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Ranking all 156 players in the u.s. open field at pinehurst no. 2.

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Fresh off a victory Sunday at the Memorial Tournament, Scottie Scheffler headlines the field for the year’s third major, the 124th U.S. Open at Pinehurst No. 2.

Scheffler, understandably, is the favorite to win his third career major, second of the season and sixth overall title this year. But how does everyone else in this 156-player field stack up behind Scheffler?

First, let’s look at the golf course and what statistics could be most telling.

It’s no secret that Pinehurst is one of the stiffer U.S. Open tests; before Martin Kaymer’s 9-under winning score in 2014, the previous two winners here shot even par and 1 under. The turtle-back greens are the biggest defense, so approach play and proximity to the hole figure to be important, as is length off the tee. But it’s also worth nothing that the last two champions at Pinehurst ranked outside the top 10 in greens in regulation for the week.

With players bound to miss more greens than their season averages, scrambling will be paramount, particularly from 10-plus yards away as there are runoffs on several holes that are designed to carry balls away from greens.

All that said, the recipe with U.S. Opens is simple: Make lots of pars, and don’t compound errors.

With little to no rain in the forecast and highs in the 90s, the USGA will be able to control how firm and fast they want Pinehurst to play. If history tells us anything, expect the winning score closer to even par than 10 under.

One more thing: Don’t put too much stock in what happened last week at the Memorial, as Muirfield Village is a much different challenge than Pinehurst.

Now, let’s get to the player rankings, including more detailed analysis for the top 100:

Updated: Tuesday, June 11

Nos. 141-156

156. Bryan Kim 155. Carson Schaake 154. Gunnar Broin(a) 153. Otto Black 152. Michael McGowan 151. Robert Rock 150. Chris Petefish 149. Parker Bell (a) 148. Edoardo Molinari 147. Chris Naegel 146. Colin Prater (a) 145. Wells Williams (a) 144. Ashton McCulloch (a) 143. Omar Morales (a) 142. Logan McAllister 141. Casey Jarvis

Amateur Stewart Hagestad plays a stroke from the No. 2 tee during the second round of the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club, Friday, April 8, 2022. (Photo by Augusta National via Getty Images)

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Nos. 121-140

140. Sung Kang 139. Andrew Svoboda 138. Charles Reiter 137. Brandon Robinson Thompson 136. Jim Herman 135. Brendan Valdes (a) 134. Joey Vrzich 133. Ryo Ishikawa 132. Jason Scrivener 131. John Chin 130. Neal Shipley (a) 129. Willie Mack III 128. Riki Kawamoto 127. Santiago De la Fuente (a) 126. Frederik Kjettrup 125. Francesco Molinari 124. Jackson Buchanan (a) 123. Stewart Hagestad (a) 122. Carter Jenkins 121. Taisei Shimizu

SINGAPORE, SINGAPORE - MAY 03: Eugenio Chacarra of Fireballs GC plays his shot from the eighth tee during day one of the LIV Golf Invitational - Singapore at Sentosa Golf Club on May 03, 2024 in Singapore, Singapore. (Photo by Lionel Ng/Getty Images)

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Nos. 101-120

120. Maxwell Moldovan 119. Phil Mickelson 118. Hiroshi Tai (a) 117. Eugenio Lopez Chacarra 116. Grant Forrest 115. Isaiah Salinda 114. Sam Bennett 113. Ben James (a) 112. Brian Campbell 111. Martin Kaymer 110. Peter Malnati 109. Rikuya Hoshino 108. Takumi Kanaya 107. Matteo Manassero 106. Sam Bairstow 105. Matthieu Pavon 104. Richard Mansell 103. Brendon Todd 102. Cam Davis 101. Tim Widing

GREER, SOUTH CAROLINA - JUNE 07: Harry Higgs of the United States plays his shot from the 17th hole during the second round of the BMW Charity Pro-Am presented by TD SYNNEX at Thornblade Club on June 07, 2024 in Greer, South Carolina. (Photo by Brennan Asplen/Getty Images)

Nos. 91-100

100. Ben Kohles 99. Eric Cole 98. Brandon Wu 97. Gary Woodland 96. Nico Echavarria 95. Zac Blair 94. Harry Higgs 93. Emiliano Grillo 92. Nick Dunlap 91. Nicolai Hojgaard

Kohles hasn’t done much since his runner-up at the Nelson. ... Cole has struggled tee to green this year and has missed four of his past five cuts. ... Wu was the stroke-play medalist at the 2019 U.S. Amateur at Pinehurst before losing in the first round. ... Woodland is slowly starting to pick things up with four straight made cuts. ... Three straight MCs for Echavarria , but sneaky good short game. ... Blair doesn’t have the length (last on Tour in driving distance), but he knows how to play these classic tests. ... Higgs is playing some of his best golf again after back-to-back KFT wins and then a playoff success at final qualifying in Durham. ... Grillo above average in strokes gained approach and proximity. ... Dunlap has struggled mightily as a pro, but if he’s on, his skillset is built for USGA tests. Also won last summer’s North and South Amateur. ... Hojgaard is top 25 in driving distance and top 50 in approach proximity. Ball-striking alone will give him a shot at weekend, but he’s not finished better than T-35 since Masters.

LOUISVILLE, KY - MAY 17: Tiger Woods (USA) looks on at the 12th hole during the second round of the 2024 PGA Championship at Valhalla Golf Club on May 17, 2024 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

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90. Rico Hoey 89. Gordon Sargent (a) 88. Tiger Woods 87. Tom McKibbin 86. Nick Taylor 85. Rickie Fowler 84. S.H. Kim 83. Adam Schenk 82. Chesson Hadley 81. Matt Kuchar

Hoey has missed his last three cuts, but the one they call WGD (World’s Greatest Driver) is ranked eighth in strokes gained off the tee. ... Speaking of driving, Sargent ‘s length will serve him well as he looks to repeat as low amateur. ... As always, the question with Woods remains his body; ball-striking alone should book him weekend tee times. ... McKibbin , aka Lil Rory, has three top-10s in his last five worldwide starts. ... It hasn’t been a great stretch for Taylor, but he’s still top 50 in strokes gained approach and putting. ... Fowler is hoping for some magic like last year at LACC after a disappointing campaign in which he ranks last in points among top-50 players from 2022-23. ... Kim will have to lean on his putter heavily (top 25 in strokes gained putting and three-putt avoidance). ... Though Schenk is top 50 in strokes gained off the tee and putting, he has missed three straight weekends. ... Hadley has two top-10s in his last five starts, though those were at Zurich and Myrtle; top-20 putter, though ... T-33 at Memorial was solid for Kuchar , considering his recent form. Like Hadley, will have to rely heavily on his putter.

HAMILTON, ONTARIO - MAY 31: Daniel Berger of the United States reacts on the second green during the second round of the RBC Canadian Open at Hamilton Golf & Country Club on May 31, 2024 in Hamilton, Ontario. (Photo by Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images)

80. Luke Clanton (a) 79. Jake Knapp 78. Adrian Meronk 77. Daniel Berger 76. Justin Lower 75. Frankie Capan III 74. Justin Rose 73. Max Greyserman 72. Shane Lowry 71. David Puig

Clanton is my front-runner for low am as he recently wrapped up his sophomore season at FSU as the No. 1-ranked player in college golf. He also won the North and South Amateur on No. 2 in 2022. ... Knapp has cooled off in recent months, but still bombs it and T-8 at Nelson proves it’s still in there. ... Meronk helped the Cleeks to the team title at LIV Houston (something I never would’ve envisioned writing in 2014). ... Berger shot 66 in the final round at Pinehurst in 2014 to finish T-28. However, T-13 at Nelson his best finish in last five Tour starts. ... Lower riding three straight MCs, but he is fifth in approach proximity. ... Capan qualified as the medalist out of Durham, where seven spots were available. He shot 58 earlier this year on the KFT. ... Rose has missed three of his last four U.S. Open cuts, and the long game has been of noticeable concern this year. ... Greyserman has missed three of four cuts, but he was T-7 at Memorial Park in March. He could be a nice value to make the cut here. ... This is really low for Lowry , who was T-6 at the PGA after I ranked him inside the top 15, but he’s outside the top 170 in strokes gained putting and three-putt avoidance. ... Puig has played nicely this year and recently was T-3 at LIV Houston, just don’t get carried away.

HAMILTON, ONTARIO - MAY 30: Greyson Sigg of the United States looks on from the seventh tee during the first round of the RBC Canadian Open at Hamilton Golf & Country Club on May 30, 2024 in Hamilton, Ontario. (Photo by Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images)

70. Webb Simpson 69. Seamus Power 68. Adam Svensson 67. Tom Kim 66. J.T. Poston 65. Greyson Sigg 64. Dustin Johnson 63. Adam Hadwin 62. Will Zalatoris 61. Ryan Fox

Simpson qualified into this one, which is meaningful considering he owns a house in Pinehurst. ... Power has alternated solid finishes (T-27 or better) with MCs over his last six starts; the trend would suggest a MC this week, though Power is a solid scrambler who is top 60 in strokes gained approach. ... Svensson ranked top 40 in strokes gained approach and has now made nine straight cuts. ... Kim was T-4 two weeks ago in Canada, but he’s still not top 70 in any strokes-gained categories. ... Poston lacks length, but he’s top 40 in strokes gained around the green and owns three top-25s in his last five Tour starts. ... Sigg is top 15 in strokes gained approach and top 10 in bogey avoidance. ... I have no idea what to make of Johnson , who is coming off a solo 13th at LIV Houston. Since his T-4 at Pinehurst in 2014, he has a win, just one MC and only one other non-top-25 in U.S. Opens. But he’s also missed two of his last three major cuts. ... Hadwin grabbed a ton of momentum with his solo third at Memorial, but he’s still outside the top 100 in strokes gained putting, historically a strength. ... Zalatoris hasn’t cracked the top 40 since the Masters; clearly not himself. ... Fox owns a couple top-7s on Tour in the past few weeks. Makes more bogeys than I’d like, but top 20 in driving distance.

Sepp Straka of Austria acknowledges the gallery at the 18th green after his birdie during Day Four of The Memorial Tournament presented by Workday at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio, USA on Sunday, June 9, 2024. (Photo by Jorge Lemus/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

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60. Mark Hubbard 59. Patrick Cantlay 58. Tom Hoge 57. Max Homa 56. Min Woo Lee 55. Taylor Pendrith 54. Chris Kirk 53. Sergio Garcia 52. Sepp Straka 51. Akshay Bhatia

The results haven’t been there recently for Hubbard , but he’s essentially top 50 in strokes gained approach and putting. ... Cantlay has just one top-20 in his last eight Tour starts. ... Hoge is unsurprisingly third in strokes gained approach and proximity, though somehow he’s missed four of six career U.S. Open cuts and owns just one major top-10. ... Three straight starts without a top-20 for Homa , who is ranked outside the top 120 in strokes gained off the tee and approach proximity. ... Min Woo is top 10 in strokes gained off the tee and driving distance, and he’s basically on a run of four straight top-25s. ... Pendrith ‘s length and top-10 putting should get him to the weekend safely. ... Kirk top-20 worthy based solely on his skill tee to green, but the putting (No. 169) scares me, as do his three straight MCs. ... Garcia being added to the field brings another stout driver of the ball and a recent T-5 at LIV Houston into the mix. ... Straka has hit the top 10 in four of his last five Tour starts, though my model is not a fan this week. ... Bhatia burned me at the PGA, though his T-22 at Memorial was a nice sign. Nearly a top-10 approach player.

