Which players improved the most in scoring average in 2012? And which players took the biggest fall in that category? The PGA TOUR’s Alex Turnbull compared adjusted scoring averages with the TOUR ranking of 136 players who played the minimum number of rounds in both 2011 and 2012 (thus, qualifying statistically in the category). Here are the five players at the top of the list and the five at the bottom, based on their change in ranking from one season to the next. BIGGEST IMPROVEMENTS

Player	2011 rank (Adj. scoring average)	2012 rank (Adj. scoring average)	Increase in rank
Daniel Summerhays	182nd (72.487)	75th (70.722)	+107
Billy Horschel	152nd (71.512)	53rd (70.494)	+99
Ernie Els	121st (71.062)	25th (70.131)	+96
Kevin Stadler	139th (71.295)	54th (70.525)	+85
Robert Garrigus	105th (70.931)	23rd (70.066)	+82

BIGGEST DROPS

Player	2011 rank (Adj. scoring average)	2012 rank (Adj. scoring average)	Decrease in rank
Gary Woodland	15th (69.875)	158th (71.552)	-143
Robert Karlsson	26th (70.211)	148th (71.453)	-122
Robert Allenby	33rd (70.284)	139th (71.355)	-106
Andres Romero	54th (70.495)	157th (71.543)	-103
Aaron Baddeley	28th (70.230)	123rd (71.113)	-95

RORY AND TIGER Neither Rory McIlroy nor Tiger Woods played enough rounds on the PGA TOUR in 2011 to qualify for the comparison list. But here are their numbers had each player met the minimum number of rounds last year.

Player	2011 rank (Adj. scoring average)	2012 rank (Adj. scoring average)	Difference in rank
Rory McIlroy	3rd (69.48)	1st (68.873)	+2
Tiger Woods	51st (70.46)	2nd (68.904)	+49