The Official World Golf Ranking has been updated for the week of March 24, 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.
A week after he bogeyed the last and let a one-stroke lead with two holes to go at the Players Championship slip away, Matt Fitzpatrick survived the infamous Snake Pit at Innisbrook Resort’s Copperhead Course, draining a 14-foot birdie putt at the last to shoot 68 and win the Valspar Championship on Sunday.
He jumped nine spots in the ranking, from No. 15 to No. 6, in the process.
See the full ranking here
Official World Golf Ranking Top 50 for March 24, 2026
Ranking is accurate as of Tuesday, March 24, 2026, at 11:11 a.m.
RankPlayerCountryAvg. PointsEvents Played2025 Final Ranking1Scottie SchefflerUnited States15.344112Rory McIlroyNorthern Ireland8.234723Cameron YoungUnited States5.4146194Tommy FleetwoodEngland5.305135Xander SchauffeleUnited States4.964046Matt FitzpatrickEngland4.9649217Justin RoseEngland4.8744108Collin MorikawaUnited States4.8342169Russell HenleyUnited States4.6540510Chris GotterupUnited States4.55522811Robert MacIntyreScotland4.5252712Sepp StrakaAustria4.39471113J.J. SpaunUnited States4.0652614Hideki MatsuyamaJapan4.04481715Justin ThomasUnited States4.0340916Ben GriffinUnited States3.9252817Jacob BridgemanUnited States3.66528118Ludvig ÅbergSweden3.64441819Alex NorenSweden3.54401220Harris EnglishUnited States3.49491321Viktor HovlandNorway3.47411422Akshay BhatiaUnited States3.46524623Patrick ReedUnited States3.36404124Bryson DeChambeauUnited States3.31402725Keegan BradleyUnited States3.08441526Maverick McNealyUnited States2.97512227Ryan GerardUnited States2.91524228Jon RahmSpain2.90408529Si Woo KimSouth Korea2.85524730Tyrrell HattonEngland2.84402031Min Woo LeeAustralia2.81484432Shane LowryIreland2.74522633Sam BurnsUnited States2.74462434Patrick CantlayUnited States2.70402535Kurt KitayamaUnited States2.65453636Marco PengeEngland2.53522937Daniel BergerUnited States2.47506338Nico EchavarriaColombia2.40525139Aaron RaiEngland2.37522340Corey ConnersCanada2.29473041Jason DayAustralia2.15405542Jake KnappUnited States2.124410643Michael BrennanUnited States2.07403244Matt McCartyUnited States2.06525445Ryan FoxNew Zealand2.05523946Brian HarmanUnited States2.05503547Nicolai HøjgaardDenmark2.04527948Kristoffer ReitanNorway2.04523149Andrew NovakUnited States2.02523450Sam StevensUnited States2.005250Which tours are eligible for the Official World Golf Ranking?ACN TourAll Thailand Golf TourAlps Tour GolfAsian Development TourAsian TourBig Easy TourChina TourClutchPro TourDP World TourGira de Golf Professional MexicanaHotelPlanner TourJapan Golf TourKorn Ferry TourKorean PGA TourMENA TourNordic Golf LeaguePGA TOUR AmericasPGA Tour of Taiwan – Chinese TaipeiPGA TOURPGA Tour of AustralasiaPro Golf TourSunshine TourTartan Pro TourProfessional Golf Tour of India
Additionally, The Open, Masters Tournament, U.S. Open, PGA Championship, World Golf Championship, and Olympic Games are considered eligible tournaments.