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Official World Golf Ranking Update of US golfers in Top 50 after The Open Championship

Posted on 7/19/26 at 11:43 pm
Posted by NorthEndZone
Member since Dec 2008
14550 posts
Posted on 7/19/26 at 11:43 pm
Current Rank. Name (Best Rank)

1. Scheffler (1)
3. Young (3)
5. Henley (3)
7. Gotterup (5)
8. Morikawa (2)
9. Clark (3)

11. Burns (9)
14. Spaun (5)
15. Schauffele (2)
19. Griffin (8)

21. Thomas (1)
24. Gerard (23)
29. Reed (6)

31. Bridgeman (17)
32. Bhatia (19)
33. English (7)
35. Poston (32)
36. DeChambeau (4)
37. Kitayama (19)
39. Cantlay (3)
40. Cauley (38)

41. Fowler (4)
42. McNealy (10)
43. Bradley (7)
44. Woodland (12)
45. Smalley (38)
46. Knapp (36)

27 of top 46
Scheffler and Young are at their highest all-time best ranking.
Posted by makersmark1
earth
Member since Oct 2011
21457 posts
Posted on 7/20/26 at 4:15 am to
Young will likely breakthrough at a major soon.

Burns as well.
Posted by VernonPLSUfan
Leesville, La.
Member since Sep 2007
17919 posts
Posted on 7/20/26 at 8:19 am to
And we can't win a Ryder Cup.
Posted by SoDakHawk
South Dakota
Member since Jun 2014
10817 posts
Posted on 7/20/26 at 8:49 am to
Xander is #15? Expected him higher.
Posted by TejasHorn
High Plains Driftin'
Member since Mar 2007
11757 posts
Posted on 7/20/26 at 8:56 am to
It’s beyond incredible how we can’t win a Ryder cup while dominating the OWGR. 9 of the top 15.

It really speaks to how serious we take it vs the Euros.
Posted by DestrehanTiger
Houston, TX by way of Louisiana
Member since Nov 2005
13589 posts
Posted on 7/20/26 at 9:19 am to
quote:

It really speaks to how serious we take it vs the Euros.


I really think we should stop trying to make the players care about it more. It's not working. Lean the other way. Try to make the prep as close to a normal event as possible. Sure, build up everything to make it different for the fans, but leave the behind the scenes stuff out for the players. They can't fake it. It does mean more to the Euros. So, let the US team go into the event like the machines they are for every other event and win the cup that way.
Posted by JimTiger72
LA
Member since Jun 2023
19726 posts
Posted on 7/20/26 at 9:31 am to
It seems like their top 12 is just much better than ours. Henley, Spaun, English, Morikawa, Griffin… hell maybe even Burns just don’t seem like that guy in a Ryder Cup. Although 3 of those were automatic qualifiers last year

Rory
Fitz
Fleetwood
Rose
Rahm
Hovland
Aberg
Macintyre
Rai
Hatton
Straka
Noren
(Hojgaard/Lowry)
Posted by iwyLSUiwy
I'm your huckleberry
Member since Apr 2008
43261 posts
Posted on 7/20/26 at 9:35 am to
209. Joel Dahmen (58)
Posted by DestrehanTiger
Houston, TX by way of Louisiana
Member since Nov 2005
13589 posts
Posted on 7/20/26 at 9:40 am to
quote:


It seems like their top 12 is just much better than ours. Henley, Spaun, English, Morikawa, Griffin… hell maybe even Burns just don’t seem like that guy in a Ryder Cup. Although 3 of those were automatic qualifiers last year


We are still over a year away from Adare, but I really think that Burns and Young will be top players going into that one. It can be argued that Burns has sucked in Ryder Cups, but so did Fitz until he grew into the really good pro that he is now. I can see the same thing happening for Burns.

The US needs to hope some random guys don't win majors next year. I know Spaun was actually pretty good in the 2025 Ryder Cup and had a good year that year (more than just the Players and US Open), but his play this season shows it was more of an anomaly.
This post was edited on 7/20/26 at 9:42 am
Posted by AbuTheMonkey
Chicago, IL
Member since May 2014
8695 posts
Posted on 7/20/26 at 10:56 am to
quote:

We are still over a year away from Adare, but I really think that Burns and Young will be top players going into that one. It can be argued that Burns has sucked in Ryder Cups, but so did Fitz until he grew into the really good pro that he is now. I can see the same thing happening for Burns.


There was one of the Presidents Cups (Quail Hollow maybe?) where he played his arse off but only notched two half point draws because he was either playing with corpses or ran up against pairings that were just unreal hot. Want to say he was either #1 or #2 in strokes gained for the US that week.

He didn't play all that bad in Italy, either, all things considered. He played two team matches against what were probably their two best teams (Rahm and Hatton, Aberg and Hovland) and went 1 - 1 in those two; then he played Rory in singles. Tough draw there.

He played absolutely terrible at Bethpage. The U.S. has to have guys like Burns at a minimum go 0.500 to win in those scenarios.
Posted by JimTiger72
LA
Member since Jun 2023
19726 posts
Posted on 7/20/26 at 11:02 am to
quote:

209. Joel Dahmen (58)

213. Anthony Kim (6)
Posted by The Torch
DFW The Dub
Member since Aug 2014
30280 posts
Posted on 7/20/26 at 11:38 am to
quote:

11. Burns (9)


Why would Sam drop ?
Posted by iwyLSUiwy
I'm your huckleberry
Member since Apr 2008
43261 posts
Posted on 7/20/26 at 11:43 am to
The number on the right is their all time best rank. I would imagine he moved up, just not up to his career best.
Posted by The Torch
DFW The Dub
Member since Aug 2014
30280 posts
Posted on 7/20/26 at 11:51 am to
quote:

right is their all time best rank.


10-4

I thought it was his last rating.
Posted by NorthEndZone
Member since Dec 2008
14550 posts
Posted on 7/20/26 at 12:47 pm to
Yeah. Sam ended 2025 at #25 and was #18 prior to last week. Now he is #11.
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