Ranking Systems Compared
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What's the difference?
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This is probably a "no
win" column
this month. No matter how objectively we
try to compare the ranking systems for junior
golf, there will be those who say we are
biased because we are the authors of one of
them. But let us try anyway and you be the
judge of whether we are fair. To compare the
Golfweek Rankings,AJGA-Polo Rankings,
and the Junior Golf Scoreboard
Rankings lets use three criteria: 1) coverage
of junior golf 2) method and 3) purpose. So
here goes.
Golfweek (Multi round events, match
and
stroke play, minimum 6 events)
Coverage:(exclusive) limited
players over a limited set of
tournamentsMethod: head-to-head and
record
against best ranked players in the
systemPurpose: rank the best players
against themselves
AJGA-Polo (Multi
round events, stroke and match play, minumum 6
events)
Coverage:(exclusive) AJGA members in AJGA
tournaments and
selected indpendent eventsMethod:
Tournaments assigned points based on AJGA
determination of strength of fieldPurpose:
To determine invites to AJGA Invitational
events, select Canon Cup Teams, and choose All
Americans.
Junior Golf
Scoreboard (Multi round events, stroke
play
only, minimum 4 events)
- Coverage:
(inclusive) every
player,
every where, every time they play
- Method:
scoring based and strength of field
mostly
- Purpose: to cover all of junior golf
and give every player a chance at
recognition.
Hope this helps.
You be
the
judge
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