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	Official World Golf Rankings - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		For example, a ranking in the World Top 50 explicitly grants automatic entry to three of the four majors (The Masters, U.S. 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 well known to those who follow men's professional golf and feature prominently in media coverage of the sport.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Official_World_Golf_Rankings (1216 words)

	Ranking - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Ranking is the process of positioning individuals, groups or businesses on an ordinal scale in relation to others.
		Ranking is a common technique used in non-parametric statistics.
		In football (soccer), national teams are ranked in the FIFA World Rankings and, unofficially, in the World Football Elo Ratings.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Rank_order (326 words)

	Target World Challenge - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Target World Challenge is an offseason golf tournament hosted by Tiger Woods, which takes place each December at Sherwood Country Club, a Jack Nicklaus designed course in Thousand Oaks, California.
		It is not an official money tournament on any tour, but it is recognised as an unofficial money event by the PGA Tour.
		This is similar to many official PGA Tour events, but they mostly have fields of around a hundred and fifty to divide it between, rather than just sixteen.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Target_World_Challenge (208 words)

	Question dogs golf rankings: Are they fair? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		British Open champ Ben Curtis is ranked 38th in the world, despite the fact that he has one career top-10 finish on the PGA Tour.
		When the Official World Golf Rankings were started in 1986 by IMG, it was for one reason: To promote their top clients, most notably Greg Norman.
		The official events from the six tours (PGA Tour, European Tour, JGTO, SA PGA, Asian PGA Tour and the PGA Tour of Australasia) are used and points are awarded according to the strength of the field and there the player finishes.
	www.golf.com /gdc/news/article.asp?id=21065 (1207 words)

	The Wire: Golf's Only Daily Transaction Newsletter
		PGA Golf Exhibitions announces that the 2004 PGA Fall Expo gained 32 percent in PGA Professional attendance compared to the 2003 event with a 13 percent growth in PGA and non-PGA buyer attendance and a 7 percent increase in total industry attendance.
		Ten U.S. men were ranked among the top 25 in the world rankings compared to four for Europe.
		The Official World Golf Rankings are determined - with few exceptions - by the results of individual players competing at stroke play with the current rankings of those individuals figuring into the dissemination of OWGR points at week's end.
	www.golftransactions.com /thewire/2004-10-6.php (1214 words)

	Official World Golf Ranking - Home - Introduction - 9/8/2006 3:21:51 AM
		TIGER WOODS has now held the World Number One position for a total of 407 weeks and with wins in his last five tournaments, including two Majors and a World Golf Championship, has extended his lead over Phil Mickelson to 13.76 average points.
		Official World Golf Ranking as of 9/8/2006 in the World.
		Official World Golf Ranking for week of the season in the World.
	www.officialworldgolfranking.com (259 words)

	Encyclopedia :: encyclopedia : The Americas (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The Tour de las Americas is the men's professional golf tour for Latin America.
		If the Sunshine Tour is regarded as the main tour for all of Africa, Latin America is the only region of the World which does not have a tour which is a member of the elite International Federation of PGA Tours and where the main tour does not offer Official World Golf Rankings points.
		The Tour de las Americas is hoping to be promoted into the World Ranking system in the future.
	www.hallencyclopedia.com /The_Americas (466 words)

	islandpacket.com \| Golf (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		He certainly remained in first in the Official World Golf Rankings, but his lead is almost 12 average points.
		Seven years ago, the golf world was turned upside down when a 19-year-old Spaniard nicknamed "El Nino" challenged Tiger Woods on Sunday at Medinah.
		One week after the LPGA announced changes to the formula used to determine the Rolex Women's World Rankings, there was little movement among the top 20.
	www.islandpacket.com /24hour/sports/golf (2997 words)

	Golf Stuff Review Blog - Golf News - Golf Equipment Reviews (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Golf News, Source, Foot Joy.com.- Fairhaven, MA - FootJoy, the #1 Shoe in Golf and the #1 Shoe on every Tour Worldwide, announced today the introduction of the ReelFit™ the latest breakthrough in golf shoe technology.
		Golf News, Source, Ogio.com.- Whoever said "imitation is the sincerest form of flattery" never received a prestigious award.
		Golf News, Source, Titleist.com.- The new 585•H utility metals blend the best playing characteristics of fairway metals and long irons to provide greater versatility and shot making options from the tee, fairway and rough.
	golfstuffreview.com /index.cfm/mode:cat/catid:97F979CC-B0D0-B01F-AB5... (2401 words)

