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The Awesemo Unofficial World Golf Rankings

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Ranking players in golf is tricky because the fields change in difficulty every week, as do the courses. The biggest part of figuring out the best players is figuring out how to sift through all this noise and come up with a metric to best capture how good a golfer has performed over the past year. Much like the standard rankings in golf, we’ve come up with the Awesemo Unofficial World Golf Rankings, so we can use them in our PGA DFS lineups, or to find an edge on a betting line.
At Awesemo, the metric we’ve chosen is the number of strokes above or below how an average field in a PGA tournament performed. Next, how to weight these data points is essential as people love to talk about short form versus long form. Only PGA tournaments are considered right now, and a minimum of 20 rounds played. Players are not rewarded by more or less rounds in the time period.
Legend:
S/R – Strokes above an average PGA field per round
OWGR – Official World Golf Ranking
UGR – Unofficial Golf Ranking
Name | UGR | LastYearRounds | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Name | S/R_1Y | UGR | OWGR | LastYearRounds |
Jon Rahm | -2.83 | 1 | 2 | 82 |
Justin Thomas | -2.33 | 4 | 5 | 108 |
Patrick Cantlay | -2.47 | 3 | 6 | 81 |
Cameron Smith | -2.19 | 6 | 3 | 86 |
Daniel Berger | -1.88 | 12 | 29 | 86 |
Viktor Hovland | -1.83 | 13 | 7 | 98 |
Rory McIlroy | -2.55 | 2 | 8 | 90 |
Scottie Scheffler | -2.20 | 5 | 1 | 117 |
Dustin Johnson | -1.72 | 18 | 13 | 76 |
Shane Lowry | -2.15 | 7 | 27 | 82 |
Sam Burns | -1.93 | 9 | 9 | 107 |
Bryson DeChambeau | -1.20 | 44 | 24 | 66 |
Xander Schauffele | -1.91 | 10 | 11 | 94 |
Paul Casey | -1.90 | 11 | 25 | 56 |
Tyrrell Hatton | -1.28 | 38 | 23 | 70 |
Russell Henley | -1.39 | 33 | 47 | 101 |
Collin Morikawa | -1.98 | 8 | 4 | 90 |
Hideki Matsuyama | -1.66 | 21 | 12 | 96 |
Sungjae Im | -1.76 | 16 | 22 | 119 |
Louis Oosthuizen | -1.77 | 15 | 20 | 68 |
Matt Fitzpatrick | -1.82 | 14 | 15 | 84 |
Cameron Young | -1.69 | 19 | 30 | 61 |
Joaquin Niemann | -1.56 | 22 | 18 | 114 |
Sergio Garcia | -1.53 | 24 | 54 | 70 |
Corey Conners | -1.73 | 17 | 34 | 113 |
Billy Horschel | -1.52 | 25 | 17 | 89 |
Seamus Power | -1.67 | 20 | 40 | 105 |
Alexander Noren | -1.40 | 32 | 97 | |
Will Zalatoris | -1.46 | 28 | 14 | 89 |
Abraham Ancer | -1.51 | 26 | 21 | 107 |
Talor Gooch | -1.39 | 34 | 35 | 107 |
Max Homa | -1.28 | 37 | 28 | 96 |
Ian Poulter | -1.37 | 35 | 89 | 80 |
Webb Simpson | -1.25 | 40 | 50 | 85 |
Adam Scott | -1.12 | 46 | 42 | 76 |
