The LPGA finally redid it’s formula to calculate the world rankings which had Michelle Wie in the number two spot for most of the past year. With the new formula Michelle Wie dropped to 7th from her number two spot probably to the satisfaction of many LPGA golfers that had wins over the last two years but were still ranked behind the 16 year old Hawaii Resident.
Previous calculations considered the previous 15 events rather than a more reasonable number like 40 that the men use over a two year period. Michelle Wie had played in just 15 events during that period when she got her ranking and that was before turning pro!
The new rankings use 35 tournaments over a 104 week period to score and rank players.
This new system may stand to take some of the pressure off Michelle Wie who has been coming under a storm of media pressure. She has been at the middle of a lot fo controversy from the most recent news that she fired her caddie Greg Johnston to the ongoing debate as to whether or not she should play in Men’s PGA tournaments.
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