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Presenting the Yahoo! Sports World Top 10, Week 3
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<blockquote data-quote="admin" data-source="post: 2569072" data-attributes="member: 1"><p><em><img src="http://l.yimg.com/a/p/sp/editorial_image/80/80291ba99fc9128fcd6dccb4aec3d632/presenting_the_yahoo_sports_world_top_week_.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" />It's time for our own golf ranking system for the top players on the planet. Why? That's easy. The one used now isn't good enough. For one thing, it evaluates golfers over a two-year period. Two years! A lot can happen in two years. (Ask <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/pga/players/147/" target="_blank">Tiger Woods</a>.) For another, the current system gives too much credit to players who prevail against less competitive fields halfway across the globe.</em></p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p> <em>Therefore, every week between May 31 and September 27, two days after The Tour Championship, Yahoo! Sports will unveil the new rankings of players Nos. 1 to 10, using lists submitted by many of the game's most knowledgeable observers. We will use a simple statistical formula for the lists we receive — the top player getting 10 points, the second, nine points, and so forth. We will then add up all the points to produce our list of the top 10.</em></p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p> <em>We have asked voters to tell us who they believe are the top 10 players right now. Over time, we expect to add more voters to the list. We hope you enjoy it, and please offer your own views.</em></p><p></p><p> The Yahoo! Sports World Top 10</p><p></p><p> 1. <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/pga/players/2675/" target="_blank">Luke Donald</a> (25), 290 points</p><p>2. <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/pga/players/302/" target="_blank">Lee Westwood</a> (2), 256 points</p><p>3. <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/pga/players/41/" target="_blank">Steve Stricker</a> (2), 211 points</p><p>4. <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/pga/players/6303/" target="_blank">Martin Kaymer</a>, 187 points</p><p>5. <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/pga/players/737/" target="_blank">Matt Kuchar</a>, 151 points</p><p>6. <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/pga/players/29/" target="_blank">Phil Mickelson</a>, 127 points</p><p>7. <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/pga/players/8016/" target="_blank">Rory McIlroy</a>, 107 points</p><p>8. <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/pga/players/4713/" target="_blank">Bubba Watson</a>, 78 points</p><p>9. <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/pga/players/4127/" target="_blank">Graeme McDowell</a> (1), 54 points</p><p>10. <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/pga/players/4891/" target="_blank">Charl Schwartzel</a>, 50 points</p><p></p><p> <em>First-place votes in parentheses.</em></p><p></p><p> Some notes: Donald again dominates, with the smattering of first-place votes being divided among three other players. Phil Mickelson and Rory McIlroy switched places, as did Graeme McDowell and Charl Schwartzel. Aside from that, few changes from last week.</p><p></p><p> Voters:</p><p>Michael Arkush, Yahoo! Sports</p><p>Shane Bacon, Yahoo! Sports</p><p>Al Barkow, golf historian, journalist</p><p>Jay Busbee, Yahoo! Sports</p><p>Mark Cannizzaro, New York Post</p><p>Jay Coffin, Golfchannel.com</p><p>Tom Cunneff, Links magazine</p><p>Martin Davis, Editor, American Golfer</p><p>Steve Elling, CBSSports.com</p><p>John Feinstein, Golf World/Golf Channel contributor</p><p>Bill Fields, Golf World</p><p>David Graham, two-time major champion</p><p>Melanie Hauser, contributor, PGATOUR.com</p><p>John Huggan, Golf Digest</p><p>Sal Johnson, GolfObserver.com</p><p>Rees Jones, golf course architect</p><p>Peter Kessler, radio talk-show host</p><p>Ron Kroichick, San Francisco Chronicle</p><p>Mark Lamport-Stokes, Reuters</p><p>David MacKintosh, Buenos Aires