Tony Finau | -1.50 | 27 | 16 | 107 |
Harold Varner III | -1.46 | 29 | 38 | 100 |
Tom Hoge | -0.74 | 73 | 39 | 117 |
Jason Kokrak | -1.23 | 42 | 32 | 94 |
Jordan Spieth | -1.54 | 23 | 10 | 100 |
Keegan Bradley | -1.44 | 30 | 46 | 100 |
Aaron Wise | -1.43 | 31 | 88 | 104 |
Keith Mitchell | -1.17 | 45 | 82 | 106 |
Maverick McNealy | -1.22 | 43 | 81 | 102 |
Harris English | -0.95 | 59 | 26 | 75 |
Chris Kirk | -1.00 | 54 | 63 | 104 |
Marc Leishman | -1.10 | 48 | 48 | 96 |
Brian Harman | -1.12 | 47 | 55 | 110 |
Tommy Fleetwood | -1.26 | 39 | 41 | 80 |
Patton Kizzire | -0.56 | 95 | 134 | 117 |
Robert MacIntyre | -1.07 | 50 | 86 | 42 |
Brooks Koepka | -0.99 | 57 | 19 | 83 |
Kevin Na | -1.24 | 41 | 33 | 82 |
Adam Hadwin | -1.00 | 55 | 113 | 107 |
Russell Knox | -0.56 | 92 | 169 | 115 |
Christiaan Bezuidenhout | -1.04 | 51 | 62 | 79 |
Gary Woodland | -0.98 | 58 | 105 | 91 |
Mackenzie Hughes | -0.73 | 76 | 76 | 112 |
Jason Day | -0.81 | 70 | 132 | 66 |
Patrick Reed | -0.93 | 60 | 36 | 115 |
Kevin Streelman | -0.86 | 64 | 117 | 118 |
Mito Pereira | -1.29 | 36 | 97 | |
Jhonattan Vegas | -0.99 | 56 | 98 | 113 |
Justin Rose | -1.02 | 52 | 57 | 75 |
Bubba Watson | -0.92 | 61 | 70 | 58 |
Sebastian Munoz | -0.88 | 63 | 53 | 113 |
Luke List | -0.81 | 69 | 61 | 105 |
Cameron Tringale | -1.08 | 49 | 51 | 110 |
Denny McCarthy | -0.85 | 65 | 145 | 123 |
Kevin Kisner | -0.57 | 91 | 31 | 93 |
Joel Dahmen | -0.84 | 66 | 127 | 107 |
Erik van Rooyen | -0.58 | 89 | 73 | 82 |
Kyoung-Hoon Lee | -0.80 | 71 | 43 | 127 |
Taylor Pendrith | -0.69 | 78 | 232 | 57 |
Thomas Detry | -0.72 | 77 | 150 | 22 |
Mark Hubbard | -0.50 | 101 | 273 | 92 |
Sepp Straka | -0.27 | 131 | 52 | 115 |
Matt Kuchar | -1.02 | 53 | 83 | 86 |
Charles Howell III | -0.74 | 74 | 207 | 73 |
Scott Stallings | -0.65 | 84 | 142 | 112 |
Doug Ghim | -0.48 | 102 | 203 | 101 |
Davis Riley | -0.89 | 62 | 94 | 81 |
Pat Perez | -0.82 | 68 | 181 | 100 |
Si Woo Kim | -0.60 | 88 | 60 | 121 |
Aaron Rai | -0.75 | 72 | 139 | 86 |
Troy Merritt | -0.84 | 67 | 97 | 113 |
Guido Migliozzi | -0.50 | 100 | 157 | 28 |
Sahith Theegala | -0.66 | 81 | 140 | 98 |
Cam Davis | -0.74 | 75 | 106 | |
Lanto Griffin | -0.62 | 86 | 104 | 109 |
Martin Laird | -0.53 | 97 | 168 | 84 |
Austin Eckroat | -0.39 | 114 | 626 | 27 |
Matt Jones | -0.40 | 110 | 68 | 101 |
Brendan Steele | -0.61 | 87 | 119 | 83 |
Stewart Cink | -0.68 | 80 | 80 | 101 |
C.T. Pan | -0.65 | 85 | 126 | 101 |
Brian Stuard | -0.31 | 127 | 263 | 119 |
Alex Smalley | -0.57 | 90 | 174 | 80 |
Carlos Ortiz | -0.20 | 135 | 106 | 106 |
Taylor Moore | -0.12 | 143 | 176 | 59 |
Dylan Frittelli | -0.32 | 124 | 129 | 105 |
