NASSAU, Bahamas – Tiger Woods’ Hero World Problem has at all times been considered as a world-ranking boondoggle for the fortunate few who qualify, however this 12 months’s occasion received’t be as profitable because of a brand new rating method.
The brand new “factors distribution curve” was applied this 12 months for occasions with fields of 80 or fewer rivals to award the next proportion of rating factors to high finishes.
This week’s champion at Albany will probably 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 subject with a 117-point subject 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, signifies that the underside three finishers received’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 subject final 12 months and acquired 2.4 factors, which jumped him from 1,328th on the earth to 898th.
This subject ranking at Albany is the bottom in current 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 the next subject ranking (123) than the Hero World Problem.
