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Amateur Tournament Rank (worldwide for 2013 or last conducted if 2012)
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				total amateurs ranked at or above X just before start
Rank	Tournament	1	2	3	4	6	10	15	30	50	100	200	300	400	500	600	rounds	size	qual	rds	size	total
1	United States Amateur	1	2	3	4	6	10	15	24	40	64	82	107	120	126	135	2+64M	312	739	1.1	1.33	1081
2	British Amateur (UK)	0	0	0	0	1	3	7	12	21	38	76	105	135	158	169	2+72M	288	725	1.11	1.19	958
3	Western Amateur (USA)	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	19	26	52	82	99	113	118	124	4+16M	156	664	1.2	1.1	876
4	World Amateur Team (2012 in Turkey)	1	1	2	3	4	6	7	17	24	43	65	78	87	93	97	4	194	528	1	1.14	602
5	NCAA D1 National (USA)	1	2	3	3	4	5	10	18	28	54	81	100	109	114	120	3	156	652	0.8	1.1	574
6	St Andrews Links Trophy (Scotland)	0	0	0	0	1	3	4	9	13	28	50	67	84	89	97	4	144	445	1	1.09	485
7	European Amateur (2013 in Spain)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	13	45	66	81	90	100	4	145	401	1	1.09	437
8	Southern Amateur (southeast USA)	1	1	1	2	3	3	6	11	15	22	41	62	68	75	77	4	168	388	1	1.11	431
9	Lytham Trophy (England)	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	11	30	50	67	79	84	4	144	329	1	1.09	359
10	European Amateur Team	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	9	14	23	39	53	63	67	70	2+6MR	96	335	1.02	1.02	349
11	Northeast Amateur (RI, USA)	0	1	1	2	2	4	5	10	15	26	41	52	59	62	70	4	88	336	1	1.01	339
12	Porter Cup (NY, USA)	0	0	0	1	2	2	5	11	16	27	42	49	57	60	63	4	84	335	1	1	335
13	Sunnehanna Amateur (PA, USA)	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	5	10	24	41	52	58	63	65	4	83	327	1	1	327
14	Spanish International Amateur	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	6	9	32	44	55	64	78	2+32M	120	291	1.05	1.06	324
15	Jones Cup (GA, USA)	0	0	1	2	2	2	2	7	14	27	49	64	68	69	72	3	90	379	0.8	1.01	306
16	Players Amateur (SC, USA)	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	10	15	21	34	46	51	54	57	4	80	292	1	1	292
17	Brabazon Trophy (English Open Am)	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	7	16	24	37	49	56	57	4	150	252	1	1.09	275
18	Collegiate Masters (Southern Highlands, NV, USA)	0	0	0	1	2	3	6	9	14	28	39	44	50	51	58	3	81	305	0.8	1	244
19	Australian Amateur	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	5	15	27	33	35	39	43	2+64M	211	191	1.1	1.15	242
20	Scottish Open Amateur	0	0	0	1	2	2	2	5	8	13	21	26	36	43	47	4	142	206	1	1.09	225
21	Sahalee Players (WA, USA)	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	6	10	26	36	42	50	51	4	66	225	1	0.96	216
22	Amer Ari Invitational (collegiate, HI, USA)	0	1	1	1	2	4	5	6	9	17	27	36	42	44	48	3	116	243	0.8	1.05	204
22	English Amateur (Englishmen only)	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	7	10	18	23	25	32	35	2+64M	288	156	1.1	1.19	204
22	United States Public Links	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	11	16	19	26	33	41	2+64M	156	157	1.1	1.18	204
25	European Nations (Spain)	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	5	10	27	33	39	42	48	4	73	206	1	0.98	202
26	South Beach International Am (FL, USA)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	4	16	24	33	44	53	4	204	176	1	1.14	201
27	South Africa Stroke Amateur	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	3	5	9	20	25	30	35	39	4	138	182	1	1.08	197
28	Isleworth Collegiate (FL, USA)	0	1	1	2	4	5	6	9	11	20	31	34	37	42	44	3	74	247	0.8	0.98	194
29	Asia-Pacific Amateur (13 in China)	1	1	1	1	1	3	3	4	5	8	17	24	32	38	43	4	101	186	1	1.03	192
30	US Collegiate (GA, USA)	0	0	1	1	1	1	4	7	13	19	23	34	39	46	52	3	78	241	0.8	0.99	191
31	Portuguese International Amateur	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	14	26	37	44	54	4	120	179	1	1.06	190
32	PAC 12 Conference (collegiate, western USA)	1	1	1	1	1	3	5	9	10	14	19	28	29	31	36	4	72	189	1	0.98	185
33	Dogwood Invitational (GA, USA)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	6	16	26	37	42	45	4	90	175	1	1.01	177
34	Trans-Miss Amateur (USA)	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	2	8	16	24	30	34	42	4	144	161	1	1.09	175
35	Lake Macquarie Amateur (NSW, AUS)	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	2	4	11	21	24	25	30	32	4	172	154	1	1.12	172
