Texas Tech’s Ludvig Aberg Moves to No. 1 in PGA TOUR University Velocity Global Ranking
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PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Florida – One week into the college golf season and there’s a change atop theVelocity Global Ranking, as Ludvig Aberg (Texas Tech)hasascended to No. 1 in PGA TOUR University. Fred Biondi (Florida) dropped to No. 2, while Sam Bennett (Texas A&M), Austin Greaser (North Carolina) and Travis Vick (Texas) round out the top five.
Both Aberg and Biondi opened the season with top-10s, but Aberg’s third-place finish at the Frederica Cup was enough to overtake Biondi, who finished T9 at the Fighting Irish Classic. Ranked No. 3 in WAGR, Aberg has two wins on his PGA TOUR University record, including the individual title at last year’s Big 12 Championship, and was runner-up at the 2021 European Amateur.
Canon Claycomb (Alabama) made the biggest move in the top-20 this week, improving seven spots to No. 9 after winning the Rod Myers Invitational. William Moll (Vanderbilt)won the Frederica Cup and made a big move as well, improving 32 spots to No. 38.
The top 10 players in the final Velocity Global Ranking will earn Korn Ferry Tour membership next season, with Nos. 1-5 being exempt members and Nos. 6-10 being conditional members. Additionally, players finishing 6th through 20th will be exempt members on PGA TOUR Canada and PGA TOUR Latinoamérica.
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Velocity Global Ranking – Week 36/2022
Velocity Global Ranking – Week 36/2022
| Rank | Change | Player | School Name | Events | Points Average |
| 1 | 1 | Ludvig Aberg | Texas Tech | 16 | 1231.11 |
| 2 | -1 | Fred Biondi | Florida | 11 | 1212.6827 |
| 3 | - | Sam Bennett | Texas A&M | 13 | 1204.2746 |
| 4 | - | Austin Greaser | North Carolina | 13 | 1168.1662 |
| 5 | - | Travis Vick | Texas | 13 | 1105.1054 |
| 6 | +1 | Adrien Dumont De Chassart | Illinois | 13 | 1074.9046 |
| 7 | -1 | Reid Davenport | Vanderbilt | 11 | 1036.7964 |
| 8 | - | Dylan Menante | North Carolina | 15 | 1019.738 |
| 9 | 7 | Canon Claycomb | Alabama | 10 | 996.828 |
| 10 | -1 | Patrick Welch | Oklahoma | 12 | 987.8592 |
| 11 | - | William Mouw | Pepperdine | 14 | 983.5264 |
| 12 | - | Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen | Oklahoma State | 7 | 978.7829 |
| 13 | +1 | Brian Stark | Oklahoma State | 12 | 966.215 |
| 14 | -1 | Ross Steelman | Georgia Tech | 12 | 957.7867 |
| 15 | -5 | Mateo Fernandez de Oliveira | Arkansas | 12 | 949.4492 |
| 16 | -1 | Palmer Jackson | Notre Dame | 13 | 942.3046 |
| 17 | - | Barclay Brown | Stanford | 11 | 914.3945 |
| 18 | - | John Keefer | Baylor | 10 | 909.172 |
| 19 | - | Sam Choi | Pepperdine | 13 | 906.5685 |
| 20 | +1 | John Dubois | Florida | 12 | 896.25 |
In partnership with the World Amateur Golf Ranking® (WAGR®), PGA TOUR University ranks collegiate players based on their average performance in NCAA Division-I men’s team competitions, official PGA TOUR tournaments and select DP World Tour events. The Ranking Period for the Class of 2023 began Week 23/2021 and concludes May 29, 2023, following the final round of stroke play at the NCAA D-I Men’s National Championship.
