The current #1 player in the world is Scottie Scheffler. He's been the top ranked player for the past 18 weeks, starting on May 22. Overall he's held the #1 position for 52 weeks. Scottie Scheffler first achieved the number 1 ranking on March 28, 2022.
| Rank | Name | Ranking Points | Been #1? | Been Top 10? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scottie Scheffler | 11.703 | ✓ | ✓ |
| 2 | Rory McIlroy | 10.971 | ✓ | ✓ |
| 3 | Jon Rahm | 9.634 | ✓ | ✓ |
| 4 ↑ | Viktor Hovland | 7.709 | ✓ | |
| 5 ↓ | Patrick Cantlay | 7.357 | ✓ | |
| 6 | Xander Schauffele | 6.834 | ✓ | |
| 7 | Max Homa | 5.308 | ✓ | |
| 8 ↑ | Matt Fitzpatrick | 5.145 | ✓ | |
| 9 ↓ | Brian Harman | 5.030 | ✓ | |
| 10 ↑ | Wyndham Clark | 4.889 | ✓ | |
| 11 ↑ | Jordan Spieth | 4.434 | ✓ | ✓ |
| 12 ↓ | Cameron Smith | 4.394 | ✓ | |
| 13 ↑ | Tyrrell Hatton | 4.216 | ✓ | |
| 14 ↑ | Tommy Fleetwood | 4.142 | ✓ | |
| 15 ↓ | Brooks Koepka | 4.136 | ✓ | ✓ |
| 16 ↑ | Cameron Young | 4.108 | ||
| 17 | Keegan Bradley | 4.059 | ✓ | |
| 18 | Tom Kim | 4.015 | ||
| 19 ↑ | Collin Morikawa | 3.995 | ✓ | |
| 20 ↑ | Sam Burns | 3.920 | ✓ | |
| 21 ↓ | Tony Finau | 3.822 | ✓ | |
| 22 ↑ | Jason Day | 3.663 | ✓ | ✓ |
| 23 ↑ | Sepp Straka | 3.648 | ||
| 24 | Justin Thomas | 3.556 | ✓ | ✓ |
| 25 ↑ | Rickie Fowler | 3.511 | ✓ | |
| 26 ↓↓ | Will Zalatoris | 3.511 | ✓ | |
| 27 | Sungjae Im | 3.428 | ||
| 28 ↑ | Russell Henley | 3.360 | ||
| 29 | Kurt Kitayama | 3.110 | ||
| 30 | Lucas Glover | 3.010 | ||
| 31 | Corey Conners | 2.926 | ||
| 32 | Shane Lowry | 2.740 | ||
| 33 ↑ | Hideki Matsuyama | 2.716 | ✓ | |
| 34 ↑ | Emiliano Grillo | 2.708 | ||
| 35 ↑ | Denny McCarthy | 2.700 | ||
| 36 ↓ | Justin Rose | 2.677 | ✓ | ✓ |
| 37 | Sahith Theegala | 2.646 | ||
| 38 ↑ | Harris English | 2.570 | ✓ | |
| 39 | Si Woo Kim | 2.560 | ||
| 40 ↑ | Adam Schenk | 2.346 | ||
| 41 | JT Poston | 2.338 | ||
| 42 ↑↑ | Ryan Fox | 2.287 | ||
| 43 ↓ | Adam Scott | 2.278 | ✓ | ✓ |
| 44 ↓ | Chris Kirk | 2.197 | ||
| 45 | Taylor Moore | 2.162 | ||
| 46 ↑ | Nick Taylor | 2.138 | ||
| 47 ↑ | Min Woo Lee | 2.122 | ||
| 48 ↓ | Tom Hoge | 2.099 | ||
| 49 | Cameron Davis | 2.067 | ||
| 50 ↓ | Billy Horschel | 2.055 | ||
| 51 ↑ | Adrian Meronk | 1.902 | ||
| 52 ↑ | Lee Hodges | 1.855 | ||
| 53 ↑ | Byeong Hun An | 1.841 | ||
| 54 ↓ | Joaquin Niemann | 1.818 | ||
| 55 ↑ | Robert MacIntyre | 1.808 | ||
| 56 ↑ | Adam Hadwin | 1.770 | ||
| 57 ↓ | Patrick Reed | 1.770 | ✓ | |
| 58 ↑ | Andrew Putnam | 1.765 | ||
| 59 | Lucas Herbert | 1.762 | ||
| 60 | Brendon Todd | 1.757 | ||
| 61 ↓↓ | Seamus Power | 1.716 | ||
| 62 | Keith Mitchell | 1.695 | ||
| 63 ↑ | Adam Svensson | 1.690 | ||
| 64 ↑ | Matt Kuchar | 1.645 | ✓ | |
| 65 ↓ | Kyoung Hoon Lee | 1.613 | ||
| 66 ↑↑ | Taylor Montgomery | 1.567 | ||
| 67 ↑ | Victor Perez | 1.567 | ||
| 68 ↓ | Alex Noren | 1.564 | ✓ | |
| 69 ↑ | Eric Cole | 1.515 | ||
| 70 | Alex Smalley | 1.512 | ||
| 71 ↓ | Guillermo Mito Pereira | 1.499 | ||
| 72 ↓↓ | Pablo Larrazabal | 1.492 | ||
| 73 ↑ | Gary Woodland | 1.462 | ||
| 74 | Justin Suh | 1.453 | ||
| 75 ↑↑ | Alexander Bjork | 1.447 | ||
| 76 ↑↑ | Vincent Norrman | 1.406 | ||
| 77 ↓ | Aaron Wise | 1.404 | ||
| 78 | Patrick Rodgers | 1.401 | ||
| 79 | Thomas Detry | 1.381 | ||
| 80 ↑↑ | Nicolai Hojgaard | 1.380 | ||
| 81 | Austin Eckroat | 1.373 | ||
| 82 ↓↓ | Abraham Ancer | 1.360 | ||
| 83 ↑↑ | Thriston Lawrence | 1.345 | ||
| 84 ↓↓ | Chez Reavie | 1.342 | ||
| 85 | Jordan Smith | 1.332 | ||
| 86 ↓ | J.J Spaun | 1.299 | ||
| 87 ↓↓ | Mackenzie Hughes | 1.285 | ||
| 88 ↑↑ | David Lingmerth | 1.271 | ||
| 89 ↓↓ | Brandon Wu | 1.264 | ||
| 90 ↓ | Stephan Jaeger | 1.255 | ||
| 91 ↑↑ | Ludvig Aberg | 1.254 | ||
| 92 ↓↓ | Mark Hubbard | 1.249 | ||
| 93 | Aaron Rai | 1.239 | ||
| 94 ↓↓ | Hayden Buckley | 1.230 | ||
| 95 ↑ | Zac Blair | 1.226 | ||
| 96 ↓↓ | Adrian Otaegui | 1.221 | ||
| 97 ↓↓ | Davis Riley | 1.219 | ||
| 98 ↑↑ | Thorbjorn Olesen | 1.214 | ||
| 99 | Alejandro Tosti | 1.209 | ||
| 100 ↑↑ | Akshay Bhatia | 1.200 |
Viktor Hovland has gained 1.36 points since August 21, which is the most of anybody in the world rankings. His rank has increased from 5th to 4th in the world rankings.
Cameron Smith has lost 0.44 points since August 21, which is the steepest drop of anybody in the world rankings. His ranking has dropped from 9th to 12th in the world rankings.
The highest ranked player who hasn't reached the top spot in the world rankings is currently Viktor Hovland, who is ranked 4th in the world.