The top 20 player rankings on the PGA Tour are halfway through the season

The PGA Tour begins its most brutal stretch of the season Thursday at the Cadillac Championship At Trump National Doral outside Miami.

It’s the first of back-to-back signature events — next week in Charlotte, North Carolina for the Truest Championship, where another $20 million purse will be on the line.

Then it’s on to the PGA Championship May 14-17 at Aronimink Golf Club in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania.

“When you have a major championship like the last one, I think it creates a different kind of a different cadence,” the world No. Scotty Scheffler Said “Major championships are the toughest events.”

Scheffler is in the field this week at the Blue Monster, which last hosted a PGA Tour event in 2016.

World No. 2 Rory McIlroy is skipping his second straight signature event after winning the Masters

Here are the PGA Tour Power Rankings at the halfway point of the PGA Tour season:

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1. Scotty Scheffler

For all the talk of Scottie being off this season, he won the American Express on Jan. 22 and finished runner-up twice. At the Masters he lost to McIlroy by one stroke when he didn’t have his A-game, then fell. Matt Fitzpatrick Playoffs at RBC Heritage. He has 29 consecutive top-25 finishes on tour; His last finish outside the top 25 in the 2024 BMW Championship was a tie for 33rd.

Scheffler’s game is heating up ahead of the PGA Championship, where he will try to defend his title. He will attempt to complete the career Grand Slam at the US Open at Shinnecock Hills (June 18-21) in Southampton, New York.

“I want to be able to win the US Open,” Scheffler told reporters on Wednesday. “It’s a tournament that I love. I love my country, I want to be able to win my national open. And I’ve had some success in that tournament before, and I think it suits my style of play. I’m excited to go to Shinnek this year and hopefully I can get it done.”

McIlroy still trails Scheffler in the world rankings, but he picked up his biggest win of the season when he won a Green Jacket at Augusta National For the second year in a row. Although she’s skipping this week’s tournament at Trump National Doral, she got a shout-out from President Donald Trump at the White House state dinner for King Charles III on Tuesday night.

3. Matt Fitzpatrick

The soon-to-be father earned his fourth PGA Tour victory when his memorable approach shot on the 18th hole led to a birdie to take down Scheffler in a playoff at Hilton Head, South Carolina. Fitzpatrick then won the following week when he teamed up with his younger brother Alex New Orleans wins the Zurich Classic The best part in one shot: Alex received a PGA Tour card, as well as invitations to the PGA Championship and next year’s Players Championship and to all signature events remaining in 2026, including the Cadillac Championship.

It’s a shame that Morikawa has struggled with a back injury for the past few weeks. After ending a 28-month winless drought at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am on Feb. 12, he has finished in the top 10 in each of the past four tournaments he has completed at Pebble Beach. Even with his back struggling, Morikawa went 11 under over the final 54 holes of the Masters. Tied for seventh at 9 under.

After finally winning the tour at the end of the 2025 season, Young picked him up March 12 Signature victory between players. He has finished in the top 25 in each of his past five starts, including a tie for third at the Arnold Palmer Invitational and the Masters. He ranks in the top 10 in strokes gained on tour: total (1.422), tee to green (1.296) and off the tee (.611).

Gotterup and Matt Fitzpatrick are the only ones A two-time winner on tour this season. Gotterup won the season-opening Sony Open in Hawaii and survived a playoff at the WM Phoenix Open. He finished 24th in his Masters debut, no small feat, and 25th at the RBC Heritage. He ranks fourth on tour in driving distance (320.1 yards).

The former Clemson star became the first golfer to do so since Pat Fitzsimmons in 1975 Won the Genesis Invitational in his tournament debut On 19 February. He has been the model of consistency with eight top 25s, four top 10s and three top fives in 10 starts. No one has been better on tour this season than Bridgman; He ranks first in strokes gained: putting (1.201) and third in three-putt avoidance (.69%).

After starting 2026 with back-to-back missed cuts, Bhatia found his form on the West Coast and took it to Florida, where he won for the third time on tour. Playoffs of the Arnold Palmer Invitational. A missed cut at the Masters is his only blemish since January. His iron play and putting has been spectacular so far this season; He ranked tenth in strokes gained: approach (.720) and fifth in putting (.792).

