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Amateur Tournament Rank (for 2012 or last conducted if 2011)

				total 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	fd qual	rds	size	total
1	British Amateur (UK)	0	1	1	1	1	2	4	13	21	39	77	113	145	166	179	2+78M	288	763	1.11	1.19	1008
2	United States Amateur	1	2	3	3	5	9	12	22	35	47	70	80	97	105	117	2+64M	310	608	1.1	1.33	890
3	Western Amateur (USA)	1	1	2	2	3	6	9	17	27	42	68	87	93	107	115	4+16M	156	580	1.2	1.1	766
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	European Amateur (2012 in Ireland)	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	5	10	22	53	75	94	104	110	4	144	488	1	1.09	532
6	St Andrews Links Trophy (Scotland)	0	0	0	0	1	2	4	9	15	28	54	77	90	101	103	4	144	484	1	1.09	528
7	NCAA D1 National (USA)	1	2	2	3	4	8	10	16	28	43	67	82	97	105	110	3	156	578	0.8	1.1	509
8	European Amateur Team (2011 numbers)	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	4	10	25	43	52	64	71	76	2+6MR	120	350	1.02	1.06	378
9	Porter Cup (NY, USA)	0	0	0	0	2	2	4	10	16	32	48	57	59	63	64	4	78	357	1	0.99	353
10	Lytham Trophy (England)	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	5	11	29	44	60	67	71	4	141	293	1	1.08	316
10	Northeast Amateur (RI, USA)	0	0	0	0	1	4	6	8	13	25	37	49	55	57	61	4	82	316	1	1	316
12	Jones Cup (GA, USA)	0	0	1	1	1	2	3	7	11	26	52	60	64	66	67	3	90	382	0.8	1.01	309
13	Players Amateur (SC, USA)	0	0	1	1	1	3	5	11	15	24	41	47	49	52	54	4	80	304	1	1	304
14	Scottish Open Amateur	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	7	9	19	30	41	49	58	61	4	144	276	1	1.09	301
15	Southern Amateur (southeast USA)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	6	11	30	39	46	51	57	4	167	250	1	1.11	278
16	Brabazon Trophy (English Open Am)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	12	25	41	49	57	62	4	150	250	1	1.09	272
17	Sunnehanna Amateur (PA, USA)	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	5	9	15	34	44	50	53	55	4	78	269	1	0.99	266
18	Spanish International Amateur	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	5	11	23	36	45	53	58	2+32M	120	237	1.05	1.06	264
19	Australian Amateur	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	7	14	20	31	37	41	47	2+64M	200	204	1.1	1.14	256
20	Ping Preview (collegiate, USA)	1	2	2	2	3	5	6	10	13	22	36	45	52	53	55	3	75	307	0.8	0.99	243
21	Portuguese International Amateur	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	4	10	21	32	42	47	53	4	125	214	1	1.07	229
22	Amer Ari Invitational (collegiate, HI, USA)	1	1	1	2	3	5	6	8	12	17	32	37	43	45	47	3	116	260	0.8	1.05	218
23	Collegiate Masters (Southern Highlands, NV, USA)	1	1	2	2	2	4	4	11	13	23	30	37	42	44	47	3	78	263	0.8	0.99	208
24	Lake Macquarie Amateur (NSW, AUS)	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	8	12	16	27	35	39	44	4	170	186	1	1.11	206
25	South Beach International Am (FL, USA)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	16	25	34	40	48	4	198	169	1	1.14	193
26	Riversdale Cup (VIC, AUS)	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	5	9	11	17	26	30	33	38	4	153	173	1	1.1	190
27	European Nations (Spain)	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	3	5	12	20	28	36	40	45	4	72	192	1	0.98	188
28	Isleworth Collegiate (FL, USA)	0	1	1	2	2	4	5	10	12	19	27	34	36	39	44	3	75	236	0.8	0.99	187
29	Dogwood Invitational (GA, USA)	0	0	1	1	1	1	2	2	4	10	20	28	34	38	41	4	86	183	1	1.01	184
30	New South Wales Amateur (Australia)	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	5	7	12	14	17	21	26	31	4+32M	204	137	1.15	1.14	180
31	United States Public Links	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	3	4	11	15	21	25	25	28	2+64M	156	137	1.1	1.18	178
32	US Collegiate (GA, USA)	1	1	1	1	2	3	3	3	8	13	22	32	40	44	47	3	79	221	0.8	0.99	175
33	PAC 12 Conference (collegiate, western USA)	1	1	2	3	3	4	5	6	8	14	22	25	25	28	30	4	72	177	1	0.98	173
34	Sahalee Players (WA, USA)	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	5	8	9	17	25	32	34	34	4	63	178	1	0.95	169
35	Western Intercollegiate (CA, USA)	1	1	2	2	3	3	5	6	8	17	22	29	33	34	36	3	88	202	0.8	1.01	163
36	Master of the Amateurs (VIC, AUS)	0	0	0	1	1	1	3	6	7	15	19	27	30	31	33	4	53	174	1	0.9	157
37	Carpet Capital Collegiate (GA, USA)	1	1	1	1	2	3	4	6	9	13	21	28	30	36	39	3	78	195	0.8	0.99	154
38	NCAA D1 West Regional (USA)	0	0	1	1	1	2	2	4	4	9	22	29	35	38	44	3	75	192	0.8	0.99	152
39	Asia-Pacific Amateur (was Asian Amateur)	0	0	0	1	1	2	2	3	3	8	15	21	24	29	35	4	110	144	1	1.05	151
40	NCAA D1 Southwest Regional (USA)	0	0	0	0	2	3	4	6	8	12	17	24	30	36	40	3	75	182	0.8	0.99	145