Herald</p><p><a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/pga/players/73/" target="_blank">Andrew Magee</a> , PGA Tour veteran</p><p>Scott Michaux, Augusta Chronicle</p><p>Brian Murphy, Yahoo! Sports</p><p><a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/pga/players/675/" target="_blank">Jerry Pate</a> , former U.S. Open winner</p><p>Geoff Russell, Golf World editor</p><p>Stina Sternberg, Golf Digest</p><p>John Strege, Golf Digest</p><p>Kris Tschetter, LPGA Tour veteran, author</p><p>Jonathan Wall, Yahoo Sports</p><p>Sam Weinman, Golf Digest.com</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="admin, post: 2569072, member: 1"] [I][IMG]http://l.yimg.com/a/p/sp/editorial_image/80/80291ba99fc9128fcd6dccb4aec3d632/presenting_the_yahoo_sports_world_top_week_.jpg[/IMG]It's time for our own golf ranking system for the top players on the planet. Why? That's easy. The one used now isn't good enough. For one thing, it evaluates golfers over a two-year period. Two years! A lot can happen in two years. (Ask [URL="http://sports.yahoo.com/pga/players/147/"]Tiger Woods[/URL].) For another, the current system gives too much credit to players who prevail against less competitive fields halfway across the globe.[/I] [I]Therefore, every week between May 31 and September 27, two days after The Tour Championship, Yahoo! Sports will unveil the new rankings of players Nos. 1 to 10, using lists submitted by many of the game's most knowledgeable observers. We will use a simple statistical formula for the lists we receive — the top player getting 10 points, the second, nine points, and so forth. We will then add up all the points to produce our list of the top 10.[/I] [I]We have asked voters to tell us who they believe are the top 10 players right now. Over time, we expect to add more voters to the list. We hope you enjoy it, and please offer your own views.[/I] The Yahoo! Sports World Top 10 1. [URL="http://sports.yahoo.com/pga/players/2675/"]Luke Donald[/URL] (25), 290 points 2. [URL="http://sports.yahoo.com/pga/players/302/"]Lee Westwood[/URL] (2), 256 points 3. [URL="http://sports.yahoo.com/pga/players/41/"]Steve Stricker[/URL] (2), 211 points 4. [URL="http://sports.yahoo.com/pga/players/6303/"]Martin Kaymer[/URL], 187 points 5. [URL="http://sports.yahoo.com/pga/players/737/"]Matt Kuchar[/URL], 151 points 6. [URL="http://sports.yahoo.com/pga/players/29/"]Phil Mickelson[/URL], 127 points 7. [URL="http://sports.yahoo.com/pga/players/8016/"]Rory McIlroy[/URL], 107 points 8. [URL="http://sports.yahoo.com/pga/players/4713/"]Bubba Watson[/URL], 78 points 9. [URL="http://sports.yahoo.com/pga/players/4127/"]Graeme McDowell[/URL] (1), 54 points 10. [URL="http://sports.yahoo.com/pga/players/4891/"]Charl Schwartzel[/URL], 50 points [I]First-place votes in parentheses.[/I] Some notes: Donald again dominates, with the smattering of first-place votes being divided among three other players. Phil Mickelson and Rory McIlroy switched places, as did Graeme McDowell and Charl Schwartzel. Aside from that, few changes from last week. Voters: Michael Arkush, Yahoo! Sports Shane Bacon, Yahoo! Sports Al Barkow, golf historian, journalist Jay Busbee, Yahoo! Sports Mark Cannizzaro, New York Post Jay Coffin, Golfchannel.com Tom Cunneff, Links magazine Martin Davis, Editor, American Golfer Steve Elling, CBSSports.com John Feinstein, Golf World/Golf Channel contributor Bill Fields, Golf World David Graham, two-time major champion Melanie Hauser, contributor, PGATOUR.com John Huggan, Golf Digest Sal Johnson, GolfObserver.com Rees Jones, golf course architect Peter Kessler, radio talk-show host Ron Kroichick, San Francisco Chronicle Mark Lamport-Stokes, Reuters David MacKintosh, Buenos Aires Herald [URL="http://sports.yahoo.com/pga/players/73/"]Andrew Magee[/URL] , PGA Tour veteran Scott Michaux, Augusta Chronicle Brian Murphy, Yahoo! Sports [URL="http://sports.yahoo.com/pga/players/675/"]Jerry Pate[/URL] , former U.S. Open winner Geoff Russell, Golf World editor Stina Sternberg, Golf Digest John Strege, Golf Digest Kris Tschetter, LPGA Tour veteran, author Jonathan Wall, Yahoo Sports Sam Weinman, Golf Digest.com [/QUOTE]
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