Rose, 45, has fond memories of the Blue Monster — he won the 2012 WGC-Cadillac Championship at Trump National Doral. This will be his first start since then Lost lead late in final round of Masters Carded a 2-over 38 on the second nine at Augusta National.

“Like a bit of a hollow feeling for a few days,” Rose said. “But then last week actually kind of kicked back into gear, got my motivation, enthusiasm back. (I) had one of the best training weeks I’ve had physically in (the) gym in a long time, doing all the work I needed to. I feel like I need to give myself that time and not be around thousands of people who want to reflect my thoughts more than I want to reflect. For another week.”

Åberg has yet to win a trophy this season, but he has finished in the top 25 in each of his past six starts. He finished third in API and fifth in Player. He’s doing almost everything well, which is why he’s fifth in strokes gained: total (1.580).

The two-time major championship winner has returned to form after battling a nagging rib injury for most of 2025. He has finished in the top 12 in five of his past six starts, including a singles third at the Players and a tie for ninth at the Masters. He ranks in the top 15 in strokes gained on tour: total (1.388), tee to green (1.104) and approach (.623).

The reigning FedEx Cup champion appeared to be in good shape heading into the Masters, but finished 33rd at Augusta National and 52nd at Hilton Head. He had four top 10s in his first five starts in 2026. His putter has let him down this season — he’s 108th in strokes gained: putting (-190).

Henley finished third at the Masters, a career best, finishing 25th at the RBC Heritage. He has finished in the top 25 in each of the seven tournaments in which he has made the cut. His usually sharp iron game has been a bit off this season, but his putting has helped make up for it.

Captain of the international team Geoff Ogilvie Kim will have to be satisfied with his game ahead of this year’s Presidents Cup outside of Chicago. The South Korean golfer has seven top 25s and five top 10s in 11 starts. He was runner-up at the Farmers Insurance Open and third at Phoenix and Hilton Head. Kim did all this while ranking 117th (-.227).

Knapp, 31, appears to be on the verge of breaking out again. He has seven top 25s and 5 top 10s in nine starts. He played some of his best golf at the biggest events, finishing eighth at Pebble Beach, tied for sixth at Genesis and tied for 11th at the Masters. He is 27th in approach (.448), seventh in putting (.744) and sixth in driving distance (319.8 yards).

A well-publicized missed cut at the Masters and a tie for 42nd at the RBC Heritage slowed McIntyre. He had five top 25s and three top 10s, including a fourth at the Players Singles and a tie for second at the Valero Texas Open.

McIntyre raised eyebrows when he told Golf Digest: “At the end of the day, good people are still good people whether they go to LIV or not. There are guys on the PGA Tour that I don’t particularly like. I’m not on a board; I’m not involved. I’m going to get the ball on as many holes in Scotland as I can every week.”

Another golfer who could punch international teams in the Presidents Cup, Lee finished second at Pebble Beach and third at the Texas Children’s Houston Open. The Australian golfer missed the cut at the Masters and finished 60th at the RBC Heritage.

The 2021 Masters champion has played consistently well this season, but has often not been in contention to win. He lost to Gotterup in a playoff in Phoenix and tied for eighth at Pebble Beach. This week will be his first start since finishing 12th at the Masters, where he hit his irons well. Matsuyama is 107th from the tee (-.099), 104th in driving distance (300.7 yards) and 72nd in driving accuracy (59.7%).

Straka, a four-time winner on tour, had several good finishes during the West Coast swing and then finished eighth in the Players. But his past three starts included a missed cut at the Texas Open, a tie for 41st at the Masters and a tie for 42nd at the RBC Heritage.

The greatest story in professional men’s golf — Woodland’s comeback from brain surgery and PTSD — ended with him Texas Children’s wins Houston Open in stunning fashion March 26th. He tied for eighth in his most recent start at Hilton Head. Even at 41, Woodland still bombs it; He is second in driving distance (323.5 yards).

Just miss the cut: Sam Barnes, Ryan Gerrard, Adam Scott, JJ Spawn, Daniel Berger, Nico Echavarria, with thegala, Harris English.