Zach Johnson | -0.30 | 128 | 236 | 81 |
Hank Lebioda | -0.65 | 83 | 271 | 97 |
Adam Long | -0.48 | 103 | 198 | 111 |
Ryan Moore | -0.27 | 132 | 388 | 57 |
Anirban Lahiri | -0.39 | 112 | 78 | 93 |
Brendon Todd | -0.69 | 79 | 110 | 99 |
Dylan Wu | 0.19 | 193 | 437 | 55 |
Doc Redman | -0.05 | 155 | 316 | 99 |
Brice Garnett | -0.16 | 140 | 292 | 98 |
Ryan Armour | -0.51 | 99 | 351 | 74 |
Michael Thompson | -0.20 | 134 | 216 | 90 |
Matthew NeSmith | -0.38 | 116 | 172 | 116 |
Rickie Fowler | -0.41 | 109 | 135 | 83 |
Rory Sabbatini | -0.37 | 119 | 149 | 77 |
Lucas Glover | -0.47 | 104 | 107 | 114 |
Nick Taylor | -0.34 | 122 | 233 | 109 |
Danny Willett | -0.66 | 82 | 136 | 68 |
Patrick Rodgers | -0.56 | 93 | 221 | 114 |
Adam Svensson | -0.40 | 111 | 193 | 77 |
Beau Hossler | -0.37 | 118 | 175 | 98 |
Branden Grace | -0.55 | 96 | 118 | 81 |
Chan Kim | -0.11 | 145 | 102 | 30 |
Matthias Schwab | -0.51 | 98 | 197 | 58 |
Sam Ryder | -0.08 | 153 | 238 | 105 |
J.J. Spaun | -0.34 | 121 | 101 | 110 |
Nick Hardy | -0.44 | 106 | 379 | 42 |
Kramer Hickok | -0.13 | 142 | 166 | 105 |
Francesco Molinari | -0.35 | 120 | 190 | 58 |
Thomas Pieters | 0.62 | 222 | 37 | 26 |
Andrew Putnam | -0.14 | 141 | 147 | 105 |
Lucas Herbert | -0.42 | 108 | 44 | 64 |
Lee Westwood | -0.11 | 144 | 74 | 56 |
Emiliano Grillo | -0.45 | 105 | 153 | 101 |
Ryan Palmer | -0.02 | 162 | 95 | 81 |
Greyson Sigg | -0.09 | 150 | 203 | 77 |
Charley Hoffman | -0.38 | 115 | 160 | 94 |
Tyler Duncan | -0.07 | 154 | 364 | 93 |
Chase Seiffert | 0.05 | 173 | 435 | 65 |
Harry Higgs | 0.05 | 171 | 167 | 105 |
Matthew Wolff | -0.17 | 139 | 64 | 69 |
David Lipsky | -0.43 | 107 | 192 | 75 |
Austin Smotherman | -0.09 | 148 | 307 | 57 |
Robert Streb | -0.24 | 133 | 170 | 107 |
Chez Reavie | -0.37 | 117 | 215 | 107 |
Hudson Swafford | -0.34 | 123 | 91 | 101 |
John Huh | 0.07 | 174 | 228 | 77 |
Luke Donald | -0.28 | 130 | 471 | 81 |
Peter Malnati | -0.03 | 160 | 226 | 119 |
Vince Whaley | -0.11 | 146 | 32 | |
Brandt Snedeker | -0.32 | 125 | 300 | 96 |
Danny Lee | 0.09 | 178 | 281 | 77 |
Wyndham Clark | -0.18 | 137 | 313 | 108 |
Jonathan Byrd | -0.09 | 151 | 537 | 55 |
Lee Hodges | -0.03 | 161 | 223 | 74 |
Matt Wallace | 0.15 | 187 | 148 | 67 |
Trey Mullinax | 0.03 | 167 | 324 | 59 |
Byeong Hun An | -0.08 | 152 | 251 | 44 |
Garrick Higgo | 0.16 | 189 | 115 | 75 |
Nate Lashley | -0.19 | 136 | 268 | 84 |
Kevin Tway | 0.05 | 172 | 295 | 97 |
James Hahn | 0.18 | 192 | 247 | 77 |
Robert Garrigus | 0.27 | 202 | 1,124 | 28 |
Roger Sloan | 0.21 | 198 | 315 | 97 |
Jason Dufner | 0.23 | 200 | 590 | 77 |
J.T. Poston | -0.29 | 129 | 165 | 99 |
Curtis Thompson | 0.43 | 212 | 498 | 54 |
