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JAY
BAYRON broke into the top 100 amateur golfers in the
world, placing a respectable 88th with an accumulated
775.00 points in the World Amateur Golf Ranking (WAGR)
System.
WAGR is
the official ranking worldwide provided by R&A, the golf
world’s rules and development body which operates with
the consent of more than 125 national and international
amateur and professional organizations from more than
110 countries. This big group has control over an
estimated 28 million golfers in Europe, Africa,
Asia-Pacific and the Americas (outside the USA and
Mexico).
Under
the WAGR system, R&A ranks amateurs around the world on
the basis of their average performance in counting
events on a rolling cycle over the previous 52 weeks.
Bayron
received a remarkable 51 points (his highest since 2005)
in the 91st Philippine Open at Wack Wack last February
and won the low amateur honors.
He
gained a pair of 33s at the Southwestern and Australian
Amateurs plus 32 in the Malaysian Amateur and 31 in the
Saujana Amateur Open. The 28-year-old Davao native
registered 29 in the Philippine Amateur, 24 in the
Riversdale Cup and 18 in the North and South Amateur.
Anthony
“Tonight” Fernando was deep into the rankings at 346th
position with 564.48 ranking points.
Fernando, 24, a protégé of reigning national seniors’
champion Wigberto “Iggy” Clavecilla, has only played in
six R&A-sanctioned events. He earned 25 points in each
of the Spirit of America and Philippine Amateurs.
The
Ateneo de Zamboanga graduate made 22 in Saujana Amateur
Open, 21 in Malaysian Amateur, 19 in Greystone
Invitational and nine in Australian Amateur.
The
six-foot-two Mike Bibat, a 23-year-old veteran of
international tournaments, was the third Filipino on the
list with 439.22 rank points, good for 496th position.
His 28 and 22 in the Malaysian and Southwestern Amateurs
were his best scores.
Further
down the standings were Marvin Dumandan (315.62 for
645th), Antonio Asistio (196.88 for 829th) and Jun
Bernis (184.38 for 858th). |