	GOLFONLINE, From the Editors of GOLF MAGAZINE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Each player is then ranked according to his average points per tournamentwhich is determined by dividing his total number of points by the tournaments he has played over that two-year period.
		Players who have not participated in 40 tournaments over the two-year period have the minimum divisor of 40 tournaments applied to the calculation of their average points figure.
		In the cases of co-sanctioned Tour eventsthe minimum points levels are determined using the "average" of the minimum Tour rankings points from each Tour concerned.
	golfonline.com /golfonline/news/headlines/0,,pga-worldrankings,00.html (203 words)

	WOAI: San Antonio News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
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		Descriptions of golf balls from the very first wooden ball to the modern dimpled ball we play with today.
	www.woai.com /sports/golf (606 words)

	Golf (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Mulligans Golf Club, an organization that provides members an opportunity to play a variety of courses in the Southeast Valley area every Saturday, is accepting registration.
		Golf Digest's biennial rankings of top CEO golfers and a USA TODAY analysis finds two-thirds of the best 12 have seen their stock underperform the S&P 500 index.
		Golf manufacturer needs player evaluations on their new 2007 clubs before the golf season starts.
	www.golf.online-advice.com /Bernhard_Langer (2378 words)

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		There may be a French background and history of piracy in the area but there is none of that swashbuckling to be found in the Seychelles pleasure chest.
		Golf and the beauty of Aphrodite at Aphrodite Hills Resort in Cyprus
		Golf was almost certainly not part of Ancient Greece, but in Cypress an 18-hole championship course has been created by the Mediterranean Sea and overlooking th [...]
	worldgolf.com /.../1061-Review-of-Official-World-Golf-Rankings-in-2--4 (193 words)

	Bridgestone Invitational - World Golf Championships (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Johnson, Zach – Ranked 42nd in the Official World Golf Rankings as of August 8, 2005
		McDowell, Graeme – Ranked 43rd in the Official World Golf Rankings as of August 8, 2005
		Verplank, Scott – Ranked 23rd in the Official World Golf Rankings as of August 8, 2005
	www.worldgolfchampionships.com /news/story/r476/8735635 (696 words)

	Indians drop down in latest Official World Golf Rankings
		However, the seasoned pro continued to be the top ranked Indian and fifth placed Asian in the list.
		Arjun Atwal (.84), who also participated in the event but failed to go past the halfway mark along with Jeev, also slipped by a spot to be 195th this week.
		Tiger Woods continued to be the World Number One and has now held the top spot for a total of 403 weeks.
	news.webindia123.com /news/Articles/Sports/20060814/421311.html (311 words)

	The Masters
		Golf is a game where individual players or teams hit a ball into a hole using various clubs, and is one of the few ball games that does not use a fixed standard playing area.
		It is defined in the Rules of Golf as "playing a ball with a club from the teeing ground into the hole by a stroke or successive strokes in accordance with the Rules." Golf originated in Scotland and has been played for several centuries in the British Isles.
		He took up golf at the age of ten, shooting 51 for his first nine holes.
	www.experiencefestival.com /the_masters (888 words)

	Official World Golf Ranking
		Tiger Woods won the Deutsche Bank Championship for his fifth consecutive title, while Henrik Stenson of Sweden won the BMW International Open in a playoff with Retief Goosen and Padraig Harrington and climbs 6 places to world number 11.
		Click here for rankings in the previous weeks of 2006.
		NOTES: The Official World Golf Ranking which is endorsed by the four Major Championships and the five professional tours which make up the International Federation of PGA Tours is issued every Monday following completion of the previous week's tournaments from around the world.
	www.golftoday.co.uk /tours/rankings/world_current.html (260 words)

	CNN.com - Woods again makes mark in rankings - Mar 15, 2006
		MIAMI, Florida (Reuters) -- Tiger Woods is the recipient of the 2005 Mark H. McCormack Award, Official World Golf Ranking's governing board said in Miami on Wednesday.
		The award is presented to the player who holds the number one position in the official world rankings for the greatest number of weeks in each calendar year.
		The award was established by the governing board of the Official World Golf Ranking to honor the late Mark McCormack for the significant role he played in creating a world ranking system for professional golf.
	edition.cnn.com /2006/SPORT/03/15/golf.woods (311 words)

	Hamilton vaults up to 16th in the latest Official World Golf Rankings
		Todd Hamilton's shocking victory at the Open moved the 38-year-old PGA Tour rookie up 40 places in the world rankings.
		Tiger Woods tied for ninth place at Royal Troon and is atop the world rankings for the 258th consecutive week.
		Vijay Singh came in third in the rankings this week, while Phil Mickelson, who finished third at the Open, stayed in fourth.
	www.pga.com /news/tours/pga-tour/rankings071904.cfm (363 words)

