
Phoenix award
Most impressive bounce-back after worst round
Scoring System
PHOENIX AWARD SCORING RUBRIC
Recognizes impressive bounce-back performances. Requires significant rating improvement (50+ points).
1. Rating Improvement (0-200+ points)
• Rating difference × 2
• Example
80 point improvement = 160 points
2. Stroke Improvement (0-100+ points)
• Total strokes improved × 10
• Example
5 strokes = 50 points
3. Field Average Bonus (0-100+ points)
• (Field average - Comeback score) × 15
• Only applies when beating field average
4. Recovery Depth (0-50+ points)
• (Player average - Worst round rating) × 0.5
• Example
40 points below average = 20 points
5. Average Beating Bonus (0-100+ points)
• (Comeback rating - Player average) × 2
• Only applies when exceeding average
TOTAL SCORE CALCULATION
Final Score = Rating Improvement + Stroke Improvement + Field Bonus + Recovery Depth + Average Bonus
Example
- 80 point rating improvement (160 points)
- 5 stroke improvement (50 points)
- Beat field by 2 (30 points)
- 40 points below average (20 points)
- Beat average by 20 (40 points)
Total = 300 points
Current Status
Week 7: Cooper Johnson claims the Phoenix Award lead with 2783.9 points ↑998.
Analysis
Week 7 Phoenix Award Award Analysis for Técnicos Voladores: Leading the competition is Cooper Johnson with 2783.9 points. Following closely is Malachi Vazquez (2490.2), with Austin Lott (2466.4) rounding out the top three. The current point spread between first and last place is 866.8 points. Most improved this week: Cooper Johnson climbing 998 positions. Currently 19 out of 19 competitors are showing improvement. The closest battle is between Ernest Pennington and Tim Alwine, separated by just 5.7 points.

Commentary from Flippy (your trapped narrator)
Week 7 and I'm STILL tracking this Phoenix Award nonsense. Cooper Johnson is winning. There, I said it.
Técnicos Voladores Standings
as of Feb 28, 2025Rank | Player | Trend | Progress |
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1 | ↑998 |
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2 | ↑997 |
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3 | ↑996 |
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4 | ↑995 |
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5 | ↑994 |
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6 | ↑993 |
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7 | ↑992 |
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8 | ↑991 |
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9 | ↑990 |
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10 | ↑989 |
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11 | ↑988 |
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12 | ↑987 |
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13 | ↑986 |
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14 | ↑985 |
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15 | ↑984 |
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16 | ↑983 |
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17 | ↑982 |
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18 | ↑981 |
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19 | ↑980 |
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