tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17206449.post5487301932394353973..comments2023-11-02T04:49:29.053-04:00Comments on ARMCHAIR GOLF BLOG: Lee Westwood’s Reign in the Age of ParityThe Armchair Golferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07086916747302169325noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17206449.post-3720349556597814522011-05-06T18:11:53.648-04:002011-05-06T18:11:53.648-04:00Good points, Mike.Good points, Mike.The Armchair Golferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07086916747302169325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17206449.post-24464170751583787002011-05-03T12:24:59.072-04:002011-05-03T12:24:59.072-04:00Congrats on the achievement... I hope you have muc...Congrats on the achievement... I hope you have much success in your career...New York Synthetic Turfhttp://www.newyorkputtinggreen.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17206449.post-15912538794629793782011-05-03T11:37:10.037-04:002011-05-03T11:37:10.037-04:00But it comes down to one thing: Rating the "b...But it comes down to one thing: Rating the "best" golfer depends on what your definition of "best" is. The OWGR defines best as "most consistently good play over a period of 2 years." You could theoretically pass that test by placing Top 5 every week and beat out a guy who wins a couple of majors but misses most of his other cuts.<br /><br />In my own RGWR, you don't even qualify unless you've won on the PGA or ET in the last 12 months, and my rankings define "best" as "most wins and Top 5s in the last year." Jhonattan Vegas is #87 in the OGWR, but he's #5 in my rankings on the strength of 3 worldwide wins. Different criteria are why we have different ranking systems.<br /><br />I'm not so sure the "best" golfer in the world can ever be identified by a rating system that uses a single number. We can only say they are tops in a given category. And by that criteria, Westwood is #1 for now. Next week... well, we'll see. ;-)Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11719298227225074496noreply@blogger.com