ANCASTER, ON - JUNE 02: Mac Meissner (USA) watches his tee shot on 8 during the final round of the RBC Canadian Open on June 2, 2024 at Hamilton Golf & Country Club in Ancaster, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Ken Murray/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

50. Sahith Theegala 49. Jordan Spieth 48. Bob MacIntyre 47. Matt Fitzpatrick 46. Mackenzie Hughes 45. Cameron Young 44. Corey Conners 43. Mac Meissner 42. Harris English 41. Taylor Moore

Theegala has won on another course fit, Silverado. He’s got two T-12’s in his last three starts, too. ... Spieth hangs on inside the top 50; love his driver this year, though the wrist is a huge concern. ... As long as the hangover has worn off, MacIntyre is a top-50 driver and putter who is also around that mark in bogey avoidance. Plays tough courses well. ... Good to see Fitzpatrick notch a T-5 at Memorial, but the fact that his No. 50 ranking in strokes gained putting is his best strokes-gained rank, that’s not a great indicator for this week. ... Before MC at Memorial, Hughes had a couple top-8s in three starts. Top 10 in strokes gained around the green and putting. ... My gut feeling moves Young up several spots than my model had him; the length and driving alone will power him into the weekend. ... Conners has consistently been a top-20 guy in my major power rankings, but that second-ranked approach play can only do so much. ... Meissner is another sleeper I like along with Thompson. No real weaknesses, and he’s top 40 in strokes gained approach and proximity. ... English has two straight MCs entering this week, but he’s a top-10 putter and there’s a reason he’s notched three top-10s in his last four U.S. Opens. ... Moore has a hard-nosed game that figures to show well at majors, hence his T-12 at the PGA. Also has had success at Memorial Park (T-2 this year), so I’m looking past the MC at Memorial.

DUBLIN, OHIO - JUNE 08: Billy Horschel of the United States plays his shot from the second tee during the third round of the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday at Muirfield Village Golf Club on June 08, 2024 in Dublin, Ohio. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)

40. Byeong-Hun An 39. Beau Hossler 38. Austin Eckroat 37. Billy Horschel 36. Kurt Kitayama 35. Erik van Rooyen 34. Sungjae Im 33. Dean Burmester 32. Adam Scott 31. Denny McCarthy

An couldn’t take advantage of the momentum from back-to-back top-4s entering PGA, but his ranking third in driving distance this season won’t hurt him here. ... From 100 yards and in, there are few more prepared to take on a U.S. Open test than Hossler . ... Loved seeing Eckroat post a T-18 at the PGA; top 40 in strokes gained off the tee and on approach, and he doesn’t make a ton of bogeys. ... Horschel is finding his groove again (T-8 at PGA, T-15 at Memorial); drives it well, top 10 in strokes gained putting and limits mistakes. ... I’ll be honest, my model has Kitayama top 20, but I couldn’t do it. ... Van Rooyen finds himself inside the top 50 in quite a few important stats for this week. ... Im owns four top-12s in his last five Tour starts, though the one outlier was his MC at the PGA; need to see it in a major again for Im to crack the top 25 again. ... Burmester ‘s T-18 at LIV Houston was his worst showing in his last six worldwide starts, which include a T-12 at the PGA. ... Scott was a late add to the field, on Monday, but top in strokes gained off the tee and around top 50 in bogey avoidance and strokes gained putting. ... McCarthy has gone T-7, T-20 in his two U.S. Open starts to date. That putter will always help him on USGA setups.

DUBLIN, OHIO - JUNE 09: Viktor Hovland of Norway warms up on the driving range during the final round of the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday at Muirfield Village Golf Club on June 9, 2024 in Dublin, Ohio. (Photo by Ben Jared/PGA TOUR via Getty Images)

30. Brian Harman 29. Tony Finau 28. Davis Thompson 27. Thomas Detry 26. Tommy Fleetwood 25. Stephan Jaeger 24. Lucas Glover 23. Aaron Rai 22. Viktor Hovland 21. Keegan Bradley

Harman isn’t riding a ton of momentum, but my model likes him for a top-25. I’ll keep him just outside that. ... Finau has the length, is top 10 on approach and is a past winner at Memorial Park. He probably should be a tad higher. ... Thompson is my ultimate sleeper this week. Above average in basically everything, he has a breakout performance here. ... A trend is developing here; Detry another standout at Memorial Park who was T-4 in his last major, at the PGA. ... Fleetwood has five top-10s in his last nine major starts, good scrambler and top 10 in bogey avoidance. ... Speaking of Memorial Park, Jaeger won there this year. ... Glover hits it close (top 12 in strokes gained approach and proximity) and scrambles well. ... Rai is another player with a good track record at Memorial Park, and he’s top 10 in strokes gained approach, approach proximity and bogey avoidance. ... Even with a solo third at PGA, I need to see one more good major showing from Hovland before he cracks the top 20 again. ... Throw away an atrocious weekend at Memorial (78-80) and Bradley is in good form, consistently strikes it well for these U.S. Open tests; just needs to avoid bogeys better than he has this season.

HUMBLE, TEXAS - JUNE 07: Captain Jon Rahm of Legion XIII reacts on the on the fourth green during day one of the LIV Golf Invitational - Houston at Golf Club of Houston on June 07, 2024 in Humble, Texas. (Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images)

20. Jason Day 19. Sam Burns 18. Christiaan Bezuidenhout 17. Victor Perez 16. Si Woo Kim 15. Wyndham Clark 14. Jon Rahm (withdrew on Monday; replaced by Jackson Suber, a KFT pro who has two top-10s this year but has missed four straight cuts. Suber would be ranked in the low 100s.) 13. Tyrrell Hatton 12. Alex Noren 11. Brooks Koepka

Day is top 20 in strokes gained around the green, putting and bogey avoidance. … Yes, Burns has missed four of his last five majors cuts, but he’s got to get things going in them sometime. I actually think Pinehurst mitigates Burns’ struggles around the green. … Bezuidenhout hits it close (No. 11 in approach proximity) and makes putts (eighth in strokes gained putting). … Perez has gone third, T-12 in his last two Tour starts, and he’s top 25 in strokes gained approach and bogey avoidance. ... Si Woo is a popular major pick for me, and though he backfired at PGA, he’s top 10 in approach and he won’t be bothered scrambling from Pinehurst’s collection areas. … It’s easy to focus on Clark ’s MCs in this year’s majors and this past week, but the reigning champ hits it far (fifth in driving distance) and putts it well (No. 18 in strokes gained putting). … I wouldn’t be surprised if Hatton is low LIV player. … Noren ’s T-12 at PGA made me look brilliant (I ranked him inside the top 10). No. 3 in bogey avoidance and good scrambling from 10-plus yards will play again this week. … For all his major success, it’s worth noting that Koepka doesn’t have a top-25 in a major so far this year.

LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY - MAY 17: Russell Henley of the United States lines up a putt on the 13th green during the second round of the 2024 PGA Championship at Valhalla Golf Club on May 17, 2024 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Photo by Andrew Redington/Getty Images)

10. Cameron Smith 9. Hideki Matsuyama 8. Russell Henley 7. Ludvig Åberg 6. Justin Thomas 5. Collin Morikawa 4. Bryson DeChambeau 3. Rory McIlroy 2. Xander Schauffele 1. Scottie Scheffler

A T-48 at LIV Houston is far from ideal, and there are ball-striking concerns, but something about this place screams a Cam Smith top-10. … Matsuyama is still the Tour’s top player around the green. The bonus is he’s top 30 on approach and top 20 in bogey avoidance. ... We always give you one surprising name in the top 10, and that’s Henley , who, if he drives it well, will contend. ... The T-15 at Muirfield Village quiets the Åberg injury concerns. He’s third on Tour in approach proximity. … Speaking of back, Thomas is sixth in strokes gained approach and around the green. The T-8 at the PGA boosted his confidence, too. … Morikawa is back, entering this week with finishes of T-4, fourth, second. And he’s starting to improve on his approach play, back inside the top 70. … After a T-6 at Masters and runner-up at PGA, DeChambeau has a ton of momentum in majors, and his length will serve him well here. … McIlroy backed up to a respectable T-15 at Memorial, but he’s second in driving distance and hasn’t finished outside the top 10 in each of his past five U.S. Opens. … Schauffele is top 3 in both strokes gained off the tee and approach while leading the Tour in three-putt avoidance. Plus, he’s got major confidence after breaking through at the PGA. … Scheffler got back to his winning ways at Memorial, capturing his fifth title of the year. He’s the Tour’s leader in strokes gained approach, approach proximity and bogey avoidance. It’s going to be tough to beat him.

PGA Tour Power Rankings: Is this the year of Viktor Hovland?

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After a nearly seven-week hiatus, the 2024 PGA Tour season begins Thursday at the Sentry in Kapalua, Hawai'i.

The sport still remains divided, as the PGA Tour, DP World Tour and Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund continue to hammer out the details of a potential alliance that would unify the fractured sport.

It will be difficult to ignore the division surrounding men's professional golf this week, as defending champion Jon Rahm won't be in Hawai'i to defend his title. On Dec. 7, the reigning Masters champion became the latest star to jump to the LIV Golf League. He signed a multiyear contract reportedly worth more than $300 million.

Here are the PGA Tour Power Rankings heading into the first tournament of the 2024 season:

1. Viktor Hovland

A three-time winner in 2023, the reigning FedEx Cup champion seems poised to win his first major championship this year. He finished in the top 13 in each of the four last season, including a tie for second at the PGA Championship. He went 3-1-1 at the Ryder Cup, helping lead the European team to a 16½-11½ victory. Hovland is playing at the Sentry and has committed to the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, WM Phoenix Open and the Genesis Invitational.

2. Scottie Scheffler

Despite his struggles with the putter in 2023, the world No. 1 golfer had 17 top-10 finishes in 23 tour starts without a missed cut. He picked up two more official victories at the Phoenix Open and the Players and won a record $21 million. Scheffler's win at the Hero World Challenge proved his work with putting coach Phil Kenyon is paying off; he avoided a three-putt over 72 holes in the Bahamas.

3. Rory McIlroy

Will it be a less stressful 2024 campaign for the four-time major champion? After stepping down from the PGA Tour policy board, McIlroy seems more committed than ever to ending his more than nine-year drought without a major title. McIlroy is skipping the Sentry again and will start the new year with two events in the Middle East: the Dubai Invitational on Jan. 11-14 and the Hero Dubai Desert Classic on Jan. 18-21. He's the defending champion in the latter.

4. Max Homa

Homa picked up two more victories during the 2022-23 season, finishing first at the Fortinet Championship in September 2022 and in the Farmers Insurance Open in January 2023. He had a relatively quiet summer before a string of top-12 finishes in each of his past six starts in official tour events. He tied for 10th at The Open at Royal Liverpool Golf Club in England, his best finish in a major, and finished in the top 10 in each of the three FedEx Cup events. Then he picked up his first victory outside the U.S. at the Nedbank Golf Challenge in South Africa on Nov. 12.

5. Xander Schauffele

Schauffele didn't pick up a victory this past season but otherwise played spectacular golf. He had two runner-ups and 11 top-10 finishes in 23 starts. He didn't miss a cut. Schauffele last won at the 2022 Genesis Scottish Open almost 18 months ago. The 30-year-old seems primed to win his first major championship in 2024. He has 11 top-10 finishes in majors in his career and didn't finish outside the top 18 in his past seven starts in majors.

6. Patrick Cantlay

The normally stoic Cantlay found himself in the spotlight often in 2023. He was at the center of controversy at the Ryder Cup in Italy over reports that he wanted to be compensated for his appearance. Cantlay denied the reports. Then his caddie, Joe LaCava, had a dustup with McIlroy on the 18th green. Cantlay also is serving on the PGA Tour policy board for the first time and denied that he attempted to wrest control of the negotiations with Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund. He has gone more than 16 months without a victory.

7. Collin Morikawa

Morikawa ended a 27-month drought without a victory on the PGA Tour by capturing the Zozo Championship in Japan on Oct. 22. The two-time major championship winner will return to Kapalua, where he squandered a 6-stroke lead at the start of the final round of the 2023 Sentry Tournament of Champions and lost to Rahm by 2. It tied for the largest collapse after 54 holes in PGA Tour history.

8. Ludvig Åberg

A year ago, the 24-year-old was getting ready for his final college season at Texas Tech. Now, he already has two worldwide victories; he won the Omega European Masters on the DP World Tour in September and the RSM Classic on the PGA Tour in November. The Swede went 2-2 at the Ryder Cup as a European team rookie. Aberg finished in the top 25 in eight of his 11 PGA Tour starts last season. He recently picked up veteran caddie Joe Skovron, who worked with Rickie Fowler and most recently Tom Kim .

9. Matt Fitzpatrick

The Englishman picked up his second PGA Tour victory at the RBC Heritage in April, then he ended a two-year drought on the DP World Tour by winning the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship in Scotland in October. He battled a neck injury through much of 2023 but is expected to be healthy heading into this season.

10. Wyndham Clark

Clark finally broke through with his first PGA Tour victory at the Wells Fargo Championship in May, then he stared down McIlroy and Fowler to capture his first major championship at the U.S. Open at Los Angeles Country Club in June. Clark wasn't done, as he tied for 15th at the BMW Championship and was solo third at the Tour Championship. He pocketed more than $10.7 million in on-course earnings last season.

