The official World Golf Rankings have been updated for the week of March 24, 2026, with Scottie Scheffler named the world’s best player.
The OWGR system is calculated by awarding qualifying tour and event points to participating players over a rolling two-year period. Players are ranked each week based on their average total points earned divided by the number of events played. Points retain their full value for 13 weeks, then reduce by equal amounts. The current ranking of the top 50 golfers in the world is as follows.
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A week after bogeying his final match and losing a one-shot lead with two holes to play at The Players Championship, Matt Fitzpatrick survived the infamous Snake Pit at Innsbruck Resort’s Copperhead Course to hole a 14-foot birdie putt in his final match for a 68 to win the Valspar Championship on Sunday.
In the process, he jumped nine spots in the rankings, from 15th to 6th.
See the full ranking here
Official World Golf Ranking Top 50 on March 24, 2026
Rankings accurate as of Tuesday, March 24, 2026 at 11:11 AM
|
rank |
player |
nation |
average. integral |
Matches that have taken place |
2025 final ranking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
Scotty Scheffler |
USA |
15.34 |
41 |
1 |
|
2 |
Rory McIlroy |
Northern Ireland |
8.23 |
47 |
2 |
|
3 |
Cameron Young |
USA |
5.41 |
46 |
19 |
|
4 |
Tommy Fleetwood |
England |
5.30 |
51 |
3 |
|
5 |
Xander Schauffele |
USA |
4.96 |
40 |
4 |
|
6 |
Matt Fitzpatrick |
England |
4.96 |
49 |
twenty one |
|
7 |
Justin Rose |
England |
4.87 |
44 |
10 |
|
8 |
Morikawa Colin |
USA |
4.83 |
42 |
16 |
|
9 |
Russell Henry |
USA |
4.65 |
40 |
5 |
|
10 |
Chris Gottrup |
USA |
4.55 |
52 |
28 |
|
11 |
Robert McIntyre |
Scotland |
4.52 |
52 |
7 |
|
12 |
Sepp Straka |
Austria |
4.39 |
47 |
11 |
|
13 |
JJ Spann |
USA |
4.06 |
52 |
6 |
|
14 |
Matsuyama Hideki |
Japan |
4.04 |
48 |
No. 17 |
|
15 |
Justin Thomas |
USA |
4.03 |
40 |
9 |
|
16 |
Ben Griffin |
USA |
3.92 |
52 |
8 |
|
No. 17 |
Jacob Bridgman |
USA |
3.66 |
52 |
81 |
|
18 |
Ludwig Aberg |
Sweden |
3.64 |
44 |
18 |
|
19 |
Alex Nolen |
Sweden |
3.54 |
40 |
12 |
|
20 |
Harris English |
USA |
3.49 |
49 |
13 |
|
twenty one |
Victor Hovland |
Norway |
3.47 |
41 |
14 |
|
twenty two |
Akshay Bhatia |
USA |
3.46 |
52 |
46 |
|
twenty three |
Patrick Reed |
USA |
3.36 |
40 |
41 |
|
twenty four |
Bryson DeChambeau |
USA |
3.31 |
40 |
27 |
|
25 |
Keegan Bradley |
USA |
3.08 |
44 |
15 |
|
26 |
maverick mcneely |
USA |
2.97 |
51 |
twenty two |
|
27 |
Ryan Gerrard |
USA |
2.91 |
52 |
42 |
|
28 |
Jon Rahm |
Spain |
2.90 |
40 |
85 |
|
29 |
Kim Si Woo |
South Korea |
2.85 |
52 |
47 |
|
30 |
Tyrell Hatton |
England |
2.84 |
40 |
20 |
|
31 |
Lee Min Woo |
Australia |
2.81 |
48 |
44 |
|
32 |
Sean Lowry |
Ireland |
2.74 |
52 |
26 |
|
33 |
Sam Burns |
USA |
2.74 |
46 |
twenty four |
|
34 |
Patrick Cantlay |
USA |
2.70 |
40 |
25 |
|
35 |
Kurt Kitayama |
USA |
2.65 |
45 |
36 |
|
36 |
Marco Penge |
England |
2.53 |
52 |
29 |
|
37 |
Daniel Berger |
USA |
2.47 |
50 |
63 |
|
38 |
Nico Echavarria |
Colombia |
2.40 |
52 |
51 |
|
39 |
Aaron Ray |
England |
2.37 |
52 |
twenty three |
|
40 |
Corey Connors |
Canada |
2.29 |
47 |
30 |
|
41 |
Jason Day |
Australia |
2.15 |
40 |
55 |
|
42 |
Jack Knapp |
USA |
2.12 |
44 |
106 |
|
43 |
Michael Brennan |
USA |
2.07 |
40 |
32 |
|
44 |
Matt McCarty |
USA |
2.06 |
52 |
54 |
|
45 |
Ryan Fox |
New Zealand |
2.05 |
52 |
39 |
|
46 |
Brian Harman |
USA |
2.05 |
50 |
35 |
|
47 |
Nicola Hoygaard |
Denmark |
2.04 |
52 |
79 |
|
48 |
Christopher Reitan |
Norway |
2.04 |
52 |
31 |
|
49 |
Andrew Novak |
USA |
2.02 |
52 |
34 |
|
50 |
Sam Stevens |
USA |
2.00 |
52 |
50 |
Which tours qualify for the Official World Golf Ranking?
-
Gira Mexico Professional Golf
-
PGA Taiwan Tour-Chinese Taipei
-
indian professional golf tour
In addition, the British Open, Masters, U.S. Open, PGA Championship, World Golf Championships and Olympic Games are also considered qualifying events.
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This article originally appeared in Golfweek: Scottie Scheffler leads golf rankings, Matt Fitzpatrick climbs
