The River Woods Junior Open is again selected for 2011 as a R&A World Amateur Golf Ranking event!!

The R&A

The R&A is golf's world rules and development body and organiser of The Open Championship.  It operates with the consent of more than 125 national and international, amateur and professional organisations, from over 110 countries and on behalf of an estimated 28 million golfers in Europe, Africa, Asia-Pacific and The Americas (outside the USA and Mexico).  The United States Golf Association (USGA) is the game's governing body in the United States and Mexico.

World Amateur Golf Ranking System

With effect from 1 January 2007, the World Amateur Golf Ranking (WAGR) System is being used. Rankings are calculated by R&A Championships Limited in accordance with the Rules and any decision of R&A Championships Limited on Rankings is final. The WAGR System ranks the top Amateur Golfers in the world on the basis of their average performance in Counting Events on a rolling cycle over the previous 52 weeks.
R&A Championships Limited reserves the right to vary or amend any of these Rules at any time.

For current rankings please visit http://wagr.randa.org