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ROLEX WOMEN’S WORLD GOLF RANKINGS

(WWGR) RESUME WITH INDIVIDUAL ATHLETE

APPROACH

롤렉스 여자골프 세계랭킹(WWGR), 선수별 적용 방식으로 재개

• Rankings will be run with new approach backdating to the week of May
11, 2020
• When no ranking tournaments are held, rankings will be published, but
points and divisors will not change or age for any athlete
• Points and divisors will only change and age on weeks when an athlete
competes

• 2020년 5월 11일 주간으로 되돌려 새로운 적용 방식으로 운영
• 랭킹 적용 대회가 열리지 않을 때는 랭킹이 발표되더라도 포인트와 참가 대
회수는 바뀌거나 적용되지 않아
• 포인트와 참가 대회 수는 선수가 경기하는 주에만 변하고 적용

he Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings dividual points, average points and divisors will not
(WWGR) Board of Directors today announced a change or age. However, her overall position on the
Tplan to resume the rankings with a temporary Rankings could shift based on the performance of oth-
modification which focuses on the individual athlete er athletes who are competing.
and the weeks when she competes. “The WWGR Board was keen to find a solution that was
The Rankings were paused the week of March 16, 2020, as fair as possible for the majority of athletes whether
as professional women’s golf remained inactive due to competing or not during this unprecedented time. As
the COVID-19 pandemic. No WWGR affiliated Tours a level of uncertainty around Member Tours’ tourna-
competed until the week of May 11, at which time the ment schedules continues, focusing on the individual
Korea Ladies Professional Golf Association (KLPGA) athlete and the weeks she competes made the most
resumed tournament play. Since the week of May 11, sense.” said Executive Director of the WWGR Board,
the KLPGA has completed seven WWGR tournaments, Heather Daly-Donofrio. “While the Board understands
with the Ladies Professional Golf Association of Japan there is no perfect solution in these challenging times,
(JLPGA) completing one. we believe we landed on an approach that is reason-
With the modification, on a week an athlete competes, able for athletes and also protects the integrity of the
her individual points, average points and divisors will ranking system.”
continue to change and age based on her performance This individual athlete approach will begin retroac-
and her overall position on the Rankings will be re- tively with the week of May 11 (with a published rank-
flected based on that performance. ing date of May 18). Rankings for an athlete will con-
On a week when an athlete does not compete, her in- tinue to be computed on a 104-week rolling period,

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