Top 5 Golfers in the World in 2024 | The Race to the Top

Top 5 Golfers in the World in 2024

The world of golf is constantly evolving, but as of now, these are the top 5 golfers based on the Official World Golf Ranking:

1. Scottie Scheffler

Scott Alexander Scheffler (born June 21, 1996) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. He is currently ranked world number one, first reaching the position in the Official World Golf Ranking in March 2022, and has held that ranking for over 90 weeks.He has won two major championships, both the 2022 and 2024 Masters Tournament.

2. Xander Schauffele

Alexander Victor Schauffele (born October 25, 1993) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. He won the Tour Championship in 2017 and the gold medal at the men's individual golf event of the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. He has won two major championships, both in the same year, the 2024 PGA Championship and the 2024 Open Championship.

3. Rory McIlroy 

Rory Daniel McIlroy MBE (born 4 May 1989) is a Northern Irish professional golfer who is a member of both the European Tour and the PGA Tour. He is former world number one in the Official World Golf Ranking, and has spent over a hundred weeks in that position during his career. He is the only person to win the FedEx Cup three times, surpassing Tiger Woods' two. He is a four-time major champion, winning the 2011 U.S. Open, 2012 PGA Championship, 2014 Open Championship, and 2014 PGA Championship.

4. Ludvig Aberg

Ludvig Noa Åberg is a rapidly ascending Swedish professional golfer who has taken the golfing world by storm. Born on October 31, 1999, Åberg has quickly established himself as one of the most promising talents in the sport.

5. Wyndham Clark

Wyndham Robert Clark (born December 9, 1993) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. In May 2023, he won the Wells Fargo Championship for his first PGA Tour win; the following month, he won his first major, the 2023 U.S. Open.