Official World Golf Rankings

Importance of the rankings

A professional golfer's ranking is of considerable significance to his career. For example, a ranking in the World Top 50 explicitly grants automatic entry to three of the four majors (The Masters, US Open, The Open Championship), and effectively assures entry into the fourth (PGA Championship). Also, ranking points are the sole criterion for selection for the International Team in the Presidents Cup and one of the qualification criteria for the European Ryder Cup team. The rankings are also used to help select the field for various other tournaments.

Related Topics:
Majors - The Masters - US Open - The Open Championship - PGA Championship - Presidents Cup - Ryder Cup

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The rankings are well known to those who follow men's professional golf and feature prominently in media coverage of the sport. When Vijay Singh ended Tiger Woods' record run as world number 1 in 2004 it was one of the most reported golf stories of the year.

Related Topics:
Golf - Media - Vijay Singh - Tiger Woods' - 2004

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