	PGATOUR.com - Els gains ground in Official World Golf Rankings (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		in Melbourne tightened the standings for the Official World Golf Ranking.
		Els remained at No. 5 in the rankings but his ninth European Tour victory left him less than one-half point behind No. 4
		ATandT Pebble Beach National Pro-Am was his first PGA TOUR win and moved him to No. 61 in the world.
	www.golfweb.com /print/story/4950707 (160 words)

	Furyk moves to No. 3 in Official World Golf Rankings after Buick victory
		Furyk climbed three spaces to third in the new rankings.
		Tiger Woods tied for second at the Buick Open and remains firmly entrenched in the top spot in the rankings.
		Thomas Bjorn climbed one spot to 17th in the world and he is followed by Darren Clarke, who also moved up one space.
	www.pga.com /news/tours/pga-tour/rankings080503.cfm (346 words)

	KCCI.com - Golf - Gamez Makes Big Jump In World Rankings
		Outside of Gamez' big jump, there was little movement in the top-20 in the world.
		That is due impart to the fact that there was a pair of team, match- play events this past weekend, The Presidents Cup and the Seve Trophy.
		Tiger Woods maintained his large lead at the top of the world rankings despite his singles loss to Retief Goosen in The Presidents Cup.
	www.kcci.com /golf/5021597/detail.html (478 words)

	WGAL.com - Golf - Woods Distances Himself Further In World Rankings
		Philadelphia, PA -- A victory at the World Golf Championships- NEC Invitational over the weekend has further distanced Tiger Woods from the rest of the field in the latest Official World Golf Rankings.
		Woods increased his advantage over Vijay Singh for the top ranking from 4.88 last week to 5.98 this week.
		Phil Mickelson retained the No. 3 ranking he earned with a win at the PGA Championship two weeks ago, while Ernie Els held on to fourth place despite being out for the year with a knee injury.
	www.wgal.com /golf/4882364/detail.html (467 words)

	WDSU.com - Golf - Woods Opens Huge Lead In World Rankings
		He captured his third British Open title in July and is almost 12 points ahead of world No. 2 Phil Mickelson.
		Sergio Garcia, who also tied for third place at Medinah, stayed in ninth and Luke Donald, the final young star to share third at the PGA Championship, moved up one to round out the top 10.
		David Howell dipped one to 11, while American Ryder Cuppers David Toms and Chris DiMarco took the 12th and 13th rankings.
	www.wdsu.com /golf/9711122/detail.html (430 words)

	10News.com - Golf - Ogilvy Jumps Into Top-30 In World Rankings
		Ogilvy Jumps Into Top-30 In World Rankings Philadelphia, PA -- (Sports Network) - Geoff Ogilvy's win over Davis Love III in the World Golf Championships - Accenture Match Play propelled the Australian into the top-30 in the latest Official World Golf Rankings.
		Love's loss to Ogilvy in the 36-hole final of the WGC - Accenture Match Play helped the American return to the top-20 as he jumped from 28th to 14th in the new rankings.
		Kirk Triplett, who won the Chrysler Classic of Tucson, jumped 55 places to 85th in the new rankings.
	www.10news.com /golf/7514083/detail.html (428 words)

	CBC Sports: Weir 6th in World Golf Rankings
		The Canadian golfer's best finish of the season also moved Weir up three spots to sixth in the Official World Golf Rankings.
		The gap between Weir and leader Vijay Singh could be narrowed even further this weekend when the native of Bright's Grove, Ont., seeks his third consecutive Nissan Open title.
		Tiger Woods, who sits second in the rankings, could find himself on top with a top-four finish this weekend.
	www.cbc.ca /story/sports/national/2005/02/14/Sports/weir050214.html (828 words)

	KOCO.com - Golf - Browne Climbs Golf Rankings After Win
		Philadelphia, PA -- Following his victory at the Deutsche Bank Championship on Monday, Olin Browne climbed 138 places to No. 103 in the Official World Golf Rankings.
		It was the 21- year PGA Tour veteran's third career victory and first since the 1999 Colonial.
		Nothing changed among the world's top-15 golfers, and there was only minor movement from positions 16-20.
	www.channeloklahoma.com /golf/4938111/detail.html (397 words)

	Golf Digest: The #1 Golf Publication! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The Golf Channel's next move: Never mind what Phil does next, Stu Schneider wonders who The Golf Channel will hire next.
		Campus Insider: Ryan Herrington has amateur and collegiate golf covered coast-to-coast in his Campus Insider Blog.
		We might be on the verge of seeing the best yet from Tiger Woods, says Golf World's Ron Sirak after Woods captured his third PGA and 12th career major.
	www.golfdigest.com /newsandtour (358 words)

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