Cameron Champ | 0.04 | 170 | 108 | 78 |
Rafa Cabrera Bello | 0.11 | 182 | 144 | 46 |
Davis Thompson | -0.18 | 138 | 515 | 26 |
Padraig Harrington | 0.30 | 204 | 183 | 26 |
Henrik Norlander | 0.12 | 183 | 296 | 97 |
Tom Lewis | 0.03 | 169 | 499 | 42 |
Scott Piercy | -0.09 | 149 | 275 | 102 |
Kevin Chappell | 0.17 | 190 | 539 | 48 |
Josh Teater | 0.64 | 224 | 735 | 22 |
Satoshi Kodaira | 0.08 | 176 | 308 | 61 |
Camilo Villegas | 0.07 | 175 | 482 | 89 |
Bo Hoag | 0.83 | 236 | 462 | 63 |
Peter Uihlein | 0.03 | 166 | 319 | 54 |
Vaughn Taylor | 0.00 | 164 | 432 | 69 |
Sean O'Hair | -0.10 | 147 | 402 | 51 |
Bill Haas | 0.14 | 184 | 553 | 94 |
Hayden Buckley | -0.04 | 158 | 245 | 71 |
Jimmy Walker | -0.03 | 159 | 385 | 75 |
Phil Mickelson | 0.20 | 195 | 71 | 51 |
Joseph Bramlett | 0.11 | 181 | 241 | 98 |
Nick Watney | 0.92 | 240 | 365 | 88 |
Chris Baker | 0.10 | 180 | 794 | 26 |
Scott Brown | 0.32 | 206 | 679 | 55 |
Mark Anderson | 0.15 | 188 | 393 | 22 |
Graeme McDowell | 0.14 | 185 | 377 | 47 |
Adam Schenk | -0.31 | 126 | 185 | 123 |
Cameron Percy | 0.22 | 199 | 352 | 60 |
Bo Van Pelt | 0.46 | 213 | 489 | 54 |
Stephan Jaeger | 0.03 | 168 | 171 | 67 |
Will Gordon | 0.88 | 237 | 614 | 28 |
Ben Martin | -0.04 | 157 | 349 | 54 |
Aaron Baddeley | 0.65 | 227 | 690 | 39 |
Charl Schwartzel | -0.39 | 113 | 120 | 79 |
Rasmus Hojgaard | -0.56 | 94 | 123 | 26 |
David Hearn | 0.79 | 233 | 960 | 43 |
Kyle Stanley | 0.20 | 194 | 372 | 75 |
Bronson Burgoon | 0.50 | 217 | 403 | 62 |
Seung-yul Noh | 0.52 | 218 | 46 | |
Ben Kohles | 0.49 | 215 | 557 | 45 |
Jim Herman | 0.38 | 210 | 362 | 69 |
William McGirt | -0.02 | 163 | 1,249 | 50 |
David Lingmerth | 0.18 | 191 | 625 | 44 |
Rob Oppenheim | 0.37 | 209 | 515 | 30 |
Andrew Novak | 0.02 | 165 | 355 | 58 |
Richy Werenski | 0.79 | 234 | 358 | 84 |
Takumi Kanaya | 1.47 | 253 | 77 | 22 |
Brandon Hagy | 0.66 | 228 | 323 | 99 |
Robby Shelton | 0.59 | 221 | 592 | 34 |
Wesley Bryan | 0.24 | 201 | 540 | 49 |
Paul Barjon | 0.33 | 207 | 390 | 62 |
Brandon Wu | 0.30 | 205 | 249 | 50 |
Chad Ramey | -0.04 | 156 | 121 | 61 |
Henrik Stenson | 0.09 | 179 | 231 | 43 |
Scott Harrington | 0.75 | 231 | 633 | 30 |
Sung Kang | 0.65 | 226 | 523 | 102 |
Michael Gellerman | 0.08 | 177 | 568 | 24 |
Michael Gligic | 0.29 | 203 | 504 | 86 |
Tyler McCumber | 0.67 | 229 | 375 | 50 |
Scott Gutschewski | 0.37 | 208 | 664 | 42 |
Max McGreevy | 1.05 | 243 | 253 | 52 |
Jim Knous | 0.15 | 186 | 855 | 35 |
Ryan Brehm | 1.61 | 255 | 298 | 46 |
Johnson Wagner | 1.38 | 251 | 1,540 | 34 |
Kurt Kitayama | 0.20 | 196 | 131 | 52 |
Kiradech Aphibarnrat | 0.49 | 216 | 259 | 53 |
Chesson Hadley | 0.39 | 211 | 503 | 90 |
