LOB-Dwight

I saw this tweet by Brentley and then went back a few minutes later to find it and couldn’t. Still can’t, it may have been deleted.

Manipulation of WAGR is what it is, it's the fact that the USGA/R&A seem to not care that it appears to be fairly easy for a country's federation to do it, get 4 players in three of which are 15 or younger. This isn't pay for play, which, let's face it how a lot of exemptions are handed out all the way up to the highest levels.

The post wasn't about whether exemptions being offered for the US AM are okay or not, it is okay. I'm sure 99% of golf tournaments played have exemptions. The fact that Jordan is so easily able to get 4 juniors in the biggest Junior event in the world by fairly easy manipulation of WAGR is the point.

Tyler Mawhinney won the Canadian AM last year https://www.golfgenius.com/pages/10147522902942075374

Granted a few US teenagers shot worse than the above kids, however, all the US kids earned their spot by playing well in an 18 hole event. Those 4 kids were all exempt and ages 13,14,15, and 18. Absolutely ridiculous that they were exempt and the USGA should be ashamed of themselves for allowing WAGR's algorithm to allow this to happen. Our states qualifier had 78 kids for 3 spots. Some of the kids in our qualifier that just missed are a current D1 golfer that just Q'd for the US AM, a 2026 that is a late bloomer and could use the exposure (still un committed) and several 2025's signed to D1 schools. BE BETTER USGA. Peace out on Jr. Golf!!!!

that is exactly right, your response was far too logical. At least for juniors/college players it seems much easier to gain strokes in other categories vs putting. I looked up SG off the tee and the 100th ranked player is also right around zero......

can you guess without looking it up what the 100th ranked strokes gained putter is on tour? So what is their strokes gained stats. ie. +1.2 or -.3 etc. I think you'll be surprised, I was. I had never looked up that specific stat, it came in conversation today.