Rory regains top spot as Donald’s reign halted at Heritage
The rankings are based on a player’s average achievements over a two-year period and endorsed by the four major championships and the six leading professional tours which make up the International Federation of PGA Tours and these are their guidelines as to how the system operates.
“The points for each player are accumulated over a two-year ‘rolling’ period with the points awarded for each event maintained for a 13-week period to place additional emphasis on recent performances – ranking points are then reduced in equal decrements for the remaining 91 weeks of the two-year ranking period.