FAQs

WAGR coverage includes more than 9,000 players from over 70 countries, and more than 3,500 ranking tournaments played in over 80 countries.

The WAGR System ranks the top Amateur Golfers in the world on the basis of their average performance in Counting Events on a rolling cycle over the previous 52 weeks.

Rather than being based on a certain calendar year, WAGR incorporates the last 52 weeks.

No. While some ranking systems make adjustments to weight recent play more heavily, WAGR weights every performance over the past 52 weeks equally.

WAGR will be updated every Wednesday at 12pm GMT.

To become a Ranked Player, a player must fulfill one of the following:

Stroke Play
1. Make the cut in an Elite Event(or finish tied for 64^th or better at the Women’s NCAA Division I Championship).
2. Finish in the top 40 & ties in a Category A Event.
3. Finish in the top 32 & ties in a Category B Event.
4. Finish in the top 16 & ties in a Category C Event.
5. Finish in the top 8 & ties in a Category D Event.
6. Finish in the top 4 & ties in a Category E Event.
7. Finish in the top 2 & ties in a Category F Event.
8. Participate in one of the following:
The Open, Masters or US Open (Men’s WAGR) or Kraft Nabisco, LPGA, Women’s British Open or US Women’s Open Championships (Women’s WAGR).
An event on the European or USPGA Tours (Men’s WAGR), or LET or LPGA Tours (Women’s WAGR).
An event on the Australasian or Japan Tours (Men’s WAGR), or Australian LPG, LPGA of Japan, Korean LPG or Ladies Asian Golf Tours (Women’s WAGR).
An event on the Asian, Nationwide or Sunshine Tours (Men’s WAGR), or the Canadian Women’s Tour, China LPGA or LPGA Futures Tour (Women’s WAGR).
An event on the Canadian, Challenge, Korean, OneAsia or TLA Tours (Men’s WAGR).
9. Finish in a position to gain bonus points in other professional events recognised by the Committee.

Match Play
10. Win in the last 64 of a Category A Event.
11. Win in the last 32 of a Category B Event.
12. Win in the last 16 of a Category C Event.
13. Win in the last 16 of a Category D Event.
14. Win in the last 8 of a Category E Event.
15. Win in the last 8 of a Category F Event.
16. Win a match against a WAGRanked Player in an Elite Team Match Play Event.

Combination of Stroke Play & Match Play
17. Qualify for the match play stage or finish on the qualifying score in the stroke play stage of an Elite Event.
18. Finish in the top 32 & ties in the stroke play stage of a Category A Event.
19. Win in the last 64 of a Category A Event.
20. Finish in the top 16 & ties in the stroke play stage of a Category B Event.
21. Win in the last 32 of a Category B Event.
22. Finish in the top 8 & ties in the stroke play stage of a Category C Event.
23. Win in the last 16 of a Category C Event.
24. Finish in the top 4 & ties in the stroke play stage of a Category D Event.
25. Win in the last 16 of a Category D Event.
26. Finish in the top 2 & ties in the stroke play stage of a Category E Event.
27. Win in the last 8 of a Category E Event.
28. Lead the qualifiers of the stroke play stage of a Category F Event.
29. Win in the last 8 of a Category F Event.

A Counting Event is an event, match play, stroke play or a combination of the two, amateur or professional, selected and approved by the Committee to count for WAGR.

Counting Events may be:
Any stroke play event, decided by gross scores, played over a minimum of three rounds.

1           Any match play event, decided by gross scores, played over a minimum of three match play rounds.    Stroke play qualifying for a counting match play event will also be included in the results for that event if played over a minimum of 36 holes.

2           Any of the Major Championships or any official event from the professional tours that make up the International Federation of PGA Tours or any official event from other professional tours, recognised by the WAGR Committee.

The cancellation of a round or rounds for reasons of weather, safety etc will not necessarily render the event "non-counting".

All Junior, Public Links, Mid-Amateur, and Senior events are included in WAGR as long as the event is considered elite play for that category.  It is important to return these results as many international competition exemptions for these categories are based on WAGR results.  All events are included whether open to any entrant or a closed invitation. All elite level events should be submitted if they meet WAGR criteria, even though they may not meet your national Order of Merit criteria.

If there are any questions in regards to which events to include in WAGR, please contact AndyMcDonald@randa.org 

A Counting Score is a gross stroke play score recorded by a Ranked Player in a round of a Counting Event.

