Joaquin Niemann climbs in Official World Golf Ranking, Shane Lowry slips
Joaquin Niemann climbs in Official World Golf Ranking, Shane Lowry slips
Blake Schuster, USA TODAY NetworkTue, August 11, 2026 at 2:02 PM UTC
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The Official World Golf Ranking has been for the week of August 11, 2026, and Scottie Scheffler isn't going anywhere in his perch atop the list.
After a big victory at the LIV Golf New York event, Joaquin Niemann has climbed 12 spots to No. 42 in the rankings, marking his highest ranking in years. While Niemann jumped into the top 50, Shane Lowry slipped out, dropping from No. 49 to No. 51.
The OWGR system is calculated by awarding points from eligible tours and events to participating players over a rolling two-year period. Players are ranked weekly based on the points they earn, divided by the number of events they played in, to calculate an average total. Points hold their full value for a 13-week period and are then reduced in equal decrements. The current ranking for the Top 50 golfers in the world appears below.
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Official World Golf Ranking Top 50 for August 11, 2026
Ranking is accurate as of Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026, at 5:13 a.m.
Current rank
Name
Country
Average points
1
Scottie Scheffler
United States
16.22
2
Rory McIlroy
Northern Ireland
8.94
3
Cameron Young
United States
8.05
4
Matt Fitzpatrick
England
7.11
5
Russell Henley
United States
5.61
6
Tommy Fleetwood
England
5.48
7
Chris Gotterup
United States
5.33
8
Wyndham Clark
United States
5.16
9
Xander Schauffele
United States
5.13
10
Collin Morikawa
United States
5.12
11
Sam Burns
United States
5.01
12
Justin Rose
England
4.95
13
Jon Rahm
Spain
4.70
14
Viktor Hovland
Norway
4.65
15
J.J. Spaun
United States
4.50
16
Ludvig Aberg
Sweden
4.26
17
