The Official World Golf Ranking has been updated for the week of March 17, 2026, with Scottie Scheffler earning the title of the planet’s best player.
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.
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By virtue of his victory at the Players Championship, Cameron Young jumped to No. 4.
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Official World Golf Ranking Top 50 for March 17, 2026
Ranking is accurate as of Tuesday, March 17, 2026, at 5:12 a.m.
|
Rank |
Player |
Country |
Avg. Points |
Events Played |
2025 Final Ranking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
Scottie Scheffler |
United States |
15.65 |
41 |
1 |
|
2 |
Rory McIlroy |
Northern Ireland |
8.40 |
47 |
2 |
|
3 |
Tommy Fleetwood |
England |
5.39 |
51 |
3 |
|
4 |
Cameron Young |
United States |
5.35 |
47 |
19 |
|
5 |
Justin Rose |
England |
4.94 |
44 |
10 |
|
6 |
Collin Morikawa |
United States |
4.92 |
42 |
16 |
|
7 |
Xander Schauffele |
United States |
4.79 |
40 |
4 |
|
8 |
Russell Henley |
United States |
4.74 |
40 |
5 |
|
9 |
Robert MacIntyre |
Scotland |
4.60 |
52 |
7 |
|
10 |
Chris Gotterup |
United States |
4.59 |
52 |
28 |
|
11 |
Sepp Straka |
Austria |
4.37 |
48 |
11 |
|
12 |
J.J. Spaun |
United States |
4.13 |
52 |
6 |
|
13 |
Hideki Matsuyama |
Japan |
4.11 |
48 |
17 |
|
14 |
Justin Thomas |
United States |
4.06 |
40 |
9 |
|
15 |
Matt Fitzpatrick |
England |
4.01 |
48 |
21 |
|
16 |
Ben Griffin |
United States |
3.98 |
52 |
8 |
|
17 |
Ludvig Åberg |
Sweden |
3.71 |
44 |
18 |
|
18 |
Viktor Hovland |
Norway |
3.62 |
40 |
14 |
|
19 |
Alex Noren |
Sweden |
3.60 |
40 |
12 |
|
20 |
Jacob Bridgeman |
United States |
3.60 |
52 |
81 |
|
21 |
Harris English |
United States |
3.55 |
49 |
13 |
|
22 |
Akshay Bhatia |
United States |
3.50 |
52 |
46 |
|
23 |
Patrick Reed |
United States |
3.39 |
40 |
41 |
|
24 |
Keegan Bradley |
United States |
3.13 |
44 |
15 |
|
25 |
Maverick McNealy |
United States |
2.96 |
52 |
22 |
|
26 |
Ryan Gerard |
United States |
2.94 |
52 |
42 |
|
27 |
Tyrrell Hatton |
England |
2.90 |
40 |
20 |
|
28 |
Si Woo Kim |
South Korea |
2.88 |
52 |
47 |
|
29 |
Shane Lowry |
Ireland |
2.79 |
52 |
26 |
|
30 |
Min Woo Lee |
Australia |
2.78 |
49 |
44 |
|
31 |
Sam Burns |
United States |
2.73 |
47 |
24 |
|
32 |
Kurt Kitayama |
United States |
2.68 |
45 |
36 |
|
33 |
Bryson DeChambeau |
United States |
2.68 |
40 |
27 |
|
34 |
Jon Rahm |
Spain |
2.58 |
40 |
85 |
|
35 |
Patrick Cantlay |
United States |
2.56 |
40 |
25 |
|
36 |
Daniel Berger |
United States |
2.45 |
51 |
63 |
|
37 |
Nico Echavarria |
Colombia |
2.43 |
52 |
51 |
|
38 |
Aaron Rai |
England |
2.42 |
52 |
23 |
|
39 |
Marco Penge |
England |
2.33 |
52 |
29 |
|
40 |
Corey Conners |
Canada |
2.29 |
46 |
30 |
|
41 |
Jason Day |
Australia |
2.19 |
40 |
55 |
|
42 |
Jake Knapp |
United States |
2.14 |
44 |
106 |
|
43 |
Matt McCarty |
United States |
2.10 |
52 |
54 |
|
44 |
Michael Brennan |
United States |
2.10 |
40 |
32 |
|
45 |
Ryan Fox |
New Zealand |
2.08 |
52 |
39 |
|
46 |
Kristoffer Reitan |
Norway |
2.07 |
52 |
31 |
|
47 |
Nicolai Højgaard |
Denmark |
2.05 |
52 |
79 |
|
48 |
Brian Harman |
United States |
2.04 |
51 |
35 |
|
49 |
Andrew Novak |
United States |
2.04 |
52 |
34 |
|
50 |
Adam Scott |
Australia |
2.04 |
48 |
64 |
Which tours are eligible for the Official World Golf Ranking?
-
Gira de Golf Professional Mexicana
-
PGA Tour of Taiwan – Chinese Taipei
-
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.
This article originally appeared on Golfweek: Official World Golf Ranking for March 17, 2026: Cameron Young jumps
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