11. Brian Harman

Harman had his breakthrough moment in July when he captured The Open by 6 shots to win his first major championship. At 36 years, he was the oldest first-time major championship winner since Sergio Garcia won the 2017 Masters at 37. Harman tied for fifth at the BMW Championship and was 23rd at the Tour Championship.

12. Tom Kim

Kim labored through a bit of a sophomore slump last season before turning things around with a tie for second at The Open. With the help of swing coach Chris Como, Kim found his form late and won the Shriners Children's Open in Las Vegas for the second straight year on Oct. 15. He became the fourth-youngest golfer to reach three PGA Tour victories; only Gene Sarazen, Horton Smith and Tiger Woods did it at a younger age. Kim hired Daniel Parratt, K.H. Lee's former caddie, to replace Joe Skovron.

13. Lucas Glover

The 44-year-old Glover enjoyed one of the most epic heaters in recent PGA Tour history when he won the Wyndham Championship and FedEx St. Jude Championship in consecutive weeks in August. He was only the third player in his 40s to win in consecutive weeks on tour in the past 25 years.

14. Keegan Bradley

Bradley, 37, enjoyed quite a resurgence last season when he ended a more than five-year victory drought with two wins: the Zozo Championship in October 2022 and the Travelers Championship in June. He cooled off late in the season before tying for ninth at the Tour Championship.

15. Tommy Fleetwood

Fleetwood, 32, came painfully close to winning his first tournament when he lost to Canada's Nick Taylor in a four-hole playoff at the RBC Canadian Open on June 11. A six-time winner on the DP World Tour, Fleetwood has 22 career top-five finishes on the PGA Tour, the most by any golfer without a victory in the past 40 years. He is also the first player to earn more than $20 million in career earnings without a win.

16. Tyrrell Hatton

The Englishman seems closer than ever to picking up another PGA Tour victory after piling up seven top-10s and 13 top-25s in 21 starts last season. He had just one missed cut and finished second at the Players and tied for third at the Wells Fargo Championship and RBC Canadian Open. His lone PGA Tour win came at the 2020 Arnold Palmer Invitational.

17. Jordan Spieth

A left wrist injury plagued Spieth for much of last season, when he didn't win and had seven top-10s in 22 tour starts. He lost in a playoff to Fitzpatrick at the RBC Heritage. Spieth reinjured his wrist after the Ryder Cup, which led to a proper diagnosis: damage to the ulnar nerve, which controls movement in the forearm, hand and fingers. Spieth said he has addressed the injury through treatment and feels good about his form heading into 2024.

18. Sepp Straka

It was quite a 2022-23 season for Straka, who picked up his second PGA Tour victory at the John Deere Classic on July 9 and made his first appearance in the Ryder Cup. A native of Austria, Straka went 1-2 for the winning European team. He also had his first two top-10s in majors, a tie for seventh at the PGA Championship and a tie for second at The Open.

19. Cameron Young

The 2022 PGA Tour rookie of the year didn't find the winner's circle last season. He came close again before losing to Sam Burns in the final match of the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play. He also tied for seventh at the Masters, one of his five top-10 finishes last season. Young will have a new caddie in 2024 after Paul Tesori moved to Brendon Todd's bag, as first reported by Golfweek.

20. Jason Day

The Australian ended a five-year winless drought with his 13th PGA Tour victory at the AT&T Byron Nelson on May 14. It was Day's first tour win in 105 starts since the 2018 Wells Fargo Championship. Day also tied for second at The Open, his first top-10 in a major in three years.

21. Rickie Fowler

Fowler's return from golf purgatory was complete when he outlasted Morikawa and Adam Hadwin to win the Rocket Mortgage Classic for his first PGA Tour victory in more than four years on July 2. He birdied the 18th hole on the final hole of regulation and the first playoff hole at Detroit Golf Club to get it done. It came two weeks after Fowler faded in the final round and tied for fifth in the U.S. Open.

22. Tony Finau

Finau claimed two more victories last season at the Cadence Bank Houston Open in November 2022 and the Mexico Open in April. But then he had just one top-20 finish in his next 11 starts in official PGA Tour events, a tie for seventh at the 3M Open. Finau had been linked to LIV Golf but affirmed his commitment to the PGA Tour.

23. Sam Burns

Burns secured his fifth PGA Tour win by taking the final WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play in Austin, Texas on March 26. But it was otherwise a so-so season, as Burns had as many missed cuts (six) as top-10 finishes. He missed two cuts in majors and his best finish was a tie for 29th at the Masters.

24. Sahith Theegala

The immensely talented Theegala claimed his first PGA Tour victory with a 2-stroke win at the Fortinet Championship in Napa, California, on Sept. 7. It came in his 74th start in an official tour event. He also tied for second at the 2022 RSM Classic, one of his eight top-10 finishes last season.

25. Min Woo Lee

The Australian secured a PGA Tour card by tying for sixth at the Players and for fifth at the U.S. Open last season. He also tied for ninth at the Travelers Championship and for sixth at the Zozo Championship. On Nov. 26, Lee won the Australian PGA Championship, his third victory on the DP World Tour.

PGA Tour Power Rankings: Two stops 'til the Masters

T here are only 15 days remaining before the opening round of the 88th Masters at Augusta National Golf Club, the first major championship of the men's professional golf season.

While defending champion Jon Rahm is playing in the LIV Golf League, world No. 1 golfer Scottie Scheffler has emerged as a heavy betting favorite after back-to-back victories on the PGA Tour. The 2022 Masters champion also knows his way around Augusta National pretty well.

With the PGA Tour headed to Texas for the last two stops before the Masters, starting with this week's Texas Children's Houston Open, it's a good time for the latest edition of the PGA Tour power rankings.

Of course, there's no surprise at No. 1. But during a season in which rookies and other lesser-known first-timers have won tournaments, you might have to look further down the list for superstars.

1. Scottie Scheffler

The world No. 1 golfer is coming off back-to-back victories at the Arnold Palmer Invitational and the Players Championship. He has two top-10 finishes at Memorial Park Golf Course, including a tie for second in 2022. He could become the first player since Dustin Johnson in 2017 to win in three straight starts. Rory McIlroy was the last to do it in three consecutive starts in stroke-play events (DJ's streak included the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play).

2. Wyndham Clark

The reigning U.S. Open champion was runner-up to Scheffler in each of his past two starts, finishing 5 strokes back at the API and 1 back at the Players Championship -- after his birdie putt on the 72nd hole cruelly lipped out. He was ranked No. 189 in the Official World Golf Ranking when he played in the 2022 Texas Children's Houston Open. Now, he's one of the best players in the world, ranking third on tour in shots gained: total (1.869), eighth in tee to green (1.214) and 12th in putting (.656).

3. Xander Schauffele

Schauffele couldn't hold a final-round lead at the Players Championship, but there's no question he has played spectacular golf lately. He has already piled up six top-10 finishes in eight starts this season, including top-5s in three of his past four. One of the top golfers in the world without a major championship victory, the former Olympic gold-medal winner will be riding a lot of momentum heading into the Masters, where he'll try to finally bag a big one.

4. Hideki Matsuyama

The 2021 Masters champion picked up his ninth PGA Tour victory at the Genesis Invitational in February. He followed that with a tie for 12th at the API and a tie for sixth at the Players Championship. Despite battling a back injury again, Matsuyama has been great from tee to green and around the green, but he ranks 134th in strokes gained: putting (-.378).

5. Ludvig Åberg

After picking up his first PGA Tour victory in his last start in 2023 at the RSM Classic, the former Texas Tech star hasn't slowed down. He has three top-10s in seven starts, including a runner-up finish at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. He hits it long and straight and doesn't make many mistakes. He'll make his first start in a major championship at the Masters.

6. Will Zalatoris

Zalatoris missed the cut in his most recent start at the Players Championship, but his form has returned after he underwent back surgery in April that sidelined him for the rest of 2023. He had a pair of top-5s against loaded fields in signature events -- a tie for fourth at the Arnold Palmer Invitational and for second at the Genesis Invitational. His ballstriking is as good as ever; he ranks sixth in strokes gained: approach (.789).

7. Rory McIlroy

McIlroy seemed poised for a fast start after he tied for second at the Dubai Invitational and won the Hero Dubai Desert Classic for a record fourth time on Jan. 21. That success hasn't carried over to the PGA Tour, however, as he has just one top-20 finish in five starts so far -- a tie for 19th at the Players Championship. He ranks second in strokes gained: off the tee (.938) but 119th in approach (-.176).

8. Brian Harman

Harman's missed cut at last week's Valspar Championship might have been the result of a hangover from his narrow miss at the Players Championship. He finished 1 stroke behind Scheffler and had a good look for a tying birdie on the 72nd hole. The reigning Open Championship winner tied for 12th at the API.

9. Nick Taylor

The Canadian picked up his fourth PGA Tour victory -- and his second straight in a playoff -- by outlasting Charley Hoffman in two extra holes at the WM Phoenix Open on Feb. 11. Taylor ranks 127th in strokes gained: off the tee (-.158) but makes up for it with stellar iron play (15th in approach) and putting (20th).

10. Matthieu Pavon

On Jan. 27, the 31-year-old became the first golfer from France since 1907 to win on the PGA Tour when he defeated Nicolai Hojgaard by 1 stroke at the Farmers Insurance Open. He also tied for seventh at the Sony Open in Hawaii and was solo third at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am.

11. Sahith Theegala

Theegala seems close to winning something big. He has four top-10s in eight starts this season, including in each of his past two -- a tie for sixth at the API and for ninth at the Players Championship. He's fourth on tour in shots gained: total (1.446) and seventh in putting (.821).

12. Sam Burns

Burns is tied with Theegala for third-most top-10 finishes on tour this season with four. He tied for third in the WM Phoenix Open and for 10th at the Genesis. He ranks 24th in shots gained: total (.875) and 23rd in putting (.542).

13. Cameron Young

Young narrowly missed out on picking up his elusive first PGA Tour victory again last week, finishing 2 strokes behind Peter Malnati at the Valspar Championship. It was Young's seventh runner-up finish in 60 tour starts, the most of any player without a victory dating back to 1970, according to ESPN Stats & Information. Young is too talented not to end the drought at some point.

14. Patrick Cantlay

The eight-time PGA Tour winner's results have been hit or miss so far this season. He tied for 11th at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am and for fourth at the Genesis. Cantlay had four other finishes outside the top 35. His inconsistent play off the tee and iron play are to blame -- he ranks 143rd in strokes gained: approach (-.359) and 135th in driving accuracy (55.2% fairways hit).

15. Viktor Hovland

The reigning FedEx Cup champion, who looked ready to challenge Scheffler for world No. 1 at the end of last season, has limped through the first three months of 2024 with an average finish of 39.4 in five starts. He had just one top-20 -- a tie for 19th at the Genesis Invitational. Hovland has been frustrated with his swing and is working with a new coach, Grant Waite. His chipping woes have reemerged as well.

16. Jake Knapp

A nightclub bouncer just three years ago, Knapp became the third PGA Tour rookie to win this season when he captured the Mexico Open at Vidanta on Feb. 25. The former UCLA golfer has three top-5 finishes in 12 starts.

17. Chris Kirk

Kirk has cooled off a bit after capturing his sixth PGA Tour victory at the season-opening Sentry in Hawaii in January. It was his second win in 11 months after he came out on top at the Honda Classic in February 2023. He's 140th in strokes gained: putting (-.404) but has been more than solid off the tee and on approach.

18. Justin Thomas

JT's struggles seemed to be in the rearview mirror after he had four top-12 finishes in his first five starts this season. He took a couple of steps back with missed cuts at the Genesis Invitational and Players Championship and a tie for 64th at the Valspar Championship. Still, his form seems headed in the right direction again.

19. Shane Lowry

After a slow start to 2024, Lowry has rebounded with three consecutive top-20 finishes, including a tie for fourth at the Cognizant Classic and a solo third at the API. Lowry announced this week that he'll play with McIlroy in next month's Zurich Classic of New Orleans team event.