The RSS is the calculated standard used to convert a player’s Counting Scores to Stroke Play Ranking Points.

The RSS for a Counting Round is calculated by use of the formula (a) / (b), where (a) is the sum total of the gross scores of the leading (X) players in the round, with (X) representing the total number of Ranked Players in the round and (b) is the total number of gross scores in (a) above.

Fractions from the RSS calculation will be rounded to the nearest whole number.

In the Major Championships, the RSS will be calculated by averaging the number of leading scores in each round that equates to the number of players who participate in the round after the cut.

In any official event recognised by the Committee, from other professional tours, the RSS will equate to par.

Stroke Play Ranking Points are points awarded to a player on the basis of that player’s performance in each stroke play Counting Round:

Each Counting Event has a position on the Event Rating Table based on the strength of its starting field using the number of WAGRanked players and their positions in the WAGR Top 500. These players contribute rating points that are totaled to determine the category of the event.

The Counting Events are divided into seven categories:

75% of Bonus Ranking Points will be awarded for 54 hole events.  All other events will receive full Bonus Ranking Points.

In the following example, 3 players tie for 2^nd in a Category B event:
12 + 6 + 3 = 21 / 3 = 7 points each

Counting Events that are Category A.

Counting Events that are Category B.

Counting Events that are Category C.

Counting Events that are Category D.

Counting Events that are Category E.

Counting Events that are Category F.

Match Play Ranking Points are awarded for winning matches in specified rounds of match play Counting Events.

The Divisor for each match won in each specified round of that event will be one.

The number of Match Play Ranking Points to be awarded is determined by winning matches in the specified rounds of the following Counting Events:

1. An Elite Event.
   

   Wining the Final: 40 pts

   Winning in the Semi-fina: 36

   Winning in the Last 8: 32

   Winning in the Last 16: 28

   Winning in the Last 32: 24

   Winning in the Last 64: 20

   Winning in Round 1*: 16

   
   * Round 1 (preliminary round) of The Amateur (add 1 more to the Divisor)
2. 
   A Counting Event which is Category A in the WAGR Event Rating Table.
   

   Winning the Final: 36 pts

   Winning in the Semi-final: 32

   Winning in the Last 8: 28

   Winning in the Last 16: 24

   Winning in the Last 32: 20

   Winning in the Last 64: 16

3. 
   A Counting Event that is Category B in the WAGR Event Rating Table.
   

   Winning the Final: 32 pts

   Winning in the Semi-final: 28

   Winning in the Last 8: 24

   Winning in the Last 16: 20

   Winning in the Last 32: 16

4. 
   A Counting Event that is Category C in the WAGR Event Rating Table.
   

   Winning the Final: 28 pts

   Winning in the Semi-final: 24

   Winning in the Last 8: 20

   Winning in the Last 16: 16

5. 
   A Counting Event that is Category D in the WAGR Event Rating Table.
   

   Winning the Final: 24 pts

   Winning in the Semi-final: 20

   Winning in the Last 8: 16

   Winning in the Last 16: 12

6. 
   A Counting Event that is Category E in the WAGR Event Rating Table.
   

   Winning the Final: 20 pts

   Winning in the Semi-final: 16

   Winning in the Last 8: 12

7. 
   A Counting Event that is Category F in the WAGR Event Rating Table.
   

   Winning the Final: 16 pts

   Winning in the Semi-final: 12

   Winning in the Last 8: 8

Please note: Match Play Ranking Points are also awarded for winning singles matches in elite team match play events.

The Divisor is calculated by adding the number of stroke play Counting Rounds to the number of match play Counting Rounds.

The minimum value of the divisor is 28 but there is no maximum divisor.

Divisors will only be added for actual rounds played.  If a player misses a cut, no further Divisors will be added.  However, if a player withdraws or is disqualified, one additional Divisor will be added.

WAGR position is determined by applying the WAGR Technical Performance formula as follows:
WAGR Performance = WAGR Points Total / Divisor x 100

The WAGR Points Total is calculated by totaling a player’s Match Play Ranking Points, Stroke Play Ranking Points and Bonus Ranking Points.

Your fellow-competitor is a WAGRanked Player, whereas you are not.

In stroke play, the result of every round for every ranked player is entered into the WAGR system; all play is included in order to determine consistency. WAGR stroke play points are assessed per round, not per place finish. WAGR stroke play bonus points are awarded per place finish. In match play, the number of players who receive points, and the amount of points received, is determined by the category of the event.