Fred Couples Still No. 1 in Senior Rankings

Kathy Bissell

Bernhard Langer increased in points, but did not climb higher in the rankings with his victory at The ACE  Classic. The top four players are separated by less than .6 of a point.

By losing points from last year’s ACE Classic, Fred Couples, who is still No. 1, dropped in points from 26.47 to 25.9 while Langer increased his points from 24.9 to 25.33 with his victory. Any victory that is added or dropped is reflected in a year-long average.

In second place, Tom Lehman.  In third, John Cook.

Moves up:   Mark Calcavecchia from 19^th to 14^th;   Mike Reid from 36^th to 31^st.     

Moves down:  D.A. Weibring from 31^st to 36^th.    

Dropped for insufficient points:  Ronnie Black

Rankings are based on 12-month performances of Champions Tour players. When a tournament is played, the previous years results are dropped. Losing a high finish, dropping a low finish, adding a new high finish or a new low finish affects standings.  Players must have a minimum number of points to be included in the rankings, but all players are tracked.
 
In the chart:   Italic indicates change in position from last week.  
This system is not compiled by the PGA Tour.

	3/8/2011				2/16/2011
	Player	PPR			Player	PPR
1	Fred Couples	25.9		1	Fred Couples	26.47
2	Tom Lehman	25.88		2	Tom Lehman	25.88
3	John Cook	25.59		3	Bernhard Langer	24.9
4	Bernhard Langer	25.33		4	John Cook	24.39
5	Fred Funk	21.76		5	Tom Pernice, Jr.	21.6
6	Nick Price	21.72		6	Russ Cochran	21.39
7	Russ Cochran	21.63		7	Nick Price	21.22
8	Tom Pernice, Jr.	21.46		8	Fred Funk	20.59
9	Mark O'Meara	20.79		9	Mark O'Meara	20.54
10	Chip Beck	20.25		10	Tommy Armour III	20.41
11	Scott Simpson	19.5		11	Chip Beck	20.25
12	Chien Soon Lu	19.43		12	David Frost	19.63
13	Tommy Armour III	19.34		13	Scott Simpson	19.5
14	Mark Calcavecchia	19.23		14	Michael Allen	19.45
15	David Frost	19.11		15	Chien Soon Lu	19.43
16	Tom Watson	18.91		16	Loren Roberts	19.33
17	Michael Allen	18.88		17	Dan Forsman	18.95
18	Loren Roberts	18.61		18	Tom Watson	18.91
19	Dan Forsman	18.41		19	Mark Calcavecchia	18.75
20	Corey Pavin	18.38		20	Corey Pavin	18.38
21	Joey Sindelar	17.95		21	Joey Sindelar	18.32
22	David Peoples	17.64		22	Jeff Sluman	17.85
23	Tom Kite	17.41		23	Tom Kite	17.50
24	Jeff Sluman	17.19		24	David Peoples	17.46
25	Olin Browne	16.53		25	Larry Mize	16.55
26	Larry Mize	16.42		26	Jim Rutledge	16.38
27	Mark James	15.32		27	Olin Browne	15.92
28	Jay Haas	15.08		28	Keith Fergus	15.77
29	Jim Rutledge	15		29	Jay Haas	15.32
30	Keith Fergus	14.92		30	Mark James	15.32
31	Mike Reid	14.84		31	DA Weibring	15.19
32	Peter  Senior	14.82		31	Peter  Senior	14.86
33	Bob Gilder	14.8		33	Bob Gilder	14.8
34	Gil Morgan	14.71		34	Ronnie Black	14.57
35	Brad Bryant	14.56		35	Brad Bryant	14.56
36	DA Weibring	14.17		36	Mike Reid	14.34
37	Joe Ozaki	14.13		37	Joe Ozaki	14
38	Bob Tway	13.96		38	Bob Tway	13.89
39	Ted Schultz	13.68		39	Ted Schultz	13.85
40	David Eger	13.63		40	David Eger	13.63
41	Tim Simpson	13.5		41	Tim Simpson	13.5
42	Hale Irwin	12.88		42	Gil Morgan	13.38
43	Hal Sutton	12.57		43	Hale Irwin	12.88
44	Bobby Clampett	12.1		44	Hal Sutton	12.83
44	Eduardo Romero	11.91		44	Eduardo Romero	12.50
46	Mark Wiebe	11.19		46	Bobby Clampett	12.1
47	Mike Goodes	10		47	Mike Goodes	10.53
48	Jay Don Blake	9.77		48	Mark Wiebe	10.53
				49	Jay Don Blake	9.77