The Official World Golf Ranking has been updated for the week of March 3, 2026, with Scottie Scheffler earning the title of the planet’s best player.
Despite losing a three-stroke lead with four holes to play at the Cognizant Classic, Shane Lowry jumped into the top 30.
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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.
See the full ranking here
Official World Golf Ranking Top 50 for March 3, 2026
Ranking is accurate as of Tuesday, March 3, 2026, at 5:12 a.m.
|
Ranking |
Player |
Country |
Average Points |
Events Played |
2025 Final Ranking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
Scottie Scheffler |
United States |
16.16 |
41 |
1 |
|
2 |
Rory McIlroy |
Northern Ireland |
8.71 |
47 |
2 |
|
3 |
Tommy Fleetwood |
England |
5.32 |
51 |
3 |
|
4 |
Justin Rose |
England |
4.92 |
44 |
10 |
|
5 |
Collin Morikawa |
United States |
4.75 |
42 |
16 |
|
6 |
Chris Gotterup |
United States |
4.56 |
52 |
28 |
|
7 |
Russell Henley |
United States |
4.47 |
40 |
5 |
|
8 |
Robert MacIntyre |
Scotland |
4.29 |
52 |
7 |
|
9 |
J.J. Spaun |
United States |
4.27 |
51 |
6 |
|
10 |
Xander Schauffele |
United States |
4.21 |
40 |
4 |
|
11 |
Ben Griffin |
United States |
4.18 |
52 |
8 |
|
12 |
Hideki Matsuyama |
Japan |
4.16 |
48 |
17 |
|
13 |
Sepp Straka |
Austria |
4.15 |
48 |
11 |
|
14 |
Justin Thomas |
United States |
3.93 |
40 |
9 |
|
15 |
Harris English |
United States |
3.62 |
49 |
13 |
|
16 |
Alex Noren |
Sweden |
3.59 |
40 |
12 |
|
17 |
Viktor Hovland |
Norway |
3.45 |
40 |
14 |
|
18 |
Patrick Reed |
United States |
3.40 |
40 |
41 |
|
19 |
Jacob Bridgeman |
United States |
3.26 |
52 |
81 |
|
20 |
Keegan Bradley |
United States |
3.22 |
44 |
15 |
|
21 |
Cameron Young |
United States |
3.19 |
47 |
19 |
|
22 |
Matt Fitzpatrick |
England |
3.09 |
48 |
21 |
|
23 |
Ludvig Åberg |
Sweden |
2.98 |
44 |
18 |
|
24 |
Maverick McNealy |
United States |
2.97 |
51 |
22 |
|
25 |
Tyrrell Hatton |
England |
2.95 |
40 |
20 |
|
26 |
Ryan Gerard |
United States |
2.92 |
52 |
42 |
|
27 |
Shane Lowry |
Ireland |
2.90 |
52 |
26 |
|
28 |
Si Woo Kim |
South Korea |
2.81 |
52 |
47 |
|
29 |
Sam Burns |
United States |
2.68 |
47 |
24 |
|
30 |
Kurt Kitayama |
United States |
2.67 |
45 |
36 |
|
31 |
Patrick Cantlay |
United States |
2.60 |
40 |
25 |
|
32 |
Min Woo Lee |
Australia |
2.56 |
49 |
44 |
|
33 |
Aaron Rai |
England |
2.54 |
52 |
23 |
|
34 |
Nico Echavarria |
Colombia |
2.46 |
52 |
51 |
|
35 |
Marco Penge |
England |
2.40 |
52 |
29 |
|
36 |
Bryson DeChambeau |
United States |
2.24 |
40 |
27 |
|
37 |
Jason Day |
Australia |
2.23 |
40 |
55 |
|
38 |
Corey Conners |
Canada |
2.21 |
46 |
30 |
|
39 |
Akshay Bhatia |
United States |
2.17 |
52 |
46 |
|
40 |
Matt McCarty |
United States |
2.16 |
52 |
54 |
|
41 |
Jake Knapp |
United States |
2.13 |
45 |
106 |
|
42 |
Andrew Novak |
United States |
2.13 |
51 |
34 |
|
43 |
Kristoffer Reitan |
Norway |
2.11 |
52 |
31 |
|
44 |
Ryan Fox |
New Zealand |
2.10 |
52 |
39 |
|
45 |
Michael Brennan |
United States |
2.10 |
40 |
32 |
|
46 |
Sam Stevens |
United States |
2.08 |
52 |
50 |
|
47 |
Pierceson Coody |
United States |
2.07 |
52 |
95 |
|
48 |
Rasmus Højgaard |
Denmark |
2.06 |
49 |
40 |
|
49 |
Sami Välimäki |
Finland |
1.99 |
52 |
38 |
|
50 |
Nicolai Højgaard |
Denmark |
1.98 |
52 |
79 |
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.
This article originally appeared on Golfweek: Official World Golf Ranking for March 3, 2026
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