It is unhappy to say goodbye to the school soccer and NFL seasons, however that simply means golf season is beginning to warmth up. The PGA Tour and LIV Golf are off and working, so it is the proper time to debut our first golf energy rankings of the season.
This is our rating of the top-10 males’s skilled golfers on the earth in inverse order. LIV Golf and PGA Tour gamers are included.
Thomas had an up-and-down 2024 season that featured seven top-12 finishes and 4 missed cuts, however he is beginning to play constantly (4 top-six finishes in his previous six begins). The American cannot be ranked greater as a result of he hasn’t gained because the 2022 PGA Championship and has only one top-30 end in his previous 10 main begins.
9. Ludvig Aberg | PGA Tour
We need to put Aberg greater on this checklist, however his recreation is in a questionable spot coming off his withdrawal on the AT&T Pebble Seaside Professional-Am. Assuming he is again to full well being, the 25-year-old star is a menace to win his first main this season.
8. Hideki Matsuyama | PGA Tour
Matsuyama has three spectacular wins (Genesis Invitational, FedEx St. Jude Championship and The Sentry) over the previous 12 months. When he is flushing his irons and the putter heats up, Matsuyama is best than virtually each participant on the earth.
7. Tyrrell Hatton | LIV Golf
In case you do not pay shut consideration to skilled golf, you in all probability do not know how nicely Hatton is enjoying. The Englishman gained the Alfred Dunhill Hyperlinks Championship in October and Hero Dubai Desert Traditional in January and completed T6 in LIV’s season opener.
6. Collin Morikawa | PGA Tour
Morikawa is in the same boat as Thomas, as he is enjoying nice however hasn’t gained a PGA Tour occasion because the 2023 Zozo Championship. With eight top-five finishes because the begin of final season, Morikawa is shortly closing in on a drought-breaking victory.
5. Bryson DeChambeau | LIV Golf
DeChambeau spent extra time making YouTube movies and attempting to make a hole-in-one over his mansion than enjoying aggressive golf this offseason. Nonetheless, he deserves respect for profitable the U.S. Open, ending runner-up on the PGA Championship and ending T6 on the Masters final yr.
4. Xander Schauffele | PGA Tour
This was the hardest participant of the bunch to rank. Schauffele in all probability deserves the No. 2 slot after profitable two main championships in 2024, nevertheless it’s inconceivable to evaluate the place his recreation is as a result of he hasn’t performed in additional than a month due to a rib damage.
3. Jon Rahm | LIV Golf
Rahm has performed in 12 tournaments since getting back from his foot damage final yr. He gained two of them and completed T10 or higher in 11 of the 12. Coming off a runner-up end at LIV Golf Riyadh, Rahm appears to be like able to win one other main.
2. Rory McIlroy | PGA Tour
Is that this the season McIlroy lastly ends his 11-year main championship droop? After profitable his 2025 PGA Tour debut on the AT&T Pebble Seaside Professional-Am, that must be the naked minimal expectation.
1. Scottie Scheffler | PGA Tour
Scheffler completed off his sensible 2024 marketing campaign with 9 wins in his final 16 worldwide begins. The world No. 1 continues to be knocking off the rust after present process hand surgical procedure in December, however as soon as he finds his groove once more, he’ll be the heavy favourite to win each match he performs.
