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Two Ivy League profs say IT’s TIme To brIng
a LITTLe scIence To The offIcIaL worLd goLf rankIng
When Rory McIlroy tweeted on
April;15,;“#1;again;without;touching;a;golf;club;this;week;…;I;wish;it;was;that
easy!”;it;was;just;the;latest;dig;at;the;Official;World;Golf;Ranking.;McIlroy
seemingly;arbitrarily;taking;over;for;Luke;Donald;gave;critics;a;new;excuse
to;take;shots;at;a;system;they’ve;long;distrusted,;mostly;because;it;seems
indecipherable.
Besides;offering;at;least;partial;satisfaction;to;the;human;appetite;for
quantifying;who;really;is;the;best,;it;is;complexity;that;has;been;the;rank-ing’s;greatest;ally.;Through;mostly;ignorance,;none;of;the;criticisms;leveled
have;been;astute;or;specific;enough;to;get;traction.
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By mike stAchurA
illustrAtiOn By hArry cAm PBell
