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World no.1

August 18th, 2026

Is Scottie Scheffler the best since Tiger Woods? The numbers are stacking up

PGA Tour, Scottie Scheffler, Tiger Woods, world No.1

February 9th, 2026

Cam Smith opens up on ‘brutal’ Matt Jones axing, and why Elvis Smylie can be ‘the best golfer in the world’

[IMAGE: LIV Golf] Cam Smith believes Ripper GC’s star recruit Elvis Smylie has the talent, grit and mindset to become the best golfer on the planet after the Queenslander turned heads with a surprise victory on his LIV Golf debut in Riyadh. RELATED: Elvis Smylie just pulled off the smartest ‘money grab’ golf has ever Read more…

January 22nd, 2026

Scottie Scheffler is halfway to breaking this once seemingly unbreakable Tiger Woods record

As the saying goes, “Records are meant to be broken.” But many golf fans would be shocked if that winds up being the case with several records set by Tiger Woods.

April 26th, 2023

Scottie Scheffler: Fully Present

Practical lessons on focus, patience, nerves and intent from world No.1 Scottie Scheffler.

February 22nd, 2023

COMEBACK KID: Reinvigorated Jason Day ready to scale golf’s summit again

For the first time in four long years, Jason Day is focused solely on golf.

February 20th, 2023

ON TOP OF THE WORLD: Jon Rahm was the Man of Steel in seizing victory at Riviera

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February 8th, 2023

This week’s dizzying world No.1 scenarios involving Rory McIlroy, Jon Rahm and Scottie Scheffler are at least simpler in one regard

The difference this time? Those vying for it will actually compete against each other on the same course.

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January 3rd, 2023

Watch out Rory McIlroy: Just one week into 2023 there could be a new world No.1

Rory McIlroy enters 2023 as the No.1 player in the Official World Golf Ranking, the third time the Northern Irishman begins a calendar year in the top spot having done it previously in 2013 and 2015.

December 11th, 2022

‘IT’S NOT JUST ABOUT MONEY’: McIlroy opens up on whirlwind year, motivation for 2023

PGA Tour’s star player takes stand on, off the course en route to memorable season

November 30th, 2022

The world No.3 golfer can’t climb to No.1, but Cam Smith is making peace with it

At No. 3 on the Official World Golf Rankings, the reigning Open champion will not be able to reach No. 1 given this week’s Australian Open is his last tournament of the year and is awarding minimal points.

Watch Scottie Scheffler hit HORRENDOUS chip shot, makes world No.1 break out in laughter

Masters 2022: Cam Smith one of SIX (!) players with a chance to be world No.1 

Watch the world’s best golfer hit the world’s worst shot, and then make an incredible recovery

Even at World No.1, Justin Thomas is underappreciated

Why Tiger Woods might be ranked No.1 in the world again sooner than you think

How was this NOT a hole-in-one for Dustin Johnson at the Northern Trust?

July 30th, 2018

The clubs Dustin Johnson used to win the RBC Canadian Open

Using his TaylorMade M4 driver, Johnson ranked first in strokes gained off the tee, picking up nearly seven strokes on the field.

July 30th, 2018

Ariya Jutanugarn wins Ladies Scottish Open, is projected to regain World No.1

With her one-shot win over Minjee Lee on Sunday at the Aberdeen Standard Investments Ladies Scottish Open, the 22-year-old from Thailand notched her third victory of the year, and the 10th of her career.

June 18th, 2018

US Open: Brooks goes back-to-back

Brooks Koepka hangs on at Shinnecock to win second consecutive US Open title

June 11th, 2018

Is Dustin Johnson a smart bet in the US Open? Who knows, but smart money won’t bet against him

Dustin Johnson sauntered to a six-stroke victory in the FedEx St Jude Classic to reclaim from Justin Thomas No.1 in the Official World Golf Ranking.

May 17th, 2018

Justin Thomas’ time as World No.1 could be short-lived if Jordan Spieth has anything to do with it

Unfortunately for Thomas, his first run as No.1 could last as little as two weeks, and there’s nothing he can do but sit back and watch during a two-week break from the tour.

May 14th, 2018

Justin Thomas does enough at Sawgrass to become World No. 1

Dustin Johnson’s 64-week run atop the Official World Golf Ranking is over.

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Leaderboard

TOUR Championship - 2026
Pos Player Tot Thru Rnd
1Scottie Scheffler-16F4
2Viktor Hovland-13F4
3Ryan Gerard-12F4
T4Ludvig Åberg-11F4
T4Jacob Bridgeman-11F4
T4Alex Fitzpatrick-11F4
T4Chris Gotterup-11F4
T4Russell Henley-11F4
T4Min Woo Lee-11F4
T4Rory McIlroy-11F4
T11Tommy Fleetwood-10F4
T11Adam Scott-10F4
T11Cam Young-10F4
T14S.W. Kim-9F4
T14Tom Kim-9F4
T14Collin Morikawa-9F4
T14Xander Schauffele-9F4
T18Akshay Bhatia-7F4
T18Sam Burns-7F4
T18Justin Rose-7F4
T21Patrick Cantlay-5F4
T21Wyndham Clark-5F4
T21Matt Fitzpatrick-5F4
T21Hideki Matsuyama-5F4
25Kristoffer Reitan-3F4
26Ryan Fox-2F4
27Alex Smalley-1F4
28Robert MacIntyreEF4
29Gary Woodland+2F4
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