JUNIOR GOLF HUB
About The Hub Rankings
HOW DO JUNIOR GOLF SCOREBOARD RANKINGS WORK?
Learn more about eligibility and ranking calculations for the Junior Golf Scorecard as well as the Golfweek/Titleist rankings.
JUNIOR GOLF SCOREBOARD
All HJGT events on our schedule are ranked by JGS. To be eligible to be ranked in The Junior Golf Scoreboard rankings a player must meet the following criteria:
- Has competed in 4 multi-day stroke play tournaments within the last 365 days for which we have received the results and are listed by the same name and hometown.
- Has their high school graduation year in their tournament record.
- Still in high school or if graduated, before August 1st.
- Has competed in an age group that:
• Completes at least 36 holes
• Has a minimum of five competitors that complete all scheduled rounds
• Has played from a minimum of 4,500 yards and not shorter than the forward most USGA-rated tee
• There is no stroke limit rule in place
HOW RANKINGS ARE CALCULATED
We use three criteria to compute a player’s overall rank against all players within their graduation class.
INDIVIDUAL SCORING
For the 65% of the player’s rounds that are his/her lowest scoring differentials, 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 this player scores 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 competing against or, in other words, the size of the field.
Special Note: The Junior Golf Scoreboard has 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 the rankings, but the system also lets any multi-day stroke play tournament count. The Junior Golf Scoreboard believes this will make for a more inclusive approach and will bring recognition to more players.
For additional information on the Junior Golf Scoreboard, please visit their website, www.juniorgolfscoreboard.com.
GLOBAL JUNIOR GOLF RANKINGS
Junior golfers between the ages of 5-19 that have competed in two or more eligible, one-day or multi-day stroke play tournaments will be ranked under the following, four criteria:
TOURNAMENT SCORE (80%)
After all tournament results are submitted, the total rankings are then calculated to exclude 20% of a player’s scoring differential. This remaining 80% is the new score which will be compared to the yardage and difficulty of the course. This is also the average difference of players’ individual round scores compared to tournament rounds completed in the last one-year period.
HEAD-TO-HEAD (10%)
Accounting for 10% of the ranking calculation, the number displayed is the result of a player playing against another competitor in the same GJGR tournament event.
TOP-FIVE FINISH (5%)
This criteria displays the finishes for a player. Top-five finishes will count for 5% toward the final ranking, which means the more tournaments a competitor finishes in the top five, the more credit he receives for the Finish.
WEATHER (5%)
Weather will account for up to 5% of the total ranking calculation. Please see a chart here with weather details.
WORLD AMATEUR GOLF RANKINGS
ABOUT WAGR RANKINGS
The World Amateur Golf Ranking® / WAGR®, which comprises a women’s ranking and a men’s ranking for elite amateur players, is offered by The R&A and the USGA® as a global service to golf.
Our purpose is to
- Accurately rank players as they compete in competitions
- To provide a ranking system that enables players to compare with each other even though they may not directly compete against each other in events
- To stimulate ambition in players and federations to succeed in development of their game and golfing ability
Through incorporation and assessment worldwide of both amateur and professional events, WAGR aims to be globally recognised as the ultimate ranking system for amateur golf.
To see criteria on how events are ranked CLICK HERE!
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