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The Official World Golf Ranking board has launched a brand-new ranking list designed to identify the best talent on the game’s smaller professional tours. 

The International Federation Ranking List is being billed as a tool for tournament organisers to use in identifying emerging players competing on the Asian Tour, Japan Golf Tour, PGA Tour of Australasia, and South Africa’s Sunshine Tour.

Comprised of ten players from each tour’s Order of Merit, the list is ordered according to those players’ world ranking.

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The top-ranked player from each of the previous season-ending Order of Merits will occupy the top four positions of the International Federation Ranking List to provide emphasis on each player’s accomplishment.

The remaining 36 positions will contribute further players according to their position in the relevant Order of Merit and OWGR.

“OWGR is delighted by the creation of the International Federation Ranking List offered as a tool for events to identify and reward with playing opportunities those high-performing players who regularly compete on these Tours,” said chairman Peter Dawson.

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“We look forward to the list facilitating the further enhancement of the global player pathways being created by its member organisations and tours.” 

The list will be updated and published each week.  

The International Federation Ranking List – Inaugural Top 10 

1. Kazuki Higa (Japan Golf Tour) 

2. Shaun Norris (Sunshine Tour)  

3. Sihwan Kim (Asian Tour)  

4. Jediah Morgan (PGA Tour of Australasia) 

5. Cam Smith (PGA Tour of Australasia) 

6. Adam Scott (PGA Tour of Australasia) 

7. Min Woo Lee (PGA Tour of Australasia) 

8. Thriston Lawrence (Sunshine Tour) 

9. Scott Vincent (Asian Tour) 

10. Sam Kaewkanjana (Asian Tour) 

View the full International Federation Ranking List here.


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Michael McEwan is the Deputy Editor of bunkered and has been part of the team since 2004. In that time, he has interviewed almost every major figure within the sport, from Jack Nicklaus, to Rory McIlroy, to Donald Trump. The host of the multi award-winning bunkered Podcast and a member of Balfron Golfing Society, Michael is the author of three books and is the 2023 PPA Scotland 'Writer of the Year' and 'Columnist of the Year'. Dislikes white belts, yellow balls and iron headcovers. Likes being drawn out of the media ballot to play Augusta National.

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