World Golf Rankings: Breaking down the game’s top 15 players from the PGA Tour and LIV Golf

Billy Horschel moves up one spot to No. 15 after competing in the Sentry last week. Horschel struggled a bit, finishing in 51^st place at 10 under par. On a scoreable course at Kapalua, Horschel bookended his tournament with 1-under 72. He also had 4-under 69s in the middle rounds for his first tournament of 2025.  

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Robert MacIntyre remained in the No. 14 spot of this week’s world golf rankings. MacIntyre made his first appearance at Kapalua last week and tied for 15^th at 21-under par. He had two, 7-under 66s in the second and fourth rounds to fuel his finish in Hawaii. He is now preparing for this week’s Sony Open in Hawaii and is one of the names to watch in Honolulu.

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Sahith Theegala also remained in his position of this week’s world golf rankings. He struggled a bit in the opening round of the Sentry with a 3-over 76. That was in large part, due to the soft conditions, which challenged the field in the first round. However, Theegala responded, going 68-67-66 over his final 54 holes to finish tied for 36^th at 15-under par. Like MacIntyre, Theegala will compete at the Sony Open in Hawaii before the West Coast Swing begins.

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Keegan Bradley is at No. 12 in the world golf rankings. Bradley opened his 2025 season by finishing in 15^th place with MacIntyre at The Sentry. Bradley shot a 9-under 64 in the second round to highlight his tournament, stamped by an eagle on the par-5 18^th hole. In the second round, Bradley led the field in strokes gained total and finished fourth in strokes gained putting heading into the weekend.

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Patrick Cantlay also remained in his position in the world golf rankings. Cantlay also finished tied for 15^th with Bradley and MacIntyre at 21-under par. Despite shooting a 1-over 74 in the first round, Cantlay came back Friday and shot a bogey-free 9-under 64. Cantlay had two eagles in the second round, on the par-5 fifth, and a chip-in eagle on the par-4 12^th. He continued that momentum Saturday with an 8-under 65, which included making six birdies in a seven-hole span.

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Bryson DeChambeau remained in the No. 10 spot in this week’s world golf rankings. Outside of his work on YouTube, we will not see DeChambeau on a competitive stage until the LIV Gofl season begins. The first event of the LIV Golf season takes place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Feb. 6-8.

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Tommy Fleetwood is at No. 9 of the world golf rankings this week. Fleetwood did not commit to The Sentry last week. He has only played the Sentry once in his career on the PGA Tour, which came last year. Fleetwood finished 47th last year and is gearing up for some of the top events on the DP World Tour schedule later this month.

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Viktor Hovland sits at No. 8 in this week’s world golf rankings. Hovland, who dealt with a left toe fracture last week, finished tied for 36^th at 15-under par with Theegala. Hovland also parted ways with his swing coach, Joe Mayo, for the second time in 13 months. He and Mayo had split in late 2023, a few months after winning the FedEx Cup. The two reunited prior to the PGA Championship last May where he finished in third place. In regard to his swing last week, Hovland went to a double pump swing at The Sentry with his driver.

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Wyndham Clark also remained in his spot of this week’s world golf rankings. Clark finished tied for 15^th with Bradley and Cantlay at 21-under par. Clark had three 4-under 69s and a 9-under 64 second round at Kapalua. In his bogey-free second round, Clark had seven birdies in an eight-hole stretch. He also scored a 7-under 30 on the back nine.

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Ludvig Aberg drops one spot to No. 6 of the world golf rankings this week. Aberg finished tied for fifth at 24-under par in his second straight start at Kapalua. Aberg, who tied for 47^th last year, started the same in the first two rounds of 69-70. However, the difference from 2024 to 2025 was his third round. Last year, he shot a 4-over 77 in the third round. This year: a bogey-free 8-under 65. Aberg took full advantage of moving day this year at The Sentry.

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Hideki Matsuyama moves up one spot to No. 5 in the world golf rankings following his win at The Sentry. Matsuyama finished at 35-under par, which set a new PGA Tour record for the lowest score in relation to par. He recorded three 8-under 65s and an 11-under 62 in the third round to secure the win. The highlight shot of the week was his hole-out eagle from 107 yards on the par-4 third in the final round.

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Collin Morikawa remains at No. 4 in this week’s world golf rankings. Most of the time, when a player shoots 32-under par, they win. However, it did not work for Morikawa, who settled as the runner-up and lost by three. Morikawa led the field in greens in regulation at 91.67% and second in driving accuracy at 81.67% in finding fairways. Morikawa also had 32 birdies to just two bogeys in his opening tournament of 2025.  

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Rory McIlroy remains at No. 3 in the world golf rankings. Like Fleetwood, McIlroy did not compete in the Sentry. McIlroy tied for fourth in the 2019 Sentry for his only appearance at Kapalua. In previous years, McIlroy has had mixed feelings about starting the year in Hawaii, choosing to wait. As a result, he chooses to play in a similarly highly competitive field on the DP World Tour before the second Signature event on the PGA Tour.

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Xander Schauffele sits at No. 2 this week in the world golf rankings. In a week where low scores were the name of the game, Schauffele could not find that, especially early. He went 72-70 in the first rounds due to not making putts. He ranked 47^th in strokes gained, putting in the opening round and 56^th in the second round. However, Schauffele turned things around with a 7-under 66 to finish sixth in that putting category. But there is time for the reigning PGA Champion and Open Champion to get hot with the putter.

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Scottie Scheffler remains in the top spot of the world golf rankings. After announcing his withdrawal from The Sentry, Scheffler also announced his withdrawal from The American Express on Monday. He is still rehabbing his hand injury after broken glass punctured his hand on Christmas. Scheffler is not targeting to make his season debut at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, the second Signature event of the season.

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