Stats Watch: Villegas into top 10

Eurosport - Mon, 09 Feb 17:41:00 2009

Colombian Camilo Villegas has moved inside the top 10 as the latest round of world rankings are released.

Camilo Villegas, Buick Invitational, February 2009 - 0

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Please correct Rory McIlroy's nationality. He is an Irishman from Hollywood in Northern Ireland (which is legally part on The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland}. His nationalty is Irish.
From Pascal C, on Fri 27 Feb 12:02AM
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zaiwaladeal absolute nonsense! I'm not a Tiger fan either, but you can't dispute the ability of the man and his successes - he is an amazing golfer. At the height of his 'domination' he'd amassed over 24 points in the world ranking which is phenominal, I can't think that anybody has been above 10/12... ever, so the fact that he's now on 10 points is a reflection of his not playing, he's just that good that he doesn't need to play as much as the others (not quite, but...). My point is that he has lost ground from where he was and that says exactly everything about the system - it's pretty good. McIlroy's already up to 16th and that says alot about what he's been doing over the past 12 months from a zero start - It's great sn't it?
From Woody, on Fri 6 Feb 5:38PM
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Congrats to Rory. I'm glad he could hang on at the end.
If any of you who are whining about Tiger still being number 1 would bother to learn something about the world rankings, you'd find that he has lost more than 50% of the points he had after the US Open last year. Since he had more than double the next player's points at that time, he still has the lead. His point total is dropping every week he doesn't play, but he was so far ahead, he still holds the lead. The world rankings are a two-year window that constantly downgrades the older points. Another month or two on the side lines and he'll be off the top. Unfortunately for the rest of the players out there, he'll be back and he'll still be better than them. - John
From John, on Tue 3 Feb 5:11AM
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I am sorry if this sounds political but it is really annoying. Rory Mcilroy is not British. Nobody in Northern Ireland is British. Northern Ireland is in the UK but it is not in Britain. My god how bad is this journalist, and by the way Rory Mciolroy travels under an Irish passport, he has represented Ireland against Britain on more than one occasion. Golfing Ireland has nurtured him and helped him since he was 12 years old. He's our star in the making hands off. Please!!!!
From markear1, on Tue 3 Feb 4:20AM
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Congratulations to Rory Mc Ilroy.Another Ryder cup contender.
From pmcauley, on Mon 2 Feb 10:39PM
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I am sixty-one. At this rate Tiger will still be top of the rankings when my ashes are being spread over the 9th green of my local club and, come to think of it, my grandson`s ashes. Julia.
From zaiwaladeal, on Tue 27 Jan 2:36AM
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There is something fishy about the world rankings. How can Tiger be top when he hasn`t swung a club in over a year ? These rankings might be set up just to allow those Golfers with powerful sponsers to keep keep their place at the head of the food chain. Does any other sport have such a biased system ? Remember, the position in the rankings allows entry to the top prize funds. am I on to something ? David. Oxford.
From zaiwaladeal, on Tue 27 Jan 2:27AM
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