DEFINITIONS: The amateurgolf.com - Bridgestone Golf Rankings are divided into two types, United States rankings and State rankings (for selected states). The United States Rankings are determined by all of the tournaments in the National Designated Points Events table. The State Rankings are determined by all of the tournaments in the National Designated Points Events table, as well as tournaments in that state's Designated Points Events table and USGA qualifiers.
RANKING DIVISIONS: There will be separate rankings for Men, Senior Men, and Women. Players of any age are eligible to earn Men's Ranking Points or Women's Ranking Points. Anyone who plays in a Men's Senior Ranking Points Event (some tournaments have a minimum age of 50, others 55) is eligible to earn Men's Senior Ranking Points.
PLAYER ELIGIBILITY: All players competing in a National Points Event played in the United States will be eligible to earn United States Amateur Ranking Points. Only those players whose primary residence is in the United States will be eligible to earn United States Amateur Ranking Points in events played outside the United States (e.g., British Amateur, Canadian Amateur).
State Ranking Points are only available for those players whose primary residence is in that state.
POINTS YEAR: The Points Year is the calendar year, January 1st through December 31st. All players begin each new points year with zero points. Should an event change dates that would cause the event to be played twice in one points year then points will be awarded twice within that given points year.
POINTS DISTRIBUTION: Points will be awarded according to the Designated Points Events table. In the event of a tie for any place, each player in the tie will earn the appropriate points (no points will be split). In the case that a tournament is shortened or the field reduced due to weather or any other event, a tournament's assigned points may be reduced depending on the size and strength of the field and the number of rounds played.
TOURNAMENT ELIGIBILITY: Tournaments eligible for United States Men's Amateur Ranking Points designation will be individual amateur, mid-amateur, or professional events open to a national field by way of open qualifying, exemptions, or submission of a playing resume.
Tournaments eligible for United States Senior Men's Amateur Ranking Points designation will be individual senior or senior professional events open to a national field by way of open qualifying, exemptions, or submission of a playing resume.
Tournaments eligible for United States Women's Amateur Ranking Points designation will be individual amateur, mid-amateur, senior or professional events open to a national field by way of open qualifying, exemptions, or submission of a playing resume.
Tournaments eligible for State Men's Ranking Points designation will be individual amateur, mid-amateur, or professional events held within that particular state. Any successful qualifier for an applicable USGA event (U.S. Open, Amateur, Mid-Amateur, Public Links) will earn State Ranking Points in the state of his primary residence.
Tournaments eligible for State Senior Men's Ranking Points designation will be individual senior or senior professional events held within that particular state. Any successful qualifier for an applicable USGA event (U.S. Senior Open, Senior Amateur) will earn State Ranking Points in the state of his primary residence.
Tournaments eligible for State Women's Ranking Points designation will be individual amateur, mid-amateur, or professional events held within that particular state. Any successful qualifier for an applicable USGA event (U.S. Women's Open, Women's Amateur, Women's Mid-Amateur, Women's Public Links) will earn State Ranking Points in the state of her primary residence.
TOURNAMENT EVALUATION CRITERIA: The criteria used for evaluating Designated Points Events includes, but is not limited to, the following: Strength of field; Size of field; Inclusion in other national or state rankings programs; Event format. The staff of amateurgolf.com may use other criteria needed to properly evaluate a tournament. The staff of amateurgolf.com is the sole judge of what criteria are worthy of consideration.
