Aug. 25, 2026, 3:00 p.m. ET
Scottie Scheffler holds the top spot in the Official World Golf Ranking for the week of August 25, 2026. The rankings are calculated based on points awarded to players over a rolling two-year period. Rory McIlroy, Cameron Young, Matt Fitzpatrick, and Wyndham Clark complete the top five golfers in the world. Points are awarded from numerous eligible tours and major tournaments worldwide. The Official World Golf Ranking has been updated for the week of August 25, 2026, with Scottie Scheffler firmly entrenched as the planet’s best player.
By virtue of a second-place finish at the BMW Championship, Patrick Cantlay popped up a dozen spots in the new ranking, jumping from No. 38 to No.
26. Also, Gary Woodland has moved up into No. 42 after a T-4 finish at Bellarive Country Club. Meanwhile, Tommy Fleetwood dropped two important spots, falling down from No. 5 to No. 7.
The OWGR system is calculated by awarding points from eligible tours and events to participating players over a rolling two-year period. Players are ranked weekly based on the amount of points they earn divided by the number of events they played in to reach an average total. Points hold their full value for a 13-week period and are then reduced in equal decrements. The current ranking for the Top 50 golfers in the world appears below. See the full ranking here
Official World Golf Ranking Top 50 for August 25, 2026 Ranking is accurate as of Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026, at 5:12 a.m.
Rank Player (Country) Average Points Events Played (2025 Final Rank) 1 Scottie Scheffler (United States) 17.57 42 (1) 2 Rory McIlroy (Northern Ireland) 9.09 43 (2) 3 Cameron Young (United States) 7.91 46 (19) 4 Matt Fitzpatrick (England) 7.10 48 (21) 5 Wyndham Clark (United States) 6.64 49 (45) 6 Russell Henley (United States) 5.62 40 (5) 7 Tommy Fleetwood (England) 5.51 51 (3) 8 Chris Gotterup (United States) 5.49 52 (28) 9 Sam Burns (United States) 5.43 47 (24) 10 Collin Morikawa (United States) 5.28 40 (16) 11 Xander Schauffele (United States) 5.27 40 (4) 12 Jon Rahm (Spain) 4.87 40 (85) 13 Si Woo Kim (South Korea) 4.84 52 (47) 14 Justin Rose (England) 4.76 43 (10) 15 Viktor Hovland (Norway) 4.65 42 (14) 16 J.J. Spaun (United States) 4.42 52 (6) 17 Ludvig Aberg (Sweden) 4.39 45 (18) 18 Robert MacIntyre (Scotland) 4.19 52 (7) 19 Aaron Rai (England) 4.10 49 (23) 20 Alex Noren (Sweden) 4.09 40 (12) 21 Ben Griffin (United States) 3.91 52 (8) 22 Justin Thomas (United States) 3.90 41 (9) 23 Tyrrell Hatton (England) 3.87 40 (20) 24 Hideki Matsuyama (Japan) 3.77 52 (17) 25 Ryan . (New Zealand) 3.77 52 (39) 26 Patrick Cantlay (United States) 3.68 41 (25) 27 Ryan Gerard (United States) 3.62 52 (42) 28 Jacob Bridgeman (United States) 3.39 52 (81) 29 Tom Kim (South Korea) 3.37 51 (107) 30 Kristoffer Reitan (Norway) 3.35 52 (31) 31 Min Woo Lee (Australia) 3.35 50 (44) 32 Sepp Straka (Austria) 3.30 48 (11) 33 Akshay Bhatia (United States) 3.28 51 (46) 34 Michael Brennan (United States) 3.22 47 (32) 35 Patrick Reed (United States) 3.20 40 (41) 36 Bryson DeChambeau (United States) 3.20 40 (27) 37 J.T. Poston (United States) 3.12 48 (58) 38 Kurt Kitayama (United States) 2.93 47 (36) 39 Harris English (United States) 2.82 51 (13) 40 Nicolai Hojgaard (Denmark) 2.81 52 (79) 41 Michael Thorbjornsen (United States) 2.76 50 (68) 42 Gary Woodland (United States) 2.75 48 (125) 43 Joaquin Niemann (Chile) 2.72 40 (142) 44 Maverick McNealy (United States) 2.71 52 (22) 45 Bud Cauley (United States) 2.69 48 (71) 46 Alex Smalley (United States) 2.66 52 (122) 47 Rickie Fowler (United States) 2.58 45 (83) 48 Keegan Bradley (United States) 2.54 44 (15) 49 Jake Knapp (United States) 2.54 40 (106) 50 Lucas Herbert (Australia) 2.37 40 (237) Which tours are eligible for the Official World Golf Ranking?
ACN Tour All Thailand Golf Tour Alps Tour Golf Asian Development Tour Asian Tour Big Easy Tour China Tour ClutchPro Tour DP World Tour Gira de Golf Professional Mexicana HotelPlanner Tour Japan Golf Tour Korn Ferry Tour Korean PGA Tour MENA Tour Nordic Golf League PGA TOUR Americas PGA Tour of Taiwan – Chinese Taipei PGA TOUR PGA Tour of Australasia Pro Golf Tour Sunshine Tour Tartan Pro Tour Professional Golf Tour of India Additionally, The Open, Masters Tournament, U.S. Open, PGA Championship, World Golf Championship and Olympic Games are considered eligible tournaments.