41	French International Amateur	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	6	10	17	25	34	40	4	110	136	1	1.05	143
41	NCAA D1 North Regional (USA)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	12	24	30	34	34	39	3	75	180	0.8	0.99	143
43	English Amateur (Englishmen only)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	12	17	21	24	27	2+64M	277	108	1.1	1.19	141
44	Stanford Intercollegiate (CA, USA)	0	0	1	2	2	3	4	4	6	11	19	26	26	29	32	3	90	165	0.8	1.01	133
45	NCAA D1 Central Regional (USA)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	6	10	19	25	29	33	35	3	75	167	0.8	0.99	132
46	Koch Invitational (collegiate, FL, USA)	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	5	7	14	21	26	29	30	30	3	78	166	0.8	0.99	131
47	Puerto Rico Classic (collegiate)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	8	12	18	23	29	32	37	3	74	164	0.8	0.98	129
48	NCAA D1 Southeast Regional (USA)	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	4	9	17	23	30	35	39	3	75	162	0.8	0.99	128
48	Northern Open Amateur (South Africa)	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	3	4	8	16	17	19	24	3+32M	136	95	1.25	1.08	128
50	United States Mid-Amateur	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	6	11	17	24	25	2+64M	260	86	1.1	1.22	115
51	NCAA D1 Atlantic Regional (USA)	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	9	15	19	29	30	34	3	75	142	0.8	0.99	112
51	South Africa Stroke Amateur	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	4	9	14	22	23	28	4	144	103	1	1.09	112
53	San Diego Intercollegiate (CA, USA)	0	0	0	1	2	3	4	4	4	8	17	20	23	26	27	3	84	139	0.8	1	111
54	Home Internationals (GB&I)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	9	21	31	36	38	39	6MR	44	181	0.74	0.82	110
54	Schenkel Invitational (collegiate, GA, USA)	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	4	10	18	20	25	26	29	3	81	137	0.8	1	110
56	ASU Thunderbird (collegiate, AZ, USA)	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	4	5	9	14	19	24	25	28	3	95	132	0.8	1.02	108
57	Barona Collegiate (CA, USA)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	5	7	13	19	26	28	28	3	107	129	0.8	1.04	107
58	Trans-Miss Amateur (USA)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	6	11	19	26	29	4	150	95	1	1.09	104
59	Gopher Invitational (collegiate, MN, USA)	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	4	7	15	21	24	26	28	3	77	129	0.8	0.99	102
60	North & South Amateur (NC, USA)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	5	10	16	23	28	64M	131	86	1.1	1.07	101
61	Southeastern Conference (collegiate, USA)	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	4	5	9	16	23	24	25	26	3	60	135	0.8	0.93	100
62	Olympia Fields Intercollegiate (IL, USA)	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	3	5	12	20	23	27	34	3	70	128	0.8	0.97	99.3
63	California State Amateur (USA)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	6	12	17	22	25	2+32M	155	85	1.05	1.1	98.2
64	Patriot All American (AZ, USA)	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	7	9	15	16	19	23	28	3	82	122	0.8	1	97.6
65	Canadian Amateur	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	5	9	11	15	19	20	4	236	83	1	1.17	97.1
65	South African Amateur	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	4	7	12	16	17	20	2+64M	143	81	1.1	1.09	97.1
67	Gator Invitational (collegiate, FL, USA)	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	4	7	14	19	23	25	27	3	75	122	0.8	0.99	96.6
68	Aggie Invitational (collegiate, TX, USA)	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	5	8	15	17	21	27	27	3	70	123	0.8	0.97	95.4
68	Azalea Invitational (SC, USA)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	7	15	19	22	26	4	117	90	1	1.06	95.4
70	Argentina Amateur (match)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	9	13	16	17	20	2+64M	81	85	1.1	1	93.5
71	Callaway Match Play (collegiate, USA)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	9	16	23	29	30	33	4MR	80	143	0.65	1	92.9
72	Morris Williams (collegiate, TX, USA)	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	4	9	15	18	22	23	24	3	72	118	0.8	0.98	92.5
73	General Hackler (collegiate, SC, USA)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	15	17	21	27	29	3	84	115	0.8	1	92
74	ASU Invitational (collegiate, GA, USA)	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	4	5	9	12	15	18	21	26	3	80	114	0.8	1	91.2
75	Mouchy Cup (France)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	7	12	16	19	25	4	129	85	1	1.07	90.9
