NASSAU, Bahamas – Tiger Woods’ Hero World Problem has at all times been seen as a world-ranking boondoggle for the fortunate few who qualify, however this 12 months’s occasion gained’t be as profitable because of a brand new rating system.
The brand new “factors distribution curve” was carried out this 12 months for occasions with fields of 80 or fewer opponents to award a better share of rating factors to prime finishes.
This week’s champion at Albany might be awarded 31 rating factors in comparison with 30 final 12 months to Scottie Scheffler. Though that appears insignificant, this 12 months’s Hero World Problem has a significantly weaker discipline with a 117-point discipline ranking in comparison with final 12 months’s 130-point ranking.
The brand new system, which additionally utilized to this 12 months’s signature occasions, implies that the underside three finishers gained’t obtain any world rating factors. For instance, Woods – who will not be competing on this 12 months’s occasion – completed 18th within the 20-player discipline final 12 months and acquired 2.4 factors, which jumped him from 1,328th on the planet to 898th.
This discipline ranking at Albany is the bottom in latest historical past with simply three of the highest 10 gamers making the journey to the Bahamas. The truth is, this week’s PIF Saudi Worldwide on the Asian Tour has a better discipline ranking (123) than the Hero World Problem.
