wordplay: Fernandez-Castano Tops “Scrabble Rankings”
The overwhelming power of statistics has proven over the years that you can rank golfers in just about anyway possible. Sure ,there's the actual world golf rankings, which are confusing at best, but tolerable; then there's the FedExCup, the Race to Dubai, the money lists, longest drives, lowest average score, you name it. Here's one … Continue reading Wordplay: Fernandez-Castano Tops “Scrabble Rankings”