We’re back with another YouTube Golf Power Rankings update and there was plenty of movement from Aug. 16 through Aug. 29. The Handicap Tracker monitors scores from YouTube golf videos and calculates an on-camera handicap for each player.
Here are the current top 10:
- Bryson DeChambeau (+9.6)
- Jason Day (+8.7)
- Brad Dalke (+7.3)
- Nick Voke (+6.8)
- Pavan Sagoo (+6.8)
- Ryan Ruffels (+6.6)
- James Nicholas (+6.1)
- Jean-Philippe Mehu (+6.1)
- Sean Walsh (+6.1)
- Chance Taylor (+6.0)
Now let’s get into the biggest movers up the handicap leaderboard over the past two weeks.
Ron Chopper
Chopper made the biggest jump of the period, moving up seven spots to a 0.4 handicap.
Playing at Hampton Court Palace Golf Club, he shot 5-under through nine holes. The round produced an adjusted score of 4.7-under and was one of his best performances tracked this season.
Josh Rutherford
Rutherford shot 6-under at Wildflower Golf Course in Minnesota. It led to an adjusted score of 7.2-under.
The round helped him jump five spots on the leaderboard and improve his handicap to +3.1.
Ben Kruper
Kruper bounced back from a difficult opening round at Mickelson National Golf Club with an even-par second round.
On a course rated 76.4 with a 144 slope, even par was good for an adjusted score of 3.5-under. Kruper moved up five spots and now sits at +3.2.
Josh Kelley
Kelley shot 2-under through nine holes at Grove Park Inn in his latest YGT challenge. That round helped Kelley climb four spots.
Chris Kromlidis
Kromlidis took on The Cut in Western Australia and came away with a 1-under round.
With a 72.6 course rating and 127 slope, the round produced an adjusted score of 1.4-under. Kromlidis moved up four spots and improved his handicap to +2.2.
Riggs
Riggs posted one of his better rounds of the season during the latest Great Hater Match at Tobacco Road Golf Club.
He shot even par on a course with a 143 slope. The performance moved Riggs up three spots and lowered his handicap to 4.6.
James Robinson
Robinson shot 1-under at Great Northern Golfklub on a course rated 76 with a 149 slope.
The difficult setup turned that into an adjusted score of 3.8-under.
Mariano Di Vaio
Di Vaio’s strong summer continued with another under-par performance at Pevero Golf Club.
Playing alongside DP World Tour pro Filippo Celli and soccer player Álvaro Morata, Di Vaio shot 2-under through nine holes.
Ashley Mullin
Mullin had two rounds help him move up three spots.
He shot 1-under at Oaks Country Club for an adjusted score of 4.3-under, then followed it with a 1-over round at Royal Aberdeen Golf Club that still produced an adjusted score of 0.5-under.
Mullin’s handicap is now down to 0.1.
Cole Lantz
Lantz shot 1-under during tournament play at Oaks Country Club.
With a 75.2 course rating and 138 slope, the round produced an adjusted score of 4.3-under. Lantz moved up two positions and now sits at +2.0.
Biggest handicap impact (single video)
The biggest handicap cut from a single video belonged to Zerkaa. He shot 99 (+28) with a professional caddie and took 3.7 strokes off his handicap.
What did you notice from YouTube golf over the past two weeks?
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