UNDERSTANDING THE RANKINGS
Eligibility
To be eligible to be ranked in The Junior Golf Scoreboard rankings a player must meet the following criteria.

Have competed in four multi-day stroke play tournaments or multi-round match play qualifiers , with a total of 8 completed 18 hole rounds, within the last 365 days for which we have received the results and they are listed by the same name and hometown.
Have their high school graduation year in their tournament record. Missing yours? Please read below where you see the alphabet.
Still be in high school or younger prior to August 1st after graduation.

Have competed in an age group that:
is greater than 10yrs old, (Age Groups 10-11, 10-12, 10-13, etc. are acceptable)
Is scheduled for at least 36 holes in a competition that is conducted under the USGA rules of golf on a USGA rated golf course,
has a minimum of 5 competitors that complete all scheduled rounds,
has played from a minimum of 4,500 yards and not shorter than the forward most USGA rated tees.

How the rankings are computed
We use three criteria to compute a player's overall ranking and their ranking within their graduation class.

Individual Scoring… Using each round individually, we use 75 % of the player's lowest round scoring differentials (Score – course rating). This is simply the average difference of their individual round scores compared to the USGA rating of the course for their tournament rounds completed in the last rolling 365 days. In other words, how well does this player score vs the difficulty of the golf course when playing in tournaments. This criteria counts for 65% of a player's ranking calculation.
Strength of Field… The number displayed here is the result of our proprietary ranking formula that determines a score for all the tournaments played by this individual. Again, simply put, a lower number means they played against stronger players and the closer two players' strength numbers are, the more similar the competitiveness of their tournaments. This criteria counts for 25% of a player's ranking calculation.
Strength of Finish… This table displays the finishes for the player. Finishes count 10% in the ranking computation and their value is computed based on the number of players in the field and the strength of tournament.

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