20. Matt Fitzpatrick

After a so-so start to the 2024 season, Fitzpatrick seems close to putting everything together after a solo-fifth finish at the Players Championship. He had missed cuts at the Sony Open, Genesis Invitational and API before he bounced back at TPC Sawgrass. He is driving the ball better off the tee after removing a 4-gram weight from the grip of the club. Fitzpatrick told PGATour.com that he forgot the weight was even there.

21. Max Homa

Homa came out of the gates well this season, tying for 14th at the Sentry and 13th at the Farmers Insurance Open. He also tied for eighth at the API. Homa has been wildly inconsistent off the tee, ranking 150th in driving accuracy (54.2%) and 115th in strokes gained: off the tee (-.117).

22. Byeong Hun An

The South Korean golfer lost to Grayson Murray in a playoff at the Sony Open in Hawaii and has played consistently well since. He has three top-10s and five top-25s with only one missed cut in eight starts. After losing his PGA Tour card in 2021, he has climbed back to No. 42 in the Official World Golf Ranking.

23. Jason Day

The former world No. 1 golfer played some of his best golf at the tour's biggest stops this season. He had three top-10s against elite fields at signature events, tying for 10th at the Sentry, for sixth at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am and had a solo ninth at the Genesis. He has finished 16th or better in two of his three starts at Memorial Park, where his elite short game is a weapon.

24. Tom Hoge

Hoge has been a model of consistency this season, making the cut in nine of 10 starts with a pair of top-10 finishes. He performed well on the West Coast swing with a tie for sixth at Pebble Beach and solo eighth at the Genesis. His iron play continues to be among the best on tour -- he ranks second in shots gained: approach (1.234) and proximity (34 feet, 7 inches).

25. Peter Malnati

Bucket hats off to the PGA Tour policy board director, who picked up his second career PGA Tour victory -- and his first in 3,058 days -- at the Valspar Championship. He earned a two-year exemption, his first invitation to the Masters and a spot in the remaining four signature events of the season. He jumped from 184th to 65th in the world after the win.

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America’s national golf championship tees off on Thursday at historic Pinehurst No. 2 as the world’s greatest golfers battle for glory and the gold medal at the 124th U.S. Open.

The field in North Carolina for the season’s third major will be headlined by world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler , who looks unstoppable at the moment. The two-time Masters winner will be joined by several other generational talents including former U.S. Open champions Brooks Koepka , Rory McIlroy and Dustin Johnson .

Who is best equipped to make history and hoist the trophy on Sunday?

Our top 20 follows:

20. Tyrrell Hatton

As a member of Jon Rahm’s Legion XIII GC, the fiery Englishman has played solid in his maiden season on the LIV tour, recording six top-15s, including two top-5s… Hatton finished T9 at the 2024 Masters and T63 at the PGA… His best result at the U.S. Open is a T6 in 2018… The 32-year-old Ryder Cup star finished T27 last year in Los Angeles.

Odds : 70-1 Book Rank : T19 Last 6 : 18, 63, 5, 14, 9, 4 Last 6 Majors : 63, 9, 20, 27, 15, 34 Best at U.S. Open : T6 (2018)

19. Tom Kim

The 21-year-old Korean has cooled off after a meteoric rise in 2022 and 2023… Playing as a Special Temp Member in 2022, the then barely 20-year-old stunned the golf world with a win at the season-ending Greensboro event, followed by a second victory two months later in Las Vegas, becoming the second youngest two-time PGA Tour winner. (He added a third win in 2023)… The 2024 campaign has been a struggle, though, as Kim recorded his first top-10 of the year two weeks ago at the Canadian Open… He finished 23rd in his U.S. Open debut at The Country Club and chased it with a T8 in L.A. last year… He finished T30 and T26 at the season’s opening two majors.

Odds : 60-1 Book Rank : T16 Last 6 : 43, 4, 24, 26, 47, 52 Last 6 Majors : 26, 30, 2, 8, MC, 16 Best at U.S. Open : T8 (2023)

18. Jordan Spieth

The Texan is once again entering a major in terrible form, but he’s still Jordan Spieth and should recover at some point, right?… After starting the season with a top-3 (Kapalua) and T6 (Phoenix), Spieth has claimed just a single top-25 result (T10) in his last 11 starts, including five missed-cuts… Now 30, the one-time “Golden Child” has won just twice since that magical summer of 2017 which ended an historic three-year run of excellence… In 12 career starts at the U.S. Open, Spieth’s only top-10 finish was the win in 2015 – which seems absolutely wild.

Odds : 70-1 Book Rank : T19 Last 6 : MC, 37, 43, 29, MC, 39 Last 6 Majors : 43, MC, 23, MC, 29, 4 Best at U.S. Open : Win (2015)

17. Dustin Johnson

The two-time major winner started his 2024 LIV Golf season with a T5 (Mayakoba) and win (Las Vegas) but then posted four straight poor results, ranging from T21 to T31 (in a 54-player field). DJ rebounded with a T7 in Singapore but finished T43 at the PGA… He comes in off a respectable T13 finish at LIV Houston which included an opening round 67… Finished U.S. Open runner-up to Jordan Spieth at Chambers Bay in 2015 and then won in 2016… With a win at Pinehurst, the South Carolina native would become one of just 47 players in history to win at least three majors, tying for 30th on the all-time wins list, joining the likes of Jordan Spieth, Hale Irwin, Larry Nelson, Billy Casper and Payne Stewart, among others.

Odds : 80-1 Book Rank : T28 Last 6 : 13, 43, 7, 31, MC, 24 Last 6 Majors : 43, MC, MC, 10, 55, 48 Best at U.S. Open : Win (2016)

16. Wyndham Clark

The reigning U.S. Open champion is in the midst of an up and down season, and at the moment he’s trending down. In 13 starts on the season, Clark owns a win and three other top-3s, including two second-place finishes. In his nine other starts, though, the Colorado native has not posted a single top-25 and enters off two straight missed-cuts… In 10 career major starts, Clark’s results are wild: MC, T75, MC, MC, T76, MC, 1st, T33, MC, and MC… The late bloomer missed the cut at the 2024 season’s first two majors – the Masters and PGA.

Odds : 70-1 Book Rank : T19 Last 6 : MC, MC, 47, 3, MC, 31 Last 6 Majors : MC, MC, 33, 1, MC, 76 Best at U.S. Open : Win (2023)

15. Justin Thomas

Like his buddy Spieth, JT has stalled out on what was looking like a generational career . The 15-time PGA Tour champion has not landed in the winner’s circle since claiming his second PGA in May 2022 (25 months ago) and does not look close to being his old self… The former top-10 machine enters the 2024 U.S. Open amid a season with just four top-10s in 12 starts… The Kentucky native finally broke through, though, with a T8 finish at the PGA, breaking a string of six straight majors without even a top-50 finish… In nine career starts at the U.S. Open, JT has more missed-cuts (3) than top-10s (2).

Odds : 50-1 Book Rank : T14 Last 6 : 33, 8, 21, 5, MC, 64 Last 6 Majors : 8, MC, MC, MC, 65, MC Best at U.S. Open : T8 (2020)

14. Patrick Cantlay

On the season, the 32-year-old UCLA product has not been his usual steady self, posting just two top-10s in 2024… “Patty Ice” has not been particularly stellar in majors either, with just four top-10s in 26 starts… The current world No. 9 (and falling) finished T14, T14, and T15 in his last three starts at the U.S. Open. Those are also his three best finishes.

Odds : 60-1 Book Rank : T16 Last 6 : MC, 53, 29, 3, 22, 68 Last 6 Majors : 53, 22, 33, 14, 9, 14 Best at U.S. Open : T14 (2023, 2022)

13. Sahith Theegala

The 26-year-old Pepperdine product enters Pinehurst in solid form, including a pair of T12 finishes at the Memorial and PGA… On the season, he owns five top-10s including two solo second-place finishes (Kapalua and Hilton Head)… In three career starts at the U.S. Open, Theegala has two missed-cuts and a T27… Ranks 5th on the PGA Tour in strokes gained: total.

Odds : 50-1 Book Rank : T14 Last 6 : 12, MC, 12, 52, 2, 45 Last 6 Majors : 12, 45, MC, 27, 40, 9 Best at U.S. Open : T27 (2023)

12. Max Homa

The 32-year-old L.A. native, and current world No. 10, is enjoying decent PGA Tour season with three top-10 finishes, highlighted by a T3 at the Masters… That top-3 at Augusta National was Homa’s second straight stellar finish at a major championship, as it chased a T10 at The Open last summer… Incredibly, these are Homa’s only career top-10s in majors… He finished T35 at the PGA… In five career starts at the U.S. Open, Homa has made the cut just once, finishing T47 in Boston (2022).

Odds : 60-1 Book Rank : T16 Last 6 : 22, MC, 35, 8, 55, 3 Last 6 Majors : 35, 3, 10, MC, 55, 43 Best at U.S. Open : T47 (2022)

11. Hideki Matsuyama

The world No. 14 has enjoyed a solid 2024 and enters off a T8 at the Memorial… On the season, Matsuyama owns seven top-25 finishes in 12 starts, highlighted by a win at Riviera and three additional top-10s… The 32-year-old Japanese star has posted three career top-10 finishes at the U.S. Open, including a runner-up to Brooks Koepka in 2017 and a solo fourth in 2022 at The Country Club… Matsuyama leads the Tour in strokes gained: around the green.

Odds : 45-1 Book Rank : T12 Last 6 : 8, 35, 38, 7, 6, 12 Last 6 Majors : 35, 38, 13, 32, 29, 16 Best at U.S. Open : T2 (2017)

10. Tommy Fleetwood

The 33-year-old Englishman enters Pinehurst in sneaky good form with six finishes of T26 or better in his last seven starts on tour, including a T3 at the Masters and T26 at the PGA… Still in search of his first victory on American soil, Fleetwood has finished in the top 10 in four of his last seven major starts, including three top-5s… Since 2017, he owns an impressive seven top-5 finishes in the majors… His best result at the U.S. Open is a runner-up to Brooks Koepka in 2018.

Odds : 45-1 Book Rank : T12 Last 6 : 20, 21, 26, 13, 49, 3 Last 6 Majors : 26, 3, 10, 5, 18, 33 Best at U.S. Open : 2nd (2018)

9. Ludvig Aberg

The 24-year-old Swede, and former world No.1 amateur, enters in top form with five top-15 finishes in his six most recent starts, highlighted by a runner-up at the Masters and a T5 at last week’s Memorial Tournament… Aberg ranks 3rd on Tour in total driving and 7th in strokes gained: total… He appears to be the next great superstar.

Odds : 25-1 Book Rank : T7 Last 6 : 5, MC, 10, 2, 14, 8 Last 6 Majors : MC, 2… Best at U.S. Open : Debut (2024)

8. Cameron Smith

The 30-year-old Aussie, and greatest putter on the planet, enters in decent form with a pair of runner-up finishes in his last four LIV starts (Hong Kong and Singapore) while also leading his Ripper GC to back-to-back team wins on the upstart circuit… Smith finished solo fourth at last year’s U.S. Open and T6 at this year’s Masters… He owns four top-10 finishes in his last seven major starts, highlighted by a win at St Andrews .

Odds : 40-1 Book Rank : T10 Last 6 : 48, 63, 2, 14, 6, 2 Last 6 Majors : 63, 6, 33, 4, 9, 34 Best at U.S. Open : 4th (2023)

7. Viktor Hovland

After a horrendous start to the season, Hovland appears to have turned things around… The Norwegian star enters Pinehurst off a T15 at the Memorial and solo third at the PGA… The impressive result at the PGA was his sixth top-20 finish in his last seven major starts, which includes four top-10s… Hovland finished T19 at last year’s U.S. Open.

Odds : 16-1 Book Rank : T4 Last 6 : 15, 4, 24, MC, 62, 36 Last 6 Majors : 3, MC, 13, 19, 2, 7 Best at U.S. Open : T12 (2019)

6. Collin Morikawa

The two-time major winner enters on an absolute heater, which includes six straight top-16s, highlighted by four top-4s… On the major stage, the 27-year-old Cal product already has a Hall-of-Fame worthy resume, with two wins, five other top-5s and two more top-10s in just 18 career starts… In the two 2024 majors, Morikawa finished T3 at the Masters and T4 at the PGA.

