The Official World Golf Ranking has been updated for the week of May 5, 2026, with Scottie Scheffler still in the position of the planet's best player.
By virtue of a T-4 finish at the Cadillac Championship last weekend, Si Woo Kim made the biggest jump in the top 50, leaping from No. 25 to No. 20. Kim was also third at the RBC Heritage and had a T-10 finish at the Valero Texas Open. He's made the cut in every one of his 12 starts in 2026.
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 May 5, 2026
Ranking is accurate as of Tuesday, May 5, 2026, at 10:20 a.m.
Average Points
Events Played
2025 Final Ranking
Scottie Scheffler
United States
Rory McIlroy
Northern Ireland
Cameron Young
United States
Matt Fitzpatrick
Justin Rose
Collin Morikawa
United States
Tommy Fleetwood
Russell Henley
United States
United States
Xander Schauffele
United States
Chris Gotterup
United States
Robert MacIntyre
Sepp Straka
Ben Griffin
United States
Ludvig Åberg
Hideki Matsuyama
Justin Thomas
United States
Jacob Bridgeman
United States
South Korea
Harris English
United States
Patrick Reed
United States
Akshay Bhatia
United States
Tyrrell Hatton
Viktor Hovland
Min Woo Lee
Maverick McNealy
United States
Bryson DeChambeau
United States
Keegan Bradley
United States
United States
Ryan Gerard
United States
Patrick Cantlay
United States
Kurt Kitayama
United States
Shane Lowry
United States
Nicolai Højgaard
Marco Penge
Daniel Berger
United States
Michael Kim
United States
Nico Echavarria
Matt McCarty
United States
Sam Stevens
United States
Gary Woodland
United States
Kristoffer Reitan
Corey Conners
Jordan Spieth
United States
Which tours are eligible for the Official World Golf Ranking?
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ACN Tour
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All Thailand Golf Tour
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Alps Tour Golf
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Asian Development Tour
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Asian Tour
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Big Easy Tour
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China Tour
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ClutchPro Tour
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DP World Tour
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Gira de Golf Professional Mexicana
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HotelPlanner Tour
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Japan Golf Tour
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Korn Ferry Tour
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Korean PGA Tour
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MENA Tour
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Nordic Golf League
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PGA TOUR Americas
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PGA Tour of Taiwan - Chinese Taipei
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PGA TOUR
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PGA Tour of Australasia
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Pro Golf Tour
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Sunshine Tour
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Tartan Pro Tour
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Professional Golf Tour of India
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 May 5, 2026: Si Woo Kim jumps to 20