36	Aggie Invitational (collegiate, TX, USA)	0	1	1	1	3	4	5	6	8	16	28	32	36	42	47	3	72	218	0.8	0.98	171
37	Master of the Amateurs (VIC, AUS)	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	4	6	17	23	28	33	34	36	4	53	186	1	0.9	167
38	Olympia Fields Intercollegiate (IL, USA)	0	0	1	2	3	3	3	5	10	13	21	28	32	36	37	3	75	194	0.8	0.99	154
39	Prestige at PGA West (collegiate, CA, USA)	0	1	1	1	3	4	5	5	7	12	18	27	32	36	39	3	83	190	0.8	1	152
40	Southeastern Conference (collegiate, USA)	0	0	0	1	2	3	3	5	7	13	23	28	33	38	40	3	70	196	0.8	0.97	152
41	NCAA D1 Southeast Regional (USA)	1	1	1	1	1	2	5	5	7	9	19	25	31	39	44	3	75	191	0.8	0.99	151
42	NCAA D1 North Regional (USA)	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	4	9	13	22	27	33	36	39	3	75	185	0.8	0.99	147
43	Riversdale Cup (VIC, AUS)	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	4	5	10	15	19	25	27	28	4	120	136	1	1.06	144
44	Western Intercollegiate (CA, USA)	1	1	1	1	1	3	5	8	9	13	19	25	27	30	32	3	88	176	0.8	1.01	142
45	NCAA D1 South Regional (USA)	0	1	2	2	2	3	3	4	6	10	16	21	29	35	41	3	75	175	0.8	0.99	139
46	Nomura Cup (Asia-Pacific Team)	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	3	6	14	20	27	29	31	4	83	133	1	1	133
46	North & South Amateur (NC, USA)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	7	17	19	28	35	3+16M	132	113	1.1	1.07	133
48	NCAA D1 Northwest Regional (USA)	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	6	7	13	22	27	29	32	34	3	75	167	0.8	0.99	132
49	NCAA D1 So Central Regional (USA)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	9	16	25	31	35	38	3	75	161	0.8	0.99	128
50	Irish Amateur Open	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	3	11	17	24	28	32	4	119	118	1	1.06	125
51	Morris Williams (collegiate, TX, USA)	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	3	6	12	19	22	28	31	34	3	72	158	0.8	0.98	124
52	NCAA D1 Southwest Regional (USA)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	8	19	26	29	34	35	3	75	153	0.8	0.99	121
53	Home Internationals (GB&I)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	4	13	30	35	37	37	37	6MR	44	197	0.74	0.82	120
54	California State Amateur (USA)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	12	16	18	22	30	2+32M	156	103	1.05	1.1	119
54	Schenkel Invitational (collegiate, GA, USA)	0	0	0	1	2	2	3	5	7	12	17	22	24	27	27	3	84	149	0.8	1	119
56	French International Amateur	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	5	9	17	22	26	31	4	108	113	1	1.04	118
57	Don Puckette NIT (collegiate, AZ, USA)	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	3	7	16	23	25	30	34	3	90	143	0.8	1.01	116
58	John Hayt Collegiate (FL, USA)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	11	17	23	26	28	29	3	87	141	0.8	1.01	114
58	Welsh Open Amateur	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	12	16	22	25	27	4	142	105	1	1.09	114
60	Carpet Capital Collegiate (GA, USA)	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	5	11	17	20	23	31	33	3	75	143	0.8	0.99	113
61	ASU Invitational (collegiate, GA, USA)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	7	16	21	28	30	34	3	75	141	0.8	0.99	112
62	Pate National Intercollegiate (AL, USA)	0	0	0	1	2	2	2	3	5	9	16	18	23	26	30	3	60	149	0.8	0.93	111
63	Stanford Intercollegiate (CA, USA)	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	3	5	6	14	22	25	27	28	3	96	135	0.8	1.02	110
63	Ten Nations (inaugural in South Africa)	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	3	5	8	20	24	26	29	30	4	36	149	1	0.74	110
65	Puerto Rico Classic (collegiate)	0	0	1	1	2	2	3	4	5	8	13	19	23	26	31	3	75	138	0.8	0.99	109
65	South African Amateur	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	4	10	13	17	20	23	2+64M	138	92	1.1	1.08	109
67	New South Wales Amateur (Australia)	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	4	8	11	12	12	13	16	4+32M	201	81	1.15	1.14	106
68	ASU Thunderbird (collegiate, AZ, USA)	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	5	9	12	22	24	25	26	3	100	128	0.8	1.03	105
68	Hootie at Bulls Bay (collegiate, SC, USA)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	7	16	21	24	30	32	3	74	134	0.8	0.98	105
68	Royal Oaks Intercollegiate (TX, USA)	0	0	1	1	1	1	3	5	9	11	13	17	22	23	27	3	72	134	0.8	0.98	105
71	Gifford Collegiate (CA, USA)	0	0	0	1	2	4	4	6	6	11	15	21	23	24	26	3	54	143	0.8	0.9	103