Odds : 16-1 Book Rank : T4 Last 6 : 2, 4, 4, 16, 9, 3 Last 6 Majors : 4, 3, MC, 14, 26, 10 Best at U.S. Open : T4 (2021)

5. Bryson DeChambeau

The 2020 U.S. Open champ is back in prime form, ala 2018-2020… Once golf’s most polarizing golfer, DeChambeau has become a Youtube star and box-office gold at the majors in 2024… The 30-year-old star posted an impressive T6 at the Masters and then chased it with a spectacular runner-up finish at the PGA… The California native owns four top-10s in his last seven major starts… He won the 2020 edition of the U.S. Open.

Odds : 16-1 Book Rank : T4 Last 6 : 18, 2, 27, 26, 6, 7 Last 6 Majors : 2, 6, 60, 20, 4, MC Best at U.S. Open : Win (2020)

4. Rory McIlroy

The world No. 3 enters in typical Rory form – off four straight top-15s, including a win at Quail and T4 in Canada… During that span, he also added a team win at Zurich Classic alongside Shane Lowry… McIlroy has posted five consecutive top-10s at the U.S. Open (2019-2023) including a runner-up last year to Wyndham Clark… The now 35-year-old Northern Irishman is more than due for his long-awaited fifth career major.

Odds : 12-1 Book Rank : T2 Last 6 : 15, 4, 12, 1, 33, 22 Last 6 Majors : 12, 22, 6, 2, 7, MC Best at U.S. Open : Win (2011)

3. Brooks Koepka

The Florida State product does not need help getting himself hyped for majors, as he has consistently excelled on the biggest stages. The 5-time major winner, and two-time U.S. Open champion, enters in solid form, including three straight top-10s on the LIV tour, highlighted by a win in Singapore – his 4th career title on the breakaway tour… Surprisingly, Koepka has been mediocre in the opening two majors, finishing T45 at the Masters and T26 at the PGA.

Odds : 25-1 Book Rank : T7 Last 6 : 9, 26, 1, 9, 45, 45 Last 6 Majors : 26, 45, 64, 17, 1, 2 Best at U.S. Open : Win (2017, 2018)

2. Xander Schauffele

Schauffele enters the U.S. Open as the world No. 2 and on a next-level heater… In 13 starts on the 2024 season, the reigning PGA champion owns nine top-10s, highlighted by six top-5s which includes his maiden major win… In his last three starts, the 2020 Olympic gold medalist has reeled off 8th (Memorial), 1st (PGA), and 2nd (Wells Fargo)… No longer the “best player to not win a major,” Schauffele is basically playing with house money for the final two majors.

Odds : 12-1 Book Rank : T2 Last 6 : 8, 1, 2, 18, 8, 5 Last 6 Majors : 1, 8, 17, 10, 18, 10 Best at U.S. Open : T3 (2019)

1. Scottie Scheffler

The 27-year-old superstar enters Pinehurst as a record-setting favorite… With five wins in his last eight starts, Scheffler is playing on a level not seen since the days of prime Tiger Woods… To review: In Scheffler’s eight most recent starts, he’s recorded five wins – all at elite events (Masters, Players, Bay Hill, Harbour Town, and Memorial), two runner-up finishes, and one T8… The Texan has compiled an incredible ten top-10s in his last 13 major starts, including two wins and three additional top-3s… Scheffler has finished T7, T2 and solo third in his three career starts at the U.S. Open as a tour pro.

Odds : 3-1 Book Rank : 1st Last 6 : 1, 2, 8, 1, 1, 2 Last 6 Majors : 8, 1, 23, 3, 2, 10 Best at U.S. Open : T2 (2022)

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PGA Championship 2024: Power rankings for the entire field at Valhalla

Can anyone beat Scottie Scheffler ? Another major week is upon us, and the Schefflers have officially welcomed their first baby into the world , which means the Masters champion has arrived at Valhalla. Meanwhile, Rory McIlroy and Brooks Koepka have also won in their last starts ahead of the 2024 PGA Championship. There's so much to pack as this star-studded field descends upon Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, the host for the 106th PGA Championship .

Just 30 days ago, Scheffler separated himself from the field at Augusta National and captured his second Masters green jacket. He hasn’t lost since then, and he brings that streak to our season’s second major championship.

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It has been 10 years since we visited Valhalla, when McIlroy was victorious —but it's also the site of his last major championship given his 10-year winless drought. Of course, the defending PGA champion is Brooks Koepka, and just like he did last year, he has won in his last start on LIV. Below you will read my rankings of the top 70 players in the field. Below them, the competitors are broken into segments. Included are all of the relevant facts and figures you will need to win your PGA Championship pool, outright or prop bets or PGA Pro club contest!

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I have designed these rankings to be a fantastic reference tool. Take a moment to peruse the key in case any of the information below is baffling. Then dive right in and bookmark this article link. You are going to need it Monday through Sunday to ensure all of your trifectas in Louisville lead you to collect at the window on Sunday night!

• Age: Self-explanatory and gives great perspective. Some of these guys are older than you think. Did you know Jordan Spieth is 30?!
• Odds to win: These are the futures odds listed for each player across multiple domestic betting boards.
• OWGR/Data Golf: Let’s face the facts, the OWGR is incomplete. To give us a better top line view of player performance, I also included the Data Golf rankings .
• Player trend: This list is meant to be an immediate reference tool for next week. Quite simply, what direction is a player’s game heading since the Masters. Up is good, down is bad and everyone loves emojis.
• PGA Championship appearances/cuts made: The number of times a player has competed in the tournament along with the number of successful cuts made.
• Best PGA Championship finish: Again, another quick reference tool. In the past 10 years, eight of the PGA champions have finished inside the top 8 prior to winning. (Exceptions: Justin Thomas, 18th and Collin Morikawa as a rookie.) PGA Championship experience counts!
• Notes: A quick summary for each player to pique or deter your interest in his chances to win or play well in the 106th PGA Championship.

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Nos. 126 and beyond

The PGA Championship has such incredible depth and the task of ranking each player is really fun. The "126 and beyond" section is covered in Corebridge Financial Team members, global qualifiers and past champions. I recommend you Google a couple of the names in this group. CFT member PGA Professional Tracy Phillips is 61 years old! Ben Polland just won the PGA Professional National Championship.

Each major has a unique aspect to the field: the Masters and its amateur invitees, the U.S. Open and Open Championship qualifiers, and the PGA Championship has its amazing stories of the PGA of America's members who fulfill their dream by making this field. Will there be another “Block Party?," set into motion by another incredible storyline from a pro? We sure hope so.

Rich Beem, Josh Bevell (CFT), Evan Bowser (CFT), Preston Cole (CFT), Tyler Collet (CFT), John Daly, Matt Dobyns (CFT), Larkin Gross (CFT), Jared Jones (CFT), Takumi Kanaya, Jeff Kellen (CFT), Kazuma Kobori, Ben Kohles, Kyle Mendoza (CFT), Shaun Micheel, Jesse Mueller (CFT), Zac Oakley (CFT), Adrian Otaegui, C.T. Pan, Tracy Phillips (CFT), Ben Polland (CFT), Braden Shattuck (CFT), John Somers (CFT), Josh Speight (CFT), Jesper Svensson, Ryan van Velzen, Jimmy Walker, Jeremy Wells (CFT), Tim Widing, Wyatt Worthington II (CFT) and Y.E. Yang.

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Nos. 101-125

David Puig played in a number of Asian Tour events and earned victories in Malayasia in February and Singapore in October during off weeks from LIV. The 22-year-old earned a special invitation to the PGA Championship.

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The process of building these rankings can create some very interesting comparisons. Who would have thought three years ago Phil Mickelson would win the PGA Championship at Kiawah at nearly 51 years old? A few slots lower, we have the even more unbelievable saga of Michael Block at Oak Hill . Both he and Brad Marek are the only two Corebridge Financial Team members in the field who have made the cut at a PGA Championship. Three more past champions populate this segment: Jimmy Walker, Jason Dufner and Martin Kaymer. Kaymer has two top-20 finishes in his last two LIV starts.

101. KH Lee, 102. Phil Mickelson, 103. Brad Marek (CFT), 104. Lee Hodges, 105. Brice Garnett, 106. Sebastian Soderberg, 107. Ben Griffin, 108. Alex Smalley, 109. Thirston Lawrence, 110. S.H. Kim, 111. Francesco Molinari, 112. Alexander Björk, 113. Nick Dunlap, 114. Charley Hoffman, 115. Sami Valimaki, 116. Martin Kaymer, 117. Peter Malnati, 118. Lucas Herbert, 119. Jason Dufner, 120. Michael Block (CFT), 121. Luke Donald, 122. Andy Ogletree, 123. Camillo Villegas, 124. David Puig (above), 125. Grayson Murray.

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Nos. 71-100

Taylor Pendrith won his first PGA Tour title two weeks ago at the CJ Cup Byron Nelson, then backed it up with a T-10 last week at Quail Hollow.

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Rickie Fowler, Taylor Pendrith ( above ), Billy Horschel, Emilaino Grillo and Erik Van Rooyen have all won on the PGA Tour since the last PGA Championship, and they all could make some noise. U.S. Open winner Gary Woodland is in the final year of his major exemption. The modern game is amazing, and the next generation of talent keeps pushing everyone. To win this week, you must possess great driving and excellent approach capabilities from long range. A few of these guys will supplant the lower ranked players and make the cut—can you predict who they might be?

71. Mackenzie Hughes, 72. Taylor Pendrith, 73. Adrian Meronk, 74. Adam Hadwin, 75. J.T. Poston, 76 . Andrew Putnam, 77. Zac Blair, 78. Keita Nakajima, 79. Maverick McNealy, 80. Emiliano Grillo, 81. Thomas Detry, 82. Billy Horschel, 83. Padraig Harrington, 84. Doug Ghim, 85 . Victor Perez, 86. Aaron Rai, 87. Rasmus Højgaard, 88. Beau Hossler, 89. Thorbjorn Olesen, 90. Gary Woodland, 91. Vincent Norrman, 92. Justin Rose, 93. Matt Wallace, 94 . Rickie Fowler, 95. Eric Cole, 96. Ryo Hisatsune, 97. Chris Gotterup, 98. Jordan Smith, 99. Alejandro Tosti, 100. Adam Svensson.

Ranking the top 70 players (with write-ups for the top 50)

70. andrew svoboda.

Age: 44 Odds to win: 500-1. OWGR/Data Golf: N/A, Corebridge Financial Team Player trend: ➡️ PGA Championship appearances: Rookie Best PGA Championship finish: N/A

69. Jake Knapp

Brennan Asplen

Age: 29 Odds to win: 150-1. OWGR: 51. Data Golf: 98. Player trend: ↗️ PGA Championship appearances: Rookie Best PGA Championship finish: N/A

68. Keith Mitchell

Age: 32 Odds to win: 100-1. OWGR: 78. Data Golf: 63. Player trend: ➡️ PGA Championship appearances: 4. Cuts made: 3. Best PGA Championship finish: 34th (2022)

67. Brendon Todd

Age: 38 Odds to win: 200-1. OWGR: 64. Data Golf: 60. Player trend: ➡️ PGA Championship appearances: 5. Cuts made: 2. Best PGA Championship finish: 17th (2020)

66. Tiger Woods

Age: 48 Odds to win: 100-1. OWGR: 801. Data Golf: N/A. Player trend: ❓ PGA Championship appearances: 22. Cuts made: 17. Best PGA Championship finish: Won (1999, 2000, 2006, 2007)

65. Robert MacIntyre

Age: 27 Odds to win: 180-1. OWGR: 84. Data Golf: 223. Player trend: ↗️ PGA Championship appearances: 4. Cuts made: 3. Best PGA Championship finish: 49th (2021)

64. Cam Davis

Age: 29 Odds to win: 150-1. OWGR: 62. Data Golf: 78 Player trend: ➡️ PGA Championship appearances: 3. Cuts made: 3. Best PGA Championship finish: 4th (2023)

63. Christiaan Bezuidenhout

Age: 29 Odds to win: 150-1. OWGR: 54. Data Golf: 24. Player trend: ↗️ PGA Championship appearances: 4. Cuts made: 1. Best PGA Championship finish: 30th (2021)

62. Mark Hubbard

Age: 34 Odds to win: 200-1. OWGR: 79. Data Golf: 74. Player trend: ↗️ PGA Championship appearances: 2. Cuts made: 2. Best PGA Championship finish: 51st (2020)

61. Kurt Kitayama

Age: 31 Odds to win: 100-1. OWGR: 48. Data Golf: 67. Player trend: ➡️ PGA Championship appearances: 4. Cuts made: 3.| Best PGA Championship finish: 4th (2023)

