The Official World Golf Ranking has been updated for the week of September 22, 2026, and although there wasn’t much movement, a few names did jump up in the top 50.
J.J. Spaun moved up five spots to No. 12, while Jacob Bridgeman, who won the Biltmore Championship Asheville, went from No. 29 to No. 20. Adam Scott, who had fallen out of the top 50, went from No. 52 to No. 45.
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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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Official World Golf Ranking Top 50 for September 22, 2026
Ranking is accurate as of Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026, at 5:12 a.m.
|
Rank |
Golfer |
Average Points |
Events Played |
|
1 |
Scottie Scheffler (United States) |
17.74 |
42 |
|
2 |
Rory McIlroy (Northern Ireland) |
8.98 |
43 |
|
3 |
Cameron Young (United States) |
7.46 |
47 |
|
4 |
Matt Fitzpatrick (England) |
6.97 |
48 |
|
5 |
Wyndham Clark (United States) |
6.65 |
48 |
|
6 |
Russell Henley (United States) |
5.45 |
40 |
|
7 |
Chris Gotterup (United States) |
5.38 |
52 |
|
8 |
Sam Burns (United States) |
5.29 |
47 |
|
9 |
Tommy Fleetwood (England) |
5.26 |
51 |
|
10 |
Xander Schauffele (United States) |
5.11 |
40 |
|
11 |
Collin Morikawa (United States) |
5.07 |
40 |
|
12 |
J.J. Spaun (United States) |
5.00 |
52 |
|
13 |
Viktor Hovland (Norway) |
4.99 |
43 |
|
14 |
Si Woo Kim (South Korea) |
4.70 |
52 |
|
15 |
Jon Rahm (Spain) |
4.66 |
40 |
|
16 |
Justin Rose (England) |
4.42 |
44 |
|
17 |
Aaron Rai (England) |
4.39 |
47 |
|
18 |
Ludvig Aberg (Sweden) |
4.25 |
46 |
|
19 |
Robert MacIntyre (Scotland) |
4.10 |
52 |
|
20 |
Jacob Bridgeman (United States) |
4.04 |
52 |
|
21 |
Alex Noren (Sweden) |
3.98 |
40 |
|
22 |
Ryan Fox (New Zealand) |
3.81 |
52 |
|
23 |
Ryan Gerard (United States) |
3.80 |
52 |
|
24 |
Tyrrell Hatton (England) |
3.66 |
40 |
|
25 |
Justin Thomas (United States) |
3.66 |
40 |
|
26 |
Ben Griffin (United States) |
3.64 |
52 |
|
27 |
Hideki Matsuyama (Japan) |
3.61 |
52 |
|
28 |
Patrick Cantlay (United States) |
3.56 |
41 |
|
29 |
Patrick Reed (United States) |
3.39 |
41 |
|
30 |
Min Woo Lee (Australia) |
3.33 |
50 |
|
31 |
Tom Kim (South Korea) |
3.29 |
52 |
|
32 |
Michael Brennan (United States) |
3.25 |
45 |
|
33 |
Kristoffer Reitan (Norway) |
3.23 |
52 |
|
34 |
Akshay Bhatia (United States) |
3.14 |
51 |
|
35 |
Sepp Straka (Austria) |
3.10 |
48 |
|
36 |
Joaquin Niemann (Chile) |
3.09 |
40 |
|
37 |
J.T. Poston (United States) |
3.02 |
49 |
|
38 |
Bryson DeChambeau (United States) |
3.02 |
40 |
|
39 |
Kurt Kitayama (United States) |
2.76 |
47 |
|
40 |
Shane Lowry (Ireland) |
2.74 |
50 |
|
41 |
Michael Thorbjornsen (United States) |
2.71 |
49 |
|
42 |
Nicolai Hojgaard (Denmark) |
2.65 |
52 |
|
43 |
Gary Woodland (United States) |
2.64 |
48 |
|
44 |
Harris English (United States) |
2.63 |
50 |
|
45 |
Adam Scott (Australia) |
2.60 |
47 |
|
46 |
Alex Smalley (United States) |
2.56 |
52 |
|
47 |
Bud Cauley (United States) |
2.56 |
48 |
|
48 |
Maverick McNealy (United States) |
2.49 |
52 |
|
49 |
Rickie Fowler (United States) |
2.44 |
45 |
|
50 |
Keegan Bradley (United States) |
2.40 |
43 |
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
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Additionally, The Open, Masters Tournament, U.S. Open, PGA Championship and Olympic Games are considered eligible tournaments.
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