Texas Tech’s Ludvig Aberg Remains No. 1 in PGA TOUR University Velocity Global Ranking
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PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Florida – The top 31 players in the PGA TOUR University Velocity Global Ranking held their position this week, with Texas Tech’s Ludvig Aberg remaining No. 1 for the third week in a row. Aberg is No. 1 in the World Amateur Golf Ranking as well, and he was one of four top-20 players who played in this week’s Inverness Intercollegiate, which concluded Tuesday and will be added to players’ records next Wednesday.
Second-ranked Fred Biondi (Florida)and third-ranked Sam Bennett (Texas A&M) will add the SEC Match Play to their records next week, and No. 5 Adrien Dumont De Chassart (Illinois) will add the Folds of Honor Collegiate. The Ben Hogan Collegiate (Oct. 3-4) is the next scheduled start for No. 4 Austin Greaser (North Carolina).
Cincinnati’s Sam Jean moved into the top-100 this week, improving 18 spots to No. 86 after winning the Bearcat Invitational at Coldstream. Denver’s Carson Griggs made the biggest move, improving 24 spots to No. 127 after winning the William H. Tucker, and Central Florida’s Luis Carrera improved 15 spots to No. 118 after winning the Hartford Hawks Invitational.
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 38/2022
Velocity Global Ranking – Week 38/2022
| Rank | Change | Player | University | Events | Points Average |
| 1 | - | Ludvig Aberg | Texas Tech | 16 | 1231.11 |
| 2 | - | Fred Biondi | Florida | 12 | 1180.0108 |
| 3 | - | Sam Bennett | Texas A&M | 14 | 1146.3371 |
| 4 | - | Austin Greaser | North Carolina | 14 | 1143.3414 |
| 5 | - | Adrien Dumont De Chassart | Illinois | 14 | 1124.0707 |
| 6 | - | Travis Vick | Texas | 14 | 1076.9886 |
| 7 | - | Reid Davenport | Vanderbilt | 11 | 1036.7964 |
| 8 | - | Canon Claycomb | Alabama | 11 | 1012.5809 |
| 9 | - | Dylan Menante | North Carolina | 16 | 996.5088 |
| 10 | - | Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen | Oklahoma State | 8 | 992.0888 |
| 11 | - | Patrick Welch | Oklahoma | 12 | 987.8592 |
| 12 | - | Brian Stark | Oklahoma State | 12 | 966.215 |
| 13 | - | Ross Steelman | Georgia Tech | 12 | 957.7867 |
| 14 | - | William Mouw | Pepperdine | 15 | 956.8207 |
| 15 | - | Mateo Fernandez de Oliveira | Arkansas | 12 | 949.4492 |
| 16 | - | Ricky Castillo | Florida | 13 | 940.6469 |
| 17 | - | Barclay Brown | Stanford | 12 | 920.7658 |
| 18 | - | Palmer Jackson | Notre Dame | 14 | 912.8321 |
| 19 | - | Sam Choi | Pepperdine | 14 | 896.1357 |
| 20 | - | John DuBois | Florida | 13 | 877.1592 |
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.
