Official World Golf Ranking

Name

Official World Golf Ranking

Legal name

Official World Golf Ranking

Website

https://owgr.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Guildford

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

The Official World Golf Ranking (OWGR) operates a weekly published ranking system that evaluates male professional golfers worldwide based on their performance in eligible tournaments over a rolling two-year period. The system uses a proprietary Strokes Gained World Rating methodology to calculate each player's skill rating from approximately 250,000 scores across 2,800 rounds, then derives Ranking Points for tournaments using Field Rating, Performance Curve, and Ranking Points Distribution Curve mechanics. Rankings are published every Monday morning (GMT) and are supplemented by an embeddable Sharing Widget, player comparison Ranking Graph, events archive, and historical ranking archives dating to 1986.

Product overview

Official World Golf Ranking operates as a unified ranking platform that provides a comprehensive system for ranking male professional golfers worldwide based on their relative performances in eligible tournaments. The core offering consists of the OWGR platform which calculates rankings using the Strokes Gained World Rating methodology, with supplementary tools including the Sharing Widget (embeddable Top 15 widget for third-party websites), Ranking Graph (player comparison tool), Events to Date (tournament results archive), This Week's Events (upcoming events listing), and Ranking Archive (historical rankings dating to 1986). The system is administered weekly and covers 24 Eligible Golf Tours globally.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Official World Golf Ranking Platform
• Sharing Widget
• Ranking Graph
• Strokes Gained World Rating System
• This Week's Events
• Events to Date
• Ranking Archive

Quantifiable outcome

• Major Championships awarded 100 First Place Points; The Players Championship at 80 points; other events capped at 80 points to maintain 25% Major premium
• +1 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• Masters TournamentflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerOne of six founding members of OWGR. The Masters is one of the four Major Championships and is awarded 100 First Place Points in the ranking system. Contributes to the governance of OWGR through the Governing Board.
• PGA of AmericaflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerOne of six founding members of OWGR. The PGA Championship is awarded 100 First Place Points. Contributes to the governance of OWGR through the Governing Board.
• European Tour (DP World Tour)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerOne of six founding members of OWGR and hosts its headquarters at European Tour Building. The DP World Tour is one of 24 Eligible Golf Tours. Contributes to governance of OWGR through the Governing Board.
• PGA TourflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerOne of six founding members of OWGR. The PGA Tour is one of 24 Eligible Golf Tours. Contributes to the governance of OWGR through the Governing Board.
• The Open (R&A)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerOne of six founding members of OWGR. The Open Championship is awarded 100 First Place Points. Contributes to the governance of OWGR through the Governing Board.
• United States Golf Association (USGA)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerOne of six founding members of OWGR. Contributes to the governance of OWGR through the Governing Board.
• 24 Eligible Golf TourscoreTechnology or Integration24 tours worldwide including: ACN Tour, All Thailand Golf Tour, Alps Tour Golf, Asian Development Tour, Asian Tour, Big Easy Tour, China Tour, ClutchPro Tour, DP World Tour, Gira de Golf Professional Mexicana, HotelPlanner Tour, Japan Golf Tour, Korn Ferry Tour, Korean PGA Tour, MENA Tour, Nordic Golf League, PGA TOUR Americas, PGA Tour of Taiwan, PGA TOUR, PGA Tour of Australasia, Pro Golf Tour, Sunshine Tour, Tartan Pro Tour, Professional Golf Tour of India. Tours submit Starting Field Data and Results Data to OWGR.
• International Golf FederationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEligible Golf Tours must comply with or promote the requirements of Article 5 (Professional Members) of the IGF Constitution.
• Saltire Data Protection Services LimitedminorOthersAppointed as OWGR's representative in the European Union as required under Article 27 of the EU GDPR.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• WTA Rankings: Official women's professional tennis world rankings maintained by the Women's Tennis Association. Comparable to OWGR as a sport-specific ranking authority serving a global tour ecosystem with weekly updates and standardized points methodology.
• ATP Rankings: Official men's professional tennis world rankings used for tournament entry and seeding. Directly comparable as a tour-operated ranking system published weekly on a rolling 52-week basis and backed by a global tour ecosystem.
• World Rugby Rankings: Official men's and women's world rankings operated by the global governing body of rugby. Directly comparable to OWGR as a sport governing body's authoritative ranking platform built on a results-based methodology with global stakeholder participation.
• FIFA World Rankings: Official global ranking system for men's national football teams, updated periodically using a sport-specific points algorithm. Comparable as a sport governing body-administered, methodology-driven world ranking widely used for tournament seeding and qualification.
• World Athletics Rankings: Official global rankings for track and field athletes, used for major championship qualification. Directly comparable as a sport governing body-administered ranking built on standardized performance scoring across an international event calendar.
• Rolex Women's World Golf Rankings: Operates the official world ranking system for female professional golfers using a parallel methodology. Directly comparable to OWGR as a sport-specific global ranking authority with similar stakeholder backing and data-driven weekly publishing cadence.
• ICC Men's Cricket Rankings: International Cricket Council's official rankings for men's international cricket across formats (Test, ODI, T20). Comparable to OWGR as a global sport governing body's ranking product using standardized performance metrics updated on a regular cadence.

Emerging players

• LIV Golf League: Newest entrant to men's professional golf; an OWGR-eligible tour whose events' inclusion and point weighting have been the subject of public dispute. Comparable as a competing tour that both feeds and challenges the OWGR methodology and governance legitimacy.

Broad incumbents

• PGA Tour: Premier men's professional golf tour in North America and an OWGR founder member. Comparable as a tour operator whose events form the largest single contribution of scoring data into the OWGR system and whose governance role shapes ranking policy.
• DP World Tour (PGA European Tour): One of OWGR's six founder members and host of OWGR's headquarters at the European Tour Building. Comparable as a leading men's professional golf tour that submits data into the OWGR system and shares governance responsibility for ranking rules.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

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Funding overview

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