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Sat, Feb 20 2010 3:53 PM (6 replies)
  • IPv6Freely
    IPv6Freely
    13 Posts
    Fri, Feb 19 2010 2:37 PM

    Hello all. It is my understanding that your average is calculated based on the best 10 of your last 14 rounds. But, what if all you ever play is 9 hole rounds? Does WGT combine two 9 hole rounds to come up with a score? Or what?

    For example, my last 14 rounds, if you add two 9 hole rounds together, are:

    34 34 68
    32 35 67
    -- -- 72
    35 33 68
    34 34 68
    34 37 71
    -- -- 75
    36 35 71
    -- -- 71
    39 35 74
    -- -- 74
    34 36 70
    38 38 76
    -- -- 73

    Take the best 10 and you get: 68,67,72,68,68,71,71,71,70,73

    Add them up and get 699

    699/10 = 69.9. My average is actually 67.93, so clearly this way of calculating average is not correct.

    Can somebody please enlighten me as to how average is actually calculated?

  • ghettocop1
    ghettocop1
    259 Posts
    Fri, Feb 19 2010 3:35 PM

    I think they just double whatever you shot on the original nine you played.

  • marioh
    marioh
    1,055 Posts
    Fri, Feb 19 2010 3:44 PM

    IPv6Freely:

    Hello all. It is my understanding that your average is calculated based on the best 10 of your last 14 rounds. But, what if all you ever play is 9 hole rounds? Does WGT combine two 9 hole rounds to come up with a score? Or what?

    For example, my last 14 rounds, if you add two 9 hole rounds together, are:

    34 34 68
    32 35 67
    -- -- 72
    35 33 68
    34 34 68
    34 37 71
    -- -- 75
    36 35 71
    -- -- 71
    39 35 74
    -- -- 74
    34 36 70
    38 38 76
    -- -- 73

    Take the best 10 and you get: 68,67,72,68,68,71,71,71,70,73

    Add them up and get 699

    699/10 = 69.9. My average is actually 67.93, so clearly this way of calculating average is not correct.

    Can somebody please enlighten me as to how average is actually calculated?

     

     

     

    I believe more recent rounds are "weighted" more than older rounds.

     

    Is the list you posted newest down to oldest?

     

     

  • Joeyola
    Joeyola
    1,210 Posts
    Fri, Feb 19 2010 4:43 PM

    I'm not sure WGT has ever released the formula. I calculated your average...after rounding off, I came up with 67.93 which is what you are currently posting.  I took your 9 hole scores and doubled them, counted only the best 10 of the last 14 rounds then applied a weighted average to the top 3 scores and the top 10 scores as a whole.  It usually works but I have seen irregularities when some of the top 3 scores are the highest scores.  Any variance could be due to the algorithm, like 9 hole scores, when doubled, always produce an even number, a  certain number of rounds need to be played and where the 4 highest rounds fall into the sequence.

    Joey       

  • melcom6
    melcom6
    11 Posts
    Fri, Feb 19 2010 5:24 PM

    i dont know but i think it also has to do with your tier and then they work out a handicap for each tier!!

  • Middle4man
    Middle4man
    368 Posts
    Fri, Feb 19 2010 5:28 PM
    I just recently read a query on such and found a wonderful explanation from AvatarLee. I wrote on his wall and he replied with the exact numbers. Give him your last 14 rounds and I can imagine he will take the time to plug those into the formula and show you how your averages are computed.
  • IPv6Freely
    IPv6Freely
    13 Posts
    Sat, Feb 20 2010 3:53 PM

    Thanks guys :)

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