71	Koch Invitational (collegiate, FL, USA)	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	4	9	14	21	24	26	30	3	74	132	0.8	0.98	103
73	Northern Open Amateur (South Africa)	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	3	7	12	14	15	17	4+32M	153	73	1.25	1.1	100
74	Monroe Invitational (NY, USA)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	10	14	17	25	30	4	78	100	1	0.99	99
75	Canadian Amateur	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	6	12	16	18	26	4	248	84	1	1.17	98.3
76	Linger Longer Inv (collegiate, GA, USA)	0	0	0	0	2	2	3	3	5	8	13	15	19	21	28	3	80	119	0.8	1	95.2
77	Pacific Coast Amateur (west USA/CAN)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	9	16	18	22	26	4	83	95	1	1	95
78	Arizona Intercollegiate (USA)	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	4	5	9	14	18	19	20	22	3	91	116	0.8	1.02	94.7
79	South of England Amateur	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	10	14	17	22	23	4	99	91	1	1.03	93.7
80	Palmetto Amateur (SC, USA)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	12	17	25	29	4	98	90	1	1.03	92.7
81	United States Mid-Amateur	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	7	11	20	21	2+64M	262	69	1.1	1.22	92.6
82	Nicklaus Invitational (collegiate, OH, USA)	0	1	1	1	1	2	4	5	7	11	11	15	19	21	24	3	60	123	0.8	0.93	91.5
83	Scottish Amateur (Closed)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	9	11	14	17	21	256M	256	77	1	1.18	90.9
84	Spirit International (TX, USA)	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	7	12	22	26	26	28	29	Birds	40	155	0.75	0.78	90.7
85	Australian Interstate (team match)	0	0	0	1	2	2	2	3	5	8	14	18	21	27	28	6MR	48	131	0.8	0.86	90.1
86	Atlantic Coast Conference (collegiate, USA)	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	3	7	15	19	23	25	27	3	55	122	0.8	0.91	88.8
87	Gator Invitational (collegiate, FL, USA)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	8	12	17	21	24	24	3	75	112	0.8	0.99	88.7
88	Hampshire Salver (England)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	7	13	18	23	30	4	60	93	1	0.93	86.5
89	Duck Invitational (collegiate, OR, USA)	0	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	3	3	7	14	16	25	29	3	87	107	0.8	1	85.6
90	USGA State Team (USA, 2012 numbers)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	3	7	13	18	23	31	3	147	98	0.8	1.09	85.5
91	Azalea Invitational (SC, USA)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	7	12	14	20	22	4	111	80	1	1.05	84
91	Brickyard Collegiate (GA, USA)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	8	13	17	19	22	23	3	84	105	0.8	1	84
93	John Burns Intercollegiate (HI, USA)	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	5	7	14	15	17	19	20	3	88	103	0.8	1.01	83.2
94	Erin Hills Intercollegiate (WI, USA)	0	0	1	1	1	1	3	4	5	7	11	15	17	17	19	3	80	102	0.8	1	81.6
95	Argentina Amateur (match)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	9	12	13	15	17	2+64M	85	69	1.1	1.01	76.7
96	Western Refining Collegiate (TX, USA)	0	1	1	2	3	4	7	11	16	16	19	19	21	21	21	3	21	162	0.8	0.59	76.5
97	Big 12 Conference (collegiate, USA)	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	4	7	12	17	21	24	25	4	45	115	0.8	0.83	76.4
98	New Zealand Amateur	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	8	13	13	13	17	2+32M	102	69	1.05	1.03	74.6
99	Central Gauteng Stroke Am (South Africa)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	4	8	8	12	15	18	4	144	68	1	1.09	74.1
100	South Africa Interprovincial	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	9	10	13	16	19	10MR	104	73	0.97	1.04	73.6
	honorable mentions include: South Australia Am Classic, Terra Cotta Inv (FL, USA), MacKenzie Inv (college, CA, USA), Windon Memorial (college, IL, USA), St Mary’s Inv (college, CA, USA), Japan Amateur, Husky Inv (college, WA, USA), New Zealand Stroke Am, William Tucker (college, NM, USA), San Diego Intercollegiate (CA, USA), Korean Amateur, Tailhade Cup (Argentina), Crooked Stick Intercollegiate (IN, USA), South American Amateur, Bank of Tennessee Collegiate (USA), Dick’s Challenge Cup (college, TN, USA), Mouchy Cup (France), Gopher Invitational (college, MN, USA), Lexus Classic (college, CA, USA), Keperra Bowl (QLD, AUS), Golfweek Conference Challenge (college, USA), Patriot All American (AZ, USA), British Boys (UK)

