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THE R&A AND USGA COMMENCE WORLD AMATEUR GOLF RANKING PARTNERSHIP
2011年2月5日 R&A/美國高協 聯合新聞稿 - 雙方將共同合作世界業餘高爾夫排名
[5 February 2011, Phoenix, Az, United States] The United States Golf Association (USGA) today announced its support of the World Amateur Golf Ranking (WAGR) at its Annual Meeting in Phoenix, Arizona. The R&A and USGA are excited to engage in a partnership that promotes the Ranking as a global standard in amateur golf. 美國高協(USGA)今天在亞歷桑那州鳳凰城的年度會議上宣佈將支持R&A世界業餘排名系統。R&A和美國高協度對於將共同致力於推動這項制度做為業餘高爾夫全球排名的標準同感欣喜。
Starting this season, the USGA will use the World Amateur Golf Ranking as one of its exemption categories for its men’s amateur championships. Beginning in 2012, the USGA anticipates using the new Women’s World Amateur Golf Ranking as one means of gaining entry into its women’s amateur championships. The WAGR is already used as the entry standard for numerous championships around the world, including the (British) Amateur Championship and European Amateur Championship. 從本季開始，美國高協將採用R&A世界業餘排名(WAGR)做為美國男子業餘錦標賽保障名額的依據之一。2012年起，希望將R&A女子世界業餘排名(WWAGR)用於美國女子業餘錦標賽參賽門檻之一。R&A業餘排名已在世界各地被許多比賽做為參賽資格的依據，包括英國業餘錦標賽和歐洲業餘錦標賽。
Earlier this week, The R&A announced the introduction of the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking. It complements an already well established men's ranking, which encompasses more than 1,800 counting events and ranks more than 5,000 players representing 70 countries worldwide. The launch of the women’s ranking follows an extensive period of testing by The R&A and will provide the women’s game with a way to compare amateur player performance in elite competition over a rolling 52-week period. The women’s ranking currently has a calendar of 1,350 counting events with more than 3,100 ranked players from 50 countries.
本週稍早，R&A宣佈將引進女子世界業餘排名。R&A男子排名已行之有年，納入了世界70個國家全年1800場賽事總共5000多位選手的排名。女子排名則在大規模的測試階段後正式展開，目前含蓋50個國家1350項賽事3100多名選手。
A new World Amateur Golf Ranking website will be launched later this month under authority of both partner organisations. While the physical operation of the WAGR will remain in St Andrews, Scotland, The R&A and the USGA will jointly exercise committee oversight of WAGR system administration.
本月底前世界業餘排名網站將在R&A和美國高協授權下更新版面，仍由R&A執行操作，但將由雙方共同設立的委員會監督排名系統的運作。
The Ranking has become a weekly point of reference for players, championship organisers and golf fans alike and is supported by governing bodies and tournament administrators worldwide. 排名系統已成為選手、賽事主辦單位、和球迷的每週參考值，並獲世界各國的高爾夫主管機關和賽事管理單位的支持。