By becoming a Rankings Subscriber for $19.95 you can search and sort the rankings in many different ways. Our newest search function lets our members search for up to three names at a time and display their tournament results in different windows for side by side comparison. Of course, our popular features of sorting by grad year and state are still available as are the state competitive rankings.
There is still no charge to become a Ranked Player and every visitor still has free access to the overall rankings and search by last name feature.
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UNDERSTANDING THE RANKINGS
Eligibility
To be eligible to be ranked in The Junior Golf Scoreboard rankings a player must meet the following criteria.
Have competed in four multi-day stroke play tournaments within the last 365 days for which we have received the results and they are listed by the same name and hometown.
Have their high school graduation year in their tournament record. Missing yours? Read next paragraph.
Still be in high school or prior to August 1st after graduation.
Have competed in an age group that:
completes at least 36 holes,
has a minimum of 5 competitors that complete all scheduled rounds,
has played from a minimum of 4,500 yards and not shorter than the forward most USGA rated tees, and
there is no stroke limit rule in place.
The rankings are a work in progress and some names might be missing because we do not have a player's graduation date and/or we do not have results for them for the required minimum of four tournaments. Click on the letter below that matches the first letter of the last name to see the players that are missing their graduation dates. Please email us that information.
We use three criteria to compute a player's overall and against all players within their graduation class.
Individual scoring…
For the 85% of the player's rounds that are his/her lowest scores, this is simply the average difference of their score compared to the USGA rating of the courses they played in their tournaments. In other words how well does this player score when playing in tournaments. This criteria counts for 65% of a player's ranking calculation.
Strength of field… The number displayed here is the result of our proprietary ranking formula that determines a score for all the tournaments played by this individual. Again, simply put, a lower number means they played against stronger players and the closer two players' strength numbers are, the more similar the competitiveness of their tournaments. This criteria counts for 25% of a player's ranking calculation.
Strength of finish… This table displays the finishes for the player. Finishes count 10% in the ranking computation and are weighted in accordance with the number of players competed against or, in other words, the size of the field.
Special note : We have made a conscious effort to rely more on scoring than on how big the tournaments were that a competitor played in. Selected national tournaments still play an important role in determining our rankings, but our system also lets any multi-day stroke play tournament count. We believe this will make for a more inclusive approach and will bring recognition to more players.
Have questions? Comments? Suggestions? E-mail or call 888-549-4653. We welcome your input.
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