Event ranking includes the world’s top 100 amateur golf tournaments for the 2013 calendar year plus biannual or date change events last ending in 2011.

Event ranking is based on three factors. The number of top world ranked amateurs factor (field quality) is multiplied times a rounds factor, and again by a size factor.

The "qual" column is compiled where each top 600 in world amateur is deemed worth a value depending on a player’s ranking level as of just before the start of each event. The value levels are provided in the table below. The sum of those values equals the field quality factor.

The “rds" factor takes into consideration all stroke and match rounds. As a general rule, the more rounds scheduled means the stronger the event all other factors equal. A "normal" number of rounds includes 72 holes of stroke play and would get a rounds factor of 1. Rounds for the event ranking means scheduled rounds irrespective of weather shortening. Weather shortened events in the ranking have their "rds" factor shaded yellow. Weather shortening does reduce points awarded individually in the SPWAR.

The “size” factor is primarily those starting at the championship with significant consideration for total entries received for the USGA events which has extensive total entries and qualifying at many locations national. As a general rule, the larger the start field, the stronger the event all other factors equal. Start size is "net" meaning adjusted by eliminating non-scratch players. A "normal" size field is 80 to 84 players and would get a size factor of 1. This factor was adjusted slightly from 2009 to 2010 diluting advantage of larger fields while enhancing smaller size fields.

SPWAR finish position points assigned do not directly correspond to this event ranking as this ranking is just for the preceding year’s events. SPWAR finish position points are generally based on an event’s average field stats over the preceding three years.

SPWAR finish position points have been adjusted based on this current event ranking for 2013 points awarded.

The event ranking was upgraded in 2012 in that the field quality measure was expanded as follows:
– 15 value for world’s top ranked amateur
– 14 value for world’s #2 ranked amateur
– 13 value for world’s #3 ranked amateur
– 12 value for world’s #4 ranked amateur
– 11 value for ranking of 5-6
– 10 value for ranking of 7-10
– 9 value for ranking of 11-15
– 8 value for ranking of 16-30
– 7 value for ranking of 31-50
– 6 value for ranking of 51-99
– 5 value for ranking of 100-199
– 4 value for ranking of 200-299
– 3 value for ranking of 300-399
– 2 value for ranking of 400-499
– 1 value for ranking of 500-600

Again, the applicable ranking position for purposes of measuring field quality is always as of just prior to the start of any event. A record of the top 600 worldwide is maintained every week since 2011 and since the inception of the ranking for the top 500.
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Among these 100 top amateur events:

– 63 are conducted in the USA annually

– 42 are USA collegiate events

– 12 are conducted in GB&I

– 7 are conducted in Australasia

– 6 are conducted in mainland Europe

– 5 are conducted in South Africa

– 2 are conducted in Latin America

– 2 are conducted in Asia

– 2 are conducted worldwide biennual

– 1 is conducted in Canada

The tournament ranking was compiled by analyzing in detail over 300 amateur events, be they with team component or not, that had a remote chance of making the top 100. In each case, start field size and over how many holes/rounds was carefully documented. A few event start sizes were "adjusted" eliminating those clearly not scratch players. The dominant factor in ranking events is how many top 600 in world amateurs started the tournament based on the SPWAR as of just before the event begins. The higher a player is ranked, the greater their inclusion value.

The Scratch Players World Amateur Event Ranking is the most accurate ranking of amateur competitions ever created. Event weighting is, by far, the most important component in any ranking of golfers and the SPWAR has the most accurate and current event weighting in the amateur world. Nothing else is close which is one reason why the SPWAR is the most accurate ranking of amateurs in golf history.

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