76	British Boys (UK)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	6	7	13	17	24	2+69M	249	69	1.12	1.17	90.4
77	PAC 12 Preview (collegiate, western USA)	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	5	7	9	11	15	22	23	24	3	60	121	0.8	0.93	90
78	Hootie at Bulls Bay (collegiate, SC, USA)	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	9	16	17	19	21	26	3	75	113	0.8	0.99	89.5
79	Husky Invitational (college, WA, USA)	0	1	1	1	1	2	3	3	3	5	10	15	21	24	24	3	74	114	0.8	0.98	89.4
80	Pacific Coast Amateur (western USA/CAN)	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	4	6	13	19	21	22	4	79	89	1	1	89
81	Pate National Intercollegiate (AL, USA)	0	1	2	2	2	2	3	3	5	7	10	16	19	22	25	3	60	119	0.8	0.93	88.5
82	John Hayt Collegiate (FL, USA)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	3	12	18	20	25	28	3	87	109	0.8	1.01	88.1
83	Royal Oaks Intercollegiate (TX, USA)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	5	11	15	20	25	31	3	80	110	0.8	1	88
84	Biarritz Cup (France)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	7	10	13	21	26	4	120	82	1	1.06	86.9
85	Atlantic Coast Conference (collegiate, USA)	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	6	8	15	18	20	22	27	3	55	119	0.8	0.91	86.6
86	John Burns Intercollegiate (HI, USA)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	7	11	15	18	22	25	3	104	104	0.8	1.04	86.5
87	Big 12 Conference (collegiate, USA)	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	3	3	8	12	14	16	19	19	4	50	98	1	0.88	86.2
88	Australian Interstate (team match)	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	5	9	14	20	22	24	25	7MR	48	125	0.8	0.86	86
89	USGA State Team (USA)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	3	7	13	18	23	31	3	147	98	0.8	1.09	85.5
90	Woodlands All American (collegiate, TX, USA)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	5	8	16	21	24	27	3	81	105	0.8	1	84
91	Tasmanian Open (virtually all amateurs)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	7	10	12	15	15	19	4	95	82	1	1.02	83.6
92	South Australia Amateur Classic	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	7	9	13	14	16	18	4	81	83	1	1	83
93	Gauteng North Open Am (South Africa)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	3	4	8	16	17	21	4	191	72	1	1.13	81.4
93	Spirit International (TX, USA) 11 numbers	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	3	11	20	21	25	28	30	Birds	39	141	0.75	0.77	81.4
95	Gifford Collegiate (CA, USA)	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	3	5	9	15	20	22	24	3	72	103	0.8	0.98	80.8
96	Monroe Invitational (NY, USA)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	7	13	17	18	21	4	78	80	1	0.99	79.2
97	Scottish Amateur (Closed)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	7	10	13	15	18	256M	256	67	1	1.18	79.1
98	Mackenzie Invitational (collegiate, CA, USA)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	5	5	10	15	18	20	20	3	80	97	0.8	1	77.6
99	Irish Amateur Open	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	2	4	7	9	11	15	21	4	118	73	1	1.06	77.4
99	Keperra Bowl (QLD, AUS)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	6	10	11	14	16	17	4	142	71	1	1.09	77.4

Event ranking includes the world’s top 100 amateur golf tournaments for the 2012 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 "fd 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.

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 2012 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:

– 64 are conducted in the USA annually

– 43 are USA collegiate events

– 10 are conducted in GB&I

– 9 are conducted in Australia

– 7 are conducted in mainland Europe

– 4 are conducted in South Africa

– 1 is conducted worldwide biannual

– 1 is conducted in USA or Canada

– 1 is conducted in Argentina

– 1 is conducted in Asia

– 1 is conducted in Canada

– 1 is conducted in Puerto Rico

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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Honorable mention includes the Brabants Open Am in NED, Dunes Medal in AUS, Federal Open Am in AUS, German Int‘l Am, Italian Int‘l Am, Japan Amateur, Korean Amateur, Linger Longer Invitational in GA (collegiate), Mandurah Open Am in AUS, National Teams in RSA,
New Zealand Amateur, Nomura Cup (Asia-Pacific Team), Orange Bowl Junior in FL, South American Amateur, South of England Am,
Swiss Int‘l Am, Tailhade Cup in ARG, Turkish Int‘l Am, Welsh Open Am & Western Refining Collegiate in TX.