Seth Reeves | 1.00 | 241 | 433 | 47 |
Justin Lower | 0.21 | 197 | 428 | 50 |
D.J. Trahan | 1.10 | 246 | 1,518 | 39 |
Austin Cook | 0.78 | 232 | 522 | 79 |
Jared Wolfe | 0.49 | 214 | 524 | 40 |
Andrew Landry | 0.63 | 223 | 342 | 52 |
Rafael Campos | 1.09 | 245 | 530 | 36 |
Brian Gay | 0.73 | 230 | 533 | 69 |
Callum Tarren | 0.58 | 220 | 424 | 46 |
K.J. Choi | 1.31 | 250 | 1,439 | 22 |
Dawie van der Walt | 1.16 | 248 | 555 | 44 |
Rikuya Hoshino | 0.80 | 235 | 67 | 24 |
Kelly Kraft | 0.89 | 238 | 644 | 55 |
Brett Drewitt | 1.00 | 242 | 588 | 42 |
Ricky Barnes | 2.18 | 262 | 305 | 23 |
John Pak | 1.62 | 256 | 1,053 | 23 |
Kristoffer Ventura | 2.09 | 261 | 738 | 24 |
J.B. Holmes | 1.08 | 244 | 1,285 | 24 |
Fabian Gomez | 1.82 | 258 | 757 | 28 |
Martin Trainer | 0.90 | 239 | 410 | 85 |
Min Woo Lee | 0.52 | 219 | 58 | 29 |
Nelson Ledesma | 2.00 | 260 | 864 | 22 |
Greg Chalmers | 1.42 | 252 | 1,529 | 26 |
David Skinns | 0.65 | 225 | 345 | 48 |
Ted Potter Jr. | 1.98 | 259 | 875 | 41 |
J.J. Henry | 1.30 | 249 | 3,813 | 26 |
Joshua Creel | 1.60 | 254 | 416 | 35 |
Jonas Blixt | 1.16 | 247 | 1,406 | 62 |
D.A. Points | 1.77 | 257 | 3,910 | 33 |
Michael Kim | 2.20 | 263 | 813 | 34 |
Grayson Murray | 2.27 | 264 | 525 | 32 |
Kevin Stadler | 3.58 | 265 | 3,969 | 29 |
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Alex is better known to fantasy players by his handle "Awesemo" from seeing him in every big tournament in the industry. Playing poker professionally from 2009-2015, he heard that daily fantasy was the next big game picking up steam, and he quickly saw the potential of the relatively new game. Growing his bankroll from 2015-2016, he made a big step in 2017 by claiming the #1 overall ranking on RotoGrinders for the year. After completing his primary objective, he was looking for what's next. Attending dozens of fantasy events, Alex realized that everyone was repeating the same story: wanting to be a great DFS player while holding down a full-time job. He realized that the resources available to fantasy players while great weren't enough to help hobbyists get to the level of competing with the top pros. Having met Tom Kennedy during the FanDuel Scottish Open, the two decided to take on the realm of fantasy content along with co-founder Eddie Lai. Alex creates his own projections for each sport he plays, publishing rankings derived directly from them updated for each major slate. He also writes strategy content for how to become a better DFS player in his Game Plan series. You can contact Alex by emailing [email protected].

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