5 golfers who made big jumps in OWGR rankings after the 2024 FedEx Cup finale
The 2024 FedEx Cup finale i.e., the Tour Championship, concluded on Sunday, September 1. Scottie Scheffler won the tournament by four strokes over Collin Morikawa.
There was no change in the top three rankings as Scheffler, Xander Schauffele and Rory Mcllroy didn’t see any change in the OWGR rankings. Wyndham Clark and Ludvig Aberg slipped a spot in the rankings. Let’s take a look at the top 10 in the OWGR rankings after the Tour Championship:
Scottie Scheffler: Rank 1 (No change)
Xander Schauffele: Rank 2 (No change)
Rory McIlroy: Rank 3 (No change)
Collin Morikawa: Rank 4 (+2)
Ludvig Ã…berg: Rank 5 (-1)
Wyndham Clark: Rank 6 (-1)
Hideki Matsuyama: Rank 7 (No change)
Viktor Hovland: Rank 8 (No change)
Patrick Cantlay: Rank 9 (No change)
Bryson DeChambeau: Rank 10 (No change)
Meanwhile, several other players like Morikawa saw significant jumps in their OWGR rankings. Let’s take a look at them:
Five golfers who jumped ahead as per OWGR after the FedEx Cup finale
#1 Collin Morikawa
Collin Morikawa had the most reduced score within the FedEx Glass finale without the beginning scores. For wrapping up seventh within the FedEx Glass standings some time recently the Visit Championship, he begun with a score of 4-under standard. He carded rounds of 66, 63, 67, and 66 to wrap up with an total score of 22-under 262
With the beginning score, Morikawa wrapped up moment with a score of 26-under 262. He jumped two spots from 6th to fourth within the Official World Golf Rankings. He surpassed Ludvig Aberg and Wyndham Clark who wrapped up 16th and 8th separately.
#2 Adam Scott
After finishing second at the BMW Championship, Adam Scott hopped from 41st to 14th within the FedEx Glass standings. He tied for fourth with Russell Henley and Xander Schauffele at the Visit Championship.
The PGA Tour veteran’s total score was 19-under 268 at the competition. He finished fifth without the beginning scores. The 44-year-old bounced three spots from 21st to 18th within the OWGR rankings.
#3 Sahith Theegala
Sahith Theegala had the second-lowest score at the Visit Championship after Morikawa. Without the beginning scores, he wrapped up with a score of 21-under 263. With the beginning strokes, his score was 24-under 263.
Theegala wrapped up third within the FedEx Cup finale after Scheffler and Morikawa. He hopped three spots from 15th to 12th within the OWGR rankings.
#4 Justin Thomas
Justin Thomas was another player who played amazingly at the 2024 Visit Championship. The 15-time PGA Tour champ bounced from 33rd to 30th within the OWGR rankings.
Thomas tied for 14th at the FedEx Glass finale with the beginning scores and 7th without the beginning scores.
#5 Taylor Pendrith
Taylor Pendrith accomplished his best OWGR positioning of 45th after the Visit Championship. Pendith tied for eighth without the beginning scores and 14th with the beginning scores. He scored 14-under 271 after he begun the FedEx Glass finale with a score of 1-under.
Matthieu Pavon, Sam Burns, and Tommy Fleetwood all bounced a spot after the Visit Championship. The rest of the players saw no alter in their OWGR rankings.
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