60. Min Woo Lee

Age: 25 Odds to win: 65-1. OWGR: 34. Data Golf: 47. Player trend: ➡️ PGA Championship appearances: 2. Cuts made: 1. Best PGA Championship finish: 18th (2023)

59. Tom Hoge

Age: 34 Odds to win: 100-1. OWGR: 60. Data Golf: 39. Player trend: ↗️ PGA Championship appearances: 4. Cuts made: 4. Best PGA Championship finish: 9th (2022)

58. Erik van Rooyen

Age: 34 Odds to win: 150-1. OWGR: 66. Data Golf: 71. Player trend: ↗️ PGA Championship appearances: 4. Cuts made: 2. Best PGA Championship finish: 8th (2019)

57. Patrick Rodgers

Age: 31 Odds to win: 250-1. OWGR: 77. Data Golf: 82. Player trend: ➡️ PGA Championship appearances: 2. Cuts made: 1. Best PGA Championship finish: 29th (2023)

56. Nick Taylor

Age: 36 Odds to win: 300-1. OWGR: 26. Data Golf: 77. Player trend: ➡️ PGA Championship appearances: 3. Cuts made: 1. Best PGA Championship finish: 68th (2015)

55. Lucas Glover

Age: 44 Odds to win: 150-1. OWGR: 35. Data Golf: 45. Player trend: ➡️ PGA Championship appearances: 12. Cuts made: 6. Best PGA Championship finish: 5th (2009)

54. Denny McCarthy

Age: 31 Odds to win: 180-1. OWGR: 31. Data Golf: 19. Player trend: ↗️ PGA Championship appearances: 4. Cuts made: 4. Best PGA Championship finish: 29th (2023)

53. Luke List

Age: 39 Odds to win: 250-1. OWGR: 67. Data Golf: 83. Player trend: ➡️ PGA Championship appearances: 5. Cuts made: 3. Best PGA Championship finish: 6th (2019)

52. Chris Kirk

Age: 38 Odds to win: 130-1. OWGR: 22. Data Golf: 31. Player trend: ➡️ PGA Championship appearances: 9. Cuts made: 5. Best PGA Championship finish: 5th (2022)

51. Nicolai Højgaard

Age: 23 Odds to win: 130-1. OWGR: 36. Data Golf: 85. Player trend: ➡️ PGA Championship appearances: 2. Cuts made: 1. Best PGA Championship finish: 50th (2023)

50. Talor Gooch

Jason Butler

Age: 32 Odds to win: 100-1. OWGR: 644. Data Golf: 35. Player trend: ➡️ PGA Championship appearances: 4. Cuts made: 2. Best PGA Championship finish: 20th (2022)

An elite amongst strokes gained/social media leaderboards, Talor Gooch’s play over the last two LIV seasons garnered a special exemption into the PGA Championship field, and he warrants serious consideration. Gooch has 15 top-15 finishes in 20 events and three wins.

49. Austin Eckroat

Age: 25 Odds to win: 250-1. OWGR: 50. Data Golf: 65. Player trend: ↗️ PGA Championship appearances: Rookie Best PGA Championship finish: N/A

A 2024 PGA Tour winner, Austin Eckroat’s ball-striking is built for big courses. He’s ranked sixth in the Valhalla field for strokes gained T2G.

48. Dean Burmester

Age: 34 Odds to win: 65-1. OWGR: 130. Data Golf: 38. Player trend: ↗️ PGA Championship appearances: 3. Cuts made: 2. Best PGA Championship finish : 54th (2023)

Dean Burmester ranks third on the individual LIV season-long standings. That’s ahead of Brooks, DJ, Talor Gooch and Tyrrell Hatton. He has a win and six top-15 finishes in six starts.

47. Ryan Fox

Age: 37 Odds to win: 130-1. OWGR: 61. Data Golf: 143. Player trend: ➡️ PGA Championship appearances: 5. Cuts made: 4. Best PGA Championship finish: 23rd (2023)

Ryan Fox’s style of play fits a PGA Championship. He possesses incredible power and a competitive short game. Those are two keys that led to a top 25 at Oak Hill a year ago and a top-40 finish at Augusta National last month.

46. Russell Henley

Age: 35 Odds to win: 150-1. OWGR: 18. Data Golf: 12. Player trend: ↗️ PGA Championship appearances: 10. Cuts made: 7. Best PGA Championship finish: 12th (2015)

Russell Henley is ranked 18th in the world and even higher via Data Golf. Henley’s ability to do everything well earned him three top-10s in 10 starts this season. The former University of Georgia Bulldog has 11 top-10s at majors in his career, including 2021 at Torrey Pines (a decent comp course), where he was the 54-hole co-leader before fading on Sunday.

45. Alex Noren

Age: 41 Odds to win: 80-1. OWGR: 57. Data Golf: 22. Player trend: ↗️ PGA Championship appearances: 11. Cuts made: 7. Best PGA Championship finish: 22nd (2020)

Alex Noren has won 10 times on the DP World Tour. Two weeks ago in Dallas, he finished third for his sixth top-25 result in a row. The Swede can compete in birdie-fests as well as events where he needs to grind out pars, where he can rely on a stellar short game.

44. Patrick Reed

Age: 33 Odds to win: 65-1. OWGR: 92. Data Golf: 55. Player trend: ➡️ PGA Championship appearances: 10. Cuts made: 8 Best PGA Championship finish: 2nd (2017)

Last month, Patrick Reed finished 12th at the Masters and continues to play well in majors. Another top-20 result at Oak Hill a year ago was fueled by one of the world’s best short games.

43. Stephan Jaeger

Age: 33 Odds to win: 100-1. OWGR : 92. Data Golf: 55. Player trend: ↗️ PGA Championship appearances: 1. Cuts made: 1. Best PGA Championship finish: 50th (2023)

Stephan Jaeger is the only player to beat Scottie Scheffler in the past two months. Jaeger has picked up nearly 17 yards of distance off the tee in the past two years, making him one of the leading off-the-tee players—and he couples that with a very good short game, which should be a good combination at Valhalla.

42. Adam Schenk

Age: 32 Odds to win: 150-1. OWGR: 45. Data Golf: 41. Player trend: ↗️ PGA Championship appearances: 2. Cuts made: 1. Best PGA Championship finish: 41st (2022)

Adam Schenk finished 12th at the Masters last month. Schenk struggled earlier in 2024 but is now showing the form that led to a ninth-place finish at the 2023 Tour Championship and consistent play this spring.

41. Matthieu Pavon

Age: 31 Odds to win: 150-1. OWGR: 20. Data Golf: 54. Player trend: ↗️ PGA Championship appearances: Rookie Best PGA Championship finish: N/A

Matthieu Pavon is the only player on the PGA Tour ranked top 20 in strokes gained/approach and putting—two key skills for success at Valhalla. The Frenchman’s victory at Torrey Pines proves he has the potential to show some form in majors.

40. Si Woo Kim

Orlando Ramirez

Age: 28 Odds to win: 75-1. OWGR: 44. Data Golf: 21. Player trend: ↗️ PGA Championship appearances: 8. Cuts made: 2. Best PGA Championship finish: 13th (2020)

Si Woo Kim is an elite ball-striker. Kim has gained positive strokes off the tee in 29 straight measured events. Wet Kentucky rough is going to present a serious challenge to the contenders, but Si Woo hits fairways and has a stellar short game.

39. Tom Kim

Age: 21 Odds to win: 65-1. OWGR: 23. Data Golf: 57. Player trend: ↘️ PGA Championship appearances: 3. Cuts made: 0. Best PGA Championship finish: N/A

Tom Kim has tons of talent, but a lack of ball speed makes him feel as if he’s stuck in the mud. Over his past five starts, Kim continues to lose strokes to the field across the board. Valhalla’s length might be too much for Tom as just making the cut has been difficult for him at the PGA Championship.

38. Shane Lowry

Age: 37 Odds to win: 45-1. OWGR: 41. Data Golf: 49. Player trend: ➡️ PGA Championship appearances: 12. Cuts made: 9. Best PGA Championship finish: 4th (2021)

Shane Lowry has five top-25 results in his past six PGAs. Fresh off an Irish team win with Rory McIlroy at the Zurich Classic last month, Lowry’s putter might feel inspired by his countryman’s karaoke. When Shane shines with the flatstick, he contends.

37. Brian Harman

Age: 37 Odds to win: 65-1. OWGR: 9. Data Golf: 25. Player trend: ➡️ PGA Championship appearances: 9. Cuts made: 5. Best PGA Championship finish: 13th (2017)

Brian Harman faces a narrow path to the top of the leaderboard in domestic major championships where rough is prevalent due to his lack of ball speed and distance. The defending Open champion is world class in other components, but 7,600 yards of soaking wet Valhalla rough will probably put too much of a reliance on his fantastic flatstick.

36. Sam Burns

Age: 27 Odds to win: 50-1. OWGR: 27. Data Golf: 27. Player trend: ➡️ PGA Championship appearances: 3. Cuts made: 2. Best PGA Championship finish: 20th (2022)

Sam Burns had a strong start to 2024 with four top 10s prior to the Masters. That early season ball-striking has left Burns. A missed cut at the Masters leaves him below his usual major ranking. Maybe his new baby will inspire a great off-the-tee week. He shook off the rust nicely at Quail Hollow.

35. Keegan Bradley

Age: 37 Odds to win: 200-1. OWGR: 19. Data Golf: 56. Player trend: ➡️ PGA Championship appearances: 13. Cuts made: 11. Best PGA Championship finish: Won (2011)

Keegan Bradley’s game was built for PGA Championships. The Boston bomber won the PGA in his first try and has missed the cut only twice in 13 starts. If you’re looking for a value pick in DFS or prop bets, or a sneaky pool pick, Bradley’s a worthwhile shout.

34. Byeong Hun An

Age: 32 Odds to win: 80-1. OWGR: 32. Data Golf: 43. Player trend: ↗️ PGA Championship appearances: 7. Cuts made: 4. Best PGA Championship finish: 22nd (2022)

Ben An was not in last year’s PGA Championship—he was ranked 140th in the OWGR but has ascended quickly in 2024. Fresh off another strong result at Quail Hollow, Ben is a fantastic sleeper pick to contend in Kentucky. His strength is driving and that will certainly help him differentiate. Keep this name to yourself prior to picking in your PGA betting pools.

33. Jason Day

Age: 36 Odds to win: 40-1. OWGR: 24. Data Golf: 48. Player trend: ➡️ PGA Championship appearances: 14. Cuts made: 11. Best PGA Championship finish: Won (2015)

Jason Day has been a very good PGA Championship player throughout his career. He has six top 10s in this championship and a win (2015). In his past five starts, Day has been gaining over a stroke on the field with his driver. That’s good for two reasons, first that level of off-the-tee play will be an advantage. Two, if Jason continues to play like this, he will make the cut, and we will get to see all four of his outfits this week!

32. Adam Scott

Age: 43 Odds to win: 80-1. OWGR: 53. Data Golf: 29. Player trend: ➡️ PGA Championship appearances: 22. Cuts made: 17. Best PGA Championship finish: 3rd (2006, 2018)

Adam Scott has played above the tour average in 2024. Going into Valhalla, his driver and putter have been hot. That combination is the key. In Scott’s last five starts he’s gaining nearly two strokes on the field with his flatstick and another two off the tee. Forty is the new thirty for a man who has six career top 10s in this championship.

31. Harris English

Age: 34 Odds to win: 150-1. OWGR: 47. Data Golf: 36. Player trend: ➡️ PGA Championship appearances: 7. Cuts made: 5. Best PGA Championship finish: 19th (2020)

Harris English finished top 25 at both The Players and the Masters. He’ll need to enhance his iron game this week to get serious on Sunday, but that driver and putter should surely have him playing the weekend.

30. Viktor Hovland

Age: 26 Odds to win: 30-1. OWGR: 7. Data Golf: 10. Player trend: ↘️ PGA Championship appearances: 4. Cuts made: 4. Best PGA Championship finish: 2nd (2023)

Viktor Hovland is the season’s biggest mystery. The reigning FedEx Cup champion has worked with more coaches in 2024 than he has top-20 results. A textbook fit for the PGA Championship with his long-iron acumen and accurate driving, Hovland has some serious work to do. Viktor is an amazing talent and will draw attention at these high odds but were he to win I’m not sure the mystery would really be solved.

29. Tyrrell Hatton

Age: 32 Odds to win: 55-1. OWGR: 17. Data Golf: 8. Player trend: ➡️ PGA Championship appearances: 9. Cuts made: 7. Best PGA Championship finish: 10th (2016, 2018)

Tyrrell Hatton’s consistent ball-striking makes him an excellent pick at Valhalla. This Kentucky championship will require great approach play, long/accurate driving and opportunistic putting—three skills Hatton continues to display on the LIV circuit. Don’t miss this pick if you’re looking for a solid middle-tier contender.

28. Jordan Spieth

Age: 30 Odds to win: 35-1. OWGR: 21. Data Golf: 37. Player trend: ↘️ PGA Championship appearances: 11. Cuts made: 9. Best PGA Championship finish: 2nd (2015)

As always, if you’re backing Jordan Spieth, be prepared for an epic roller-coaster. In his past five cut events, Spieth has missed the weekend four times! The issue is approach play. Even though he started the week off well at Quail Hollow, it was another average showing—I’m not sure this is the year for the Career Grand Slam.

27. Tommy Fleetwood

Age: 33 Odds to win: 45-1. OWGR: 11. Data Golf: 13. Player trend: ➡️ PGA Championship appearances: 9. Cuts made: 6. Best PGA Championship finish: 5th (2022)

Tommy Fleetwood’s iron game is off. Fleetwood played well at Augusta National, and then he was awful at Harbour Town. Those two weeks are a perfect microcosm for his year. Tommy may take us all by surprise like he did last month down Magnolia Lane, but backing him in good conscience would mean ignoring the obvious issues he has been facing.

26. Taylor Moore

Age: 30 Odds to win: 150-1. OWGR: 55. Data Golf: 58. Player trend: ↗️ PGA Championship appearances: 1. Cuts made: 1. Best PGA Championship finish: 72nd (2023)

Taylor Moore has successfully navigated every cut in 2024 (11 events). Moore’s success stems from great driving and a very solid short game. In his last five events, he’s gaining an average of four strokes on the field. This is another name most casual golf fans won’t know. This might be your sneakiest option in a PGA Championship pool to gain an edge on the rest of your participants.

25. Akshay Bhatia

Age: 22 Odds to win: 100-1. OWGR: 33. Data Golf: 33. Player trend: ↗️ PGA Championship appearances: Rookie Best PGA Championship finish: N/A

Akshay Bhatia is one of a handful of players entering the 106th PGA with two wins in the last year. The approach game is absolutely electric. In a world class field, this wonderkid is ranked top 10 SG/tee to green and gaining nearly five shots against the field with his iron game (on average). Bhatia will make birdies, and if scoring counts in your contest, then I suggest you consider the 22-year-old.

24. Corey Conners

Age: 32 Odds to win: 65-1. OWGR: 52. Data Golf: 34. Player trend: ↘️ PGA Championship appearances : 5. Cuts made: 3. Best PGA Championship finish: 12th (2023)

Major championships are the best time to earn points for the Presidents Cup team. Corey Conners is looking to lead that International squad this September in his home country. The PGA is the best fit for his game, and I believe we will all see that this week. Ranked third in GIRs, Conners’ consistency is key during weeks where accuracy matters so much.

23. Joaquin Niemann

Age: 25 Odds to win: 46-1. OWGR: 91. Data Golf: 7. Player trend: ↗️ PGA Championship appearances: 6. Cuts made: 3. Best PGA Championship finish: 23rd (2022)

Joaquin Niemann has a very rocky relationship with the weekend at the PGA Championship. With two LIV wins and six top 10s in seven events he’s earned a good look on your outright card. He’s one a few guys in this middle tier who can win.

22. Sungjae Im

Age: 26 Odds to win: 55-1. OWGR: 38. Data Golf: 53. Player trend: ➡️ PGA Championship appearances: 5. Cuts made: 2. Best PGA Championship finish: 17th (2021)

Sungjae Im is trending in the right direction. At the RBC Heritage and Wells Fargo, Im looked like the Sungjae of old. That’s important because we need key components to our friendly pools and DFS games. Im has never been a household name, but fans know his ball-striking history. The trend is your friend here as Im impresses us for the third time in a row.

21. Cam Smith

Age: 30 Odds to win: 30-1. OWGR: 56. Data Golf: 28. Player trend: ➡️ PGA Championship appearances: 8. Cuts made: 7. Best PGA Championship finish: 9th (2023)

Very little about Cam Smith’s game fit going into Oak hill last year. He finished ninth. Never a good choice soon after fishing season, we’ve hit May and Smith’s success is picking up. Cam has finished second in two of his past three LIV starts.

20. Dustin Johnson

Maddie Meyer

Age: 39 Odds to win: 35-1. OWGR: 379. Data Golf: 62. Player trend: ➡️ PGA Championship appearances: 14. Cuts made: 10. Best PGA Championship finish: 2nd (2019, 2020)

I always believed Dustin Johnson would win a PGA Championship. The best player in the world for some time, his power and touch just fit perfectly. Years removed from those days, I still think there’s one more major run in him. Of the four annual options, the PGA still makes the most sense. We saw signs last year at Oak Hill and LACC. With a LIV win in Las Vegas a couple months ago, he has my attention.

19. Max Homa

Age: 33 Odds to win: 35-1. OWGR: 10. Data Golf: 15. Player trend: ↗️ PGA Championship appearances: 5. Cuts made: 3. Best PGA Championship finish: 13th (2022)

I asked Max Homa at The Players why he’s such a good fit at TPC Sawgrass. He replied, “because my misses are small.” Small misses and a positive putter are the keys this week in Kentucky. If Homa get build on the “major” momentum from the Masters, I think Valhalla makes great sense for golf’s greatest tour ambassador.

18. Sahith Theegala

Age: 26 Odds to win: 40-1. OWGR: 12. Data Golf: 14. Player trend: ⬆️ PGA Championship appearances: 1. Cuts made: 1. Best PGA Championship finish: 40th (2023)

In six signature events this season, Sahith Theegala has two runners-up and a sixth place. Theegala finished ninth at The Players and got that first career win under his belt in the fall. Short game has always been the 26-year-old’s strength, but the ball-striking this season is vastly improved, and in turn, so have the results. He’s a new name for major championship contention—one we will hear for years to come.

17. Sepp Straka

Age: 31 Odds to win: 150-1. OWGR: 25. Data Golf: 42. Player trend: ↗️ PGA Championship appearances: 3. Cuts made: 3. Best PGA Championship finish: 7th (2023)

I don’t even want to write this because it will alter the PGA Championship betting odds. Sepp Straka is a huge sleeper this week. Not because he finished top 20 in three of his past four majors. Not because he’s an elite driver. Not because of his accurate long iron game and fabulous flatstick. The reason I love Sepp is Zoysiagrass. The fairways at Valhalla are Zoysia, and Straka’s record on this particular type of grass are proven.

16. Matt Fitzpatrick

Age: 29 Odds to win: 40-1. OWGR: 14. Data Golf: 16. Player trend: ➡️ PGA Championship appearances: 8. Cuts made: 4. Best PGA Championship finish: 5th (2022)

Matt Fitzpatrick is gaining an average of four strokes on the field in his past five starts. That won’t scare Scottie Scheffler, but it’s very good. What I like about Fitzpatrick in major championships is how well-rounded he is. If you love backing players like Cantlay and Schauffele, then Matt should catch your eye. Especially when you consider he comes with much more favorable odds.

15. Tony Finau

Age: 34 Odds to win: 45-1. OWGR: 28. Data Golf: 30. Player trend: ➡️ PGA Championship appearances: 9. Cuts made: 8. Best PGA Championship finish: 4th (2020)

Tony Finau is a tee-to-green machine. A scorecard of 7,600 yards gives Tony an edge. Few players in the field can keep up with Finau’s ball speed. As a result, off the tee and approaches over 200 yards favor him. Finau’s issue is the flatstick. If the forecast remains wet, and the course plays super long, take Tony. His added length and accuracy will help bolster a lineup even with his faulty flatstick.

14. Hideki Matsuyama

Age: 32 Odds to win: 35-1. OWGR: 15. Data Golf: 17. Player trend: ↗️ PGA Championship appearances: 11. Cuts made: 11. Best PGA Championship finish: 4th (2016)

Hideki Matsuyama has been given the wagering world a lot of headaches lately. A very late WD at the start of Wells Fargo last week was just another example of the Matsuyama madness. Here’s why: If he’s healthy, Hideki is a real threat to win. Leverage your betting card or PGA pool on team Japan and you might just be saying sayonara.

13. Justin Thomas

Age: 31 Odds to win: 30-1. OWGR: 29. Data Golf: 20. Player trend: ➡️ PGA Championship appearances: 8. Cuts made: 7. Best PGA Championship finish: Won (2017, 2022)

All pressure is self-induced. Will the PGA Championship in JT’s home state be too much? I don’t believe it will. Thomas’ ball-striking has been solid all season after a sketchy 2023 campaign. JT has five top-15 results in nine starts for 2024. He’s ranked 11th tee to green and ninth on approach. If those analytics don’t impress you, he has also won two of these.

12. Will Zalatoris

Age: 27 Odds to win: 35-1. OWGR: 30. Data Golf: 51. Player trend: ↗️ PGA Championship appearances: 2. Cuts made: 2. Best PGA Championship finish: 2nd (2022)

Will Zalatoris has played in two PGA Championships. He finished eighth and runner-up, losing to Thomas in a playoff at Southern Hills. Zalatoris is another whose game matches the PGA Championship character. You must be a great driver, incredible long iron player, and above average scorer. In majors, Zalatoris continues to contend because he knows how to do all three. Will’s lone tour win came at nearby TPC Southwind. Two similar designs, they both have Zoysiagrass fairways. Ball-strikers love that blade, watch out for Will.

11. Cameron Young

Age: 26 Odds to win: 40-1. OWGR: 16. Data Golf: 26. Player trend: ↗️ PGA Championship appearances: 2. Cuts made: 1. Best PGA Championship finish: 3rd (2022)

In his past eight majors, Cameron Young has five top 10s. Few players can boast that kind of elite record. Young uses his incredible power and accuracy to tame the toughest tracks. The New York native also has two top 10s in his past three starts. Valhalla will be a brutal test, and he can separate when the long game really matters. A bad pick for a regular birdiefest, back this slugger in Louisville.

10. Collin Morikawa

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Age: 27 Odds to win: 25-1. OWGR: 13. Data Golf: 9. Player trend: ↗️ PGA Championship appearances: 4. Cuts made: 4. Best PGA Championship finish: Won (2020)

I loved seeing Collin Morikawa back in the mix at the Masters. The 2020 PGA champion has the long iron accuracy to contend on any major course. With soft conditions looming, those approach skills will help him differentiate himself. In his four PGA starts, Morikawa has gained an average of 10 strokes on the field. The best player of his age group on these tests is back in the conversation.

9. Patrick Cantlay

Age: 32 Odds to win: 31-1. OWGR: 8. Data Golf: 6. Player trend: ➡️ PGA Championship appearances: 7. Cuts made: 6. Best PGA Championship finish: 3rd (2019)

A major comparison course for Valhalla is Jack Nicklaus’ Muirfield Village Golf Club. Patrick Cantlay is an annual contender at the Memorial. Architects have traits, and Jack’s course characteristics can be seen clearly in both. Cantlay has been very average by his standards this season. Patrick must make a push here. His major resume needs a couple of wins and what better place to break through than a course your completely comfortable on.

8. Bryson DeChambeau

Age: 30 Odds to win: 31-1. OWGR: 117. Data Golf: 18. Player trend: ↗️ PGA Championship appearances: 6. Cuts made: 4. Best PGA Championship finish: 4th (2020, 2023)

Very few courses actually fit Bryson DeChambeau. In many ways, that must be very frustrating. Valhalla is a DeChambeau-style design. Soft conditions mean it will fit him even more. The longest player in the game will attack this course like Winged Foot in 2020 where he won the U.S. Open. The beauty of Bryson will also be his gameplan and touch. An excellent putter can allow him to score in ways others just cannot. That advantage is why he led at Augusta and even more why a PGA Championship will be his next major.

7. Wyndham Clark

Age: 30 Odds to win: 25-1. OWGR: 3. Data Golf: 11. Player trend: ↗️ PGA Championship appearances: 3. Cuts made: 1. Best PGA Championship finish: 75th (2021)

Wyndham Clark’s return to Wells Fargo could have been better. Clark also missed the cut at the Masters after an unbelievable start to the season. Fact is, Wyndham is part of the outright winner conversation because of his ability complement raw power with world class touch. On the PGA Tour, he has been a top three player with Schauffele and Scheffler. Can Clark contend again in a big spot? I say yes. Honestly, I really don’t even feel like we have witnessed Wyndham’s full potential. If he goes there this week, he’s one a few who can keep pace with Scottie.

6. Ludvig Åberg

Age: 24 Odds to win: 16-1. OWGR : 6. Data Golf: 3. Player trend: 🔥 PGA Championship appearances: Rookie. Best PGA Championship finish: N/A

The best player to have never played in a major championship rolled up to Magnolia Lane and finished runner-up. I’m not concerned about Ludvig Åberg’s knee and the WD last week at Wells Fargo. This is a rookie! Last year in college, he would have played seven or eight events a semester. He’s played 24 tournaments and a Ryder Cup since leaving school less than a year ago. If anything, this week of rest shows he understands what is most important. Take a break before the big week. Åberg has every skill needed for a deep run this weekend and we all know it.

5. Xander Schauffele

Age: 30 Odds to win: 16-1. OWGR: 4. Data Golf: 2. Player trend: ⬆️ PGA Championship appearances: 7. Cuts made: 5. Best PGA Championship finish: 10th (2020)

What does Schauffele’s disappointing Sunday at Quail Hollow mean for Quail Hollow? Well, for the second time in 2024, he let a 54-hole lead slip away. Xander backers will say that Rory just outplayed him, but even par on a Sunday in a signature event won’t ever get the job done. Schauffele is one of the most well-rounded players in the field. He will be part of the Sunday conversation, but unfortunately just like last week, it’s likely he’ll record his ninth top-10 finish of 2024 but stay winless since July 2022.

4. Jon Rahm

Age: 29 Odds to win: 14-1. OWGR: 5. Data Golf: 5. Player trend: ➡️ PGA Championship appearances: 7. Cuts made: 6. Best PGA Championship finish : 4th (2018

Imagine how angry Jon Rahm must’ve been after his performance at the Masters. We were fuming after making him No. 1 in these rankings and backing him, but we know the Spaniard was running way hotter. I believe Rahm is still a member of the big three at the top. Throughout his career, he has dominated on courses like Valhalla. Torrey Pines, Muirfield Village, Riviera and Augusta National are great examples. There’s no doubt Rahm’s adjustment to life on LIV is a work in progress, but rest assured it is major season and there won’t be any DJs dropping beats at Valhalla.

3. Rory McIlroy

Age: 35 Odds to win: 12-1. OWGR: 2. Data Golf: 4. Player trend: ↗️ PGA Championship appearances: 15. Cuts made: 14. Best PGA Championship finish: Won (2012, 2014)

There’s no doubting McIlroy is a generational talent who over his entire career has gained over six strokes on average against the field. He’s also riding in hot off the commanding win at Quail Hollow, a strong comp course with the elite off-the-tee and long-iron game required, and a team win in New Orleans. McIlroy is habitually at the top of major leaderboards, no matter the venue, with has seven top 10s in his last nine. When it comes to major No. 5 on Rory’s resume, don’t stop believin’.

2. Brooks Koepka

Age: 34 Odds to win: 16-1. OWGR: 37. Data Golf: 50. Player trend: ↗️ PGA Championship appearances: 11. Cuts made: 11. Best PGA Championship finish: Won (2018, 2019, 2023)

Brooks Koepka has successfully defended two major championships. Koepka just won LIV Singapore two weeks ago. Brooks has six top 10s and three wins in his last nine PGA Championships. Oak Hill is an excellent comp course for Valhalla. Another interesting comp that really catches my attention is the 2018 PGA Championship at Bellerive Country Club. Koepka captured that title on the same exact agronomy as we will see this week in Kentucky. He’s confident, he will be comfortable, and quite honestly can beat Scottie Scheffler.

1. Scottie Scheffler

Age: 27 Odds to win: +450 OWGR: 1. Data Golf: 1/1 Player trend: 🔥🔥 PGA Championship appearances: 4. Cuts made: 3. Best PGA Championship finish: 2nd (2023)

In his past five starts, Scottie Scheffler is gaining an average of 15 strokes against the field! Not since the days of Tiger Woods have we seen such ball-striking supremacy. Unless there’s a conflict due to the birth of baby Scheffler, there’s no reason why Scottie would not win. Scheffler beat one player by four and the rest of the field by seven last month at a very difficult Masters. He’s gaining 15 strokes on everyone per tournament. If there’s one pick to win the 106th PGA Championship it has to be the undisputed number one player in the world.

Keith Stewart is a five-time award-winning PGA professional, a betting contributor and content partner with Golf Digest and founder of Read The Line, the premier on-site live golf betting insights service covering the LPGA and PGA TOUR. Subscribe to Read The Line’s weekly newsletter here and raise your golf betting acumen. Keith's winning content can also be found on Sports Grid, Bleacher Report and The Sporting News. Follow him on Twitter @readtheline_ .

2024 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am: Top 10 power rankings

By mike randleman | jan 29, 2024.

Oh, what a year can make.

For several years, in fact, the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am has been an afterthought for the top talent on the PGA Tour.

Their attention was either on other West Coast swing events or in events worldwide that offered lucrative appearance fees.

Now that the PGA Tour has bestowed this once-famed event with newfound Signature Event status, the strength of field has done a 180.

Everybody who finished in last season’s top 50 in the FedEx Cup standings to automatically qualify for the Signature Events is in the field.

Only one top-10 player and seven from the top 50 of the Official World Golf Ranking were in the 2023 field.

The format this year features 80 players competing in a 72-hole, no-cut event. Only the pros will play on the weekend.

Monterey Peninsula is no longer in the course rota. Players will be split between Spyglass Hill and Pebble Beach over the first two rounds with Pebble taking center stage on the weekend.

Surprise, surprise: the weather forecast predicts cool, rainy conditions for most of the tournament days. This tournament isn’t a favorite for bombers, but soft greens and fairways can at least help out players of this ilk.

Keys to success at Pebble include accuracy off the tee, good course management to avoid the big numbers, precision from 150 yards and in, a good short game, and patience on the bumpy poa annua greens.

Let’s take a gander at 10 players poised for success with this week’s power rankings:

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A couple of A-listers among course architects return for leading roles in, where else, Los Angeles.

Although it’s been well over a decade since Gil Hanse and Jim Wagner restored the North Course at The Los Angeles Country Club, the star power of their artistry continues to shine, and the playground nestled against Beverly Hills promises to yield a standing ovation for the 123rd edition of the U.S. Open.

More on the engaging test, what the winner will need to do on his walk of fame and more can be found below the expanded ranking of projected contenders.

Collin Morikawa, Jason Day, Justin Thomas, Tony Finau and Dustin Johnson will be among the notables reviewed in Golfbet Insider.

Hanse and Wagner were responsible for the updates and upgrades to Southern Hills Country Club and The Country Club for the 2022 editions of the PGA Championship and U.S. Open, respectively, but they arrived at LACC before both of those projects, and they were joined on the job by Geoff Shackelford.

As always, their objectives at LACC were wide-ranging, but the primary mission was to resuscitate the nearly 100-year-old design of George C. Thomas, Jr., himself a redesigner of Herbert Fowler’s original work. The finished product is compelling. It’s the kind of sensory experience that genuinely deserves hole-by-hole analysis to appreciate, for superlatives fall short even in the shadows of Hollywood and its inherent hyperbole.

On the scorecard, the North Course is a par 70 with five par 3s and three par 5s, and it can tip at 7,423 yards. Fully stretched, the back nine is 351 yards longer than the front. That’s due primarily to the fact that the outward side has three par 3s, one of which is No. 7, which, despite its max of 284 yards, actually can be reached in 1! Run-ups encouraged.

With elevation changes, barrancas and sharp angles, there is so much character to the course in the context that every club and every shot will be put to the test. Fairways are generous but there’s so much tilt, trickle-down and run-off that position off the tee is more important that power. Practice will be paramount in this land of pictures. Distance control and precision are prerequisites.

For the first time since Pinehurst Resort’s No. 2 course hosted the U.S. Open in 2005, bermudagrass blankets fairways and rough, the latter of which will be about three inches high at LACC. Bentgrass greens are presented in all shapes and sizes. Unfamiliar undulations will make them feel like they’re running faster that the prepared measurement of a slick 13 feet on the Stimpmeter.

There’s also irony. For a course so visually striking, there are a few blind shots off tees, so moments of splendor will occur when arriving at (read: finding) drives resting on favorable lies for approach into attractive green complexes. However, you’re excused if you yearn subliminally to consider the purchase of a new car because the familiar backdrop of the cityscape has a supporting role in the visuals. Elevated viewpoints sell. If there was any loss of situational awareness along the way, the boundary left of the target on the par-4 13th hole shares a property line with the Playboy Mansion.

Just like last week’s marvelous test at Oakdale Golf & Country Club, apropos of a national championship that, when possible, makes the most sense contested on a neutral field, few are familiar with LACC. It was only six years ago, but the Walker Cup featured a couple of guys you made have heard of – Scottie Scheffler and Collin Morikawa. The unofficial course record of 61 belongs to Max Homa when he spun it in the opening round of the Pac-12 Championship in 2013.

LACC is six miles from the Pacific Ocean, so morning fog can’t be ruled out as a delay tactic by Mother Nature. Otherwise favorable conditions are expected throughout. Light winds will be prevailing from a southwesterly direction and daytime temperatures should touch 70 on the daily.

The 36-hole cut for the U.S. Open is low 60 and ties. The champion will earn 600 FedExCup points, a 10-year exemption into the U.S. Open, five-year exemptions into the other three majors and fully exempt status on the PGA TOUR through 2028. (As of Monday, the purse and how it will be distributed was not released.)

ROB BOLTON’S SCHEDULE

PGATOUR.com’s Rob Bolton recaps and previews every tournament from numerous perspectives. Look for his following contributions as scheduled.

MONDAY : Power Rankings

TUESDAY *: Sleepers

WEDNESDAY : Golfbet Insider

FRIDAY : Medical Extensions

SUNDAY: Payouts and Points, Qualifiers, Reshuffle

* - Rob is a member of the panel for PGATOUR.COM’s Expert Picks for PGA TOUR Fantasy Golf, which also publishes on Tuesday.

Rob Bolton is a Golfbet columnist for the PGA TOUR. The Chicagoland native has been playing fantasy golf since 1994, so he was just waiting for the Internet to catch up with him. Follow Rob Bolton on Twitter .

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2024 U.S. Open Power Rankings - Data Model for your U.S. Open Picks

Updated Monday, June 10th, 2024

Each week we recalculate the U.S. Open Power Rankings model for 2024 in the table below alongside easy to digest golf stats.

The model includes the current U.S. Open field, odds to win, official world golf rank, recent U.S. Open finishes, recent performances in the other Major golf tournaments, as well as the Tier that golfer is in for your standard 6 tier by odds pool.

Hopefully this model helps you make picks in your golf pool or other U.S. Open picks research this year.

How are U.S. Open Power Rankings calculated?

Each golfer in the U.S. Open field is assigned a point value based on how they compare to the field for that category. More points = higher power ranking. You can adjust the model to use one of the premade templates, or customize it by moving the sliders or entering your own values in the model weight input fields. Read more about the power rankings calculation. -->

Power Ranking Details

To determine power rankings a point system is used. Each golfer is assigned points for each of the four categories based on their performance in that category, combined with the user specified weighting for that category.

There is a maximum point value of 100 for each category. For example, if you assign a weighting of 100% to the OWGR category, then the #1 ranked golfer in the world gets 100 points for OWGR category.

Then, each golfer that isn't #1 receives a portion of the total points available for that category. The #2 golfer gets 99 points. #3 = 98 points and so on.

You can choose to make each category worth a different number of points.

The total power ranking score is the sum of the points across each of the four categories. A golfer's "Power Ranking" is based on the total power score points ranked against all other golfers. The golfer with the most points is #1.

If a golfer didn't participate in a Historical U.S. Open they get a 0 points for that year.

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