Strength of Field - The True Story
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Playing better is the key
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Over the last year we have seen an increasing
number of questions about the Strength of Field
(SOF) factor that is used in the rankings. There
are a number of misconceptions that seem to be
prevalent so a few insights may be helpful
First, SOF is 25% of the ranking calculation,
making scoring almost three times more
important. Scoring is what drives a player's
ranking. Second, a change in a player's SOF
number can have nothing to do with the past
tournament they played. A player's SOF is
recalculated every time the rankings are run.
Older tournaments are re-evaluated to see if the
players have since played better or worse. In
fact the last tournament played may have
actually helped the SOF if older tournaments
were downgraded. Finally there is no real way
to "manage" your way to a better ranking
except by playing better. That will get you
invitations to bigger fields with better
players and that will help your SOF Getting
the golf ball in the hole is
still the name of the game. Nobody gets better
by sitting on the couch. Go play and beat the
golf course. |
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