The Official World Golf Ranking has been updated for the week of April 10, 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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Official World Golf Ranking Top 50 for April 8, 2026
Ranking is accurate as of Wednesday, April 8, 2026, at 1:51 p.m.
|
Rank |
Player |
Country |
Avg. Points |
Events Played |
2025 Final Ranking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
Scottie Scheffler |
United States |
15.1 |
40 |
1 |
|
2 |
Rory McIlroy |
Northern Ireland |
8.06 |
46 |
2 |
|
3 |
Cameron Young |
United States |
5.31 |
46 |
19 |
|
4 |
Tommy Fleetwood |
England |
5.23 |
51 |
3 |
|
5 |
J.J. Spaun |
United States |
5.01 |
51 |
6 |
|
6 |
Matt Fitzpatrick |
England |
4.97 |
48 |
21 |
|
7 |
Collin Morikawa |
United States |
4.76 |
41 |
16 |
|
8 |
Robert MacIntyre |
Scotland |
4.76 |
52 |
7 |
|
9 |
Justin Rose |
England |
4.74 |
44 |
10 |
|
10 |
Xander Schauffele |
United States |
4.71 |
40 |
4 |
|
11 |
Chris Gotterup |
United States |
4.63 |
52 |
28 |
|
12 |
Russell Henley |
United States |
4.48 |
40 |
5 |
|
13 |
Sepp Straka |
Austria |
4.16 |
48 |
11 |
|
14 |
Hideki Matsuyama |
Japan |
3.95 |
48 |
17 |
|
15 |
Justin Thomas |
United States |
3.86 |
40 |
9 |
|
16 |
Ben Griffin |
United States |
3.83 |
52 |
8 |
|
17 |
Ludvig Åberg |
Sweden |
3.72 |
44 |
18 |
|
18 |
Jacob Bridgeman |
United States |
3.61 |
52 |
81 |
|
19 |
Alex Noren |
Sweden |
3.47 |
40 |
12 |
|
20 |
Harris English |
United States |
3.43 |
49 |
13 |
|
21 |
Akshay Bhatia |
United States |
3.40 |
52 |
46 |
|
22 |
Viktor Hovland |
Norway |
3.33 |
41 |
14 |
|
23 |
Patrick Reed |
United States |
3.30 |
40 |
41 |
|
24 |
Bryson DeChambeau |
United States |
3.17 |
40 |
27 |
|
25 |
Min Woo Lee |
Australia |
3.02 |
49 |
44 |
|
26 |
Keegan Bradley |
United States |
2.94 |
44 |
15 |
|
27 |
Maverick McNealy |
United States |
2.91 |
51 |
22 |
|
28 |
Si Woo Kim |
South Korea |
2.91 |
52 |
47 |
|
29 |
Ryan Gerard |
United States |
2.85 |
52 |
42 |
|
30 |
Jon Rahm |
Spain |
2.84 |
40 |
85 |
|
31 |
Tyrrell Hatton |
England |
2.73 |
40 |
20 |
|
32 |
Shane Lowry |
Ireland |
2.68 |
52 |
26 |
|
33 |
Sam Burns |
United States |
2.64 |
47 |
24 |
|
34 |
Kurt Kitayama |
United States |
2.60 |
45 |
36 |
|
35 |
Patrick Cantlay |
United States |
2.58 |
40 |
25 |
|
36 |
Nicolai Højgaard |
Denmark |
2.55 |
52 |
79 |
|
37 |
Marco Penge |
England |
2.52 |
52 |
29 |
|
38 |
Daniel Berger |
United States |
2.46 |
49 |
63 |
|
39 |
Aaron Rai |
England |
2.35 |
50 |
23 |
|
40 |
Nico Echavarria |
Colombia |
2.33 |
52 |
51 |
|
41 |
Jason Day |
Australia |
2.29 |
40 |
55 |
|
42 |
Jake Knapp |
United States |
2.27 |
44 |
106 |
|
43 |
Michael Kim |
United States |
2.26 |
52 |
37 |
|
44 |
Corey Conners |
Canada |
2.25 |
46 |
30 |
|
45 |
Sam Stevens |
United States |
2.15 |
52 |
50 |
|
46 |
Kristoffer Reitan |
Norway |
2.10 |
52 |
31 |
|
47 |
Michael Brennan |
United States |
2.07 |
40 |
32 |
|
48 |
Andrew Novak |
United States |
2.06 |
51 |
34 |
|
49 |
Matt McCarty |
United States |
2.02 |
52 |
54 |
|
50 |
Brian Harman |
United States |
2.00 |
50 |
35 |
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 Championshop and Olympic Games are considered eligible tournaments.
This article originally appeared on Golfweek: Official World Golf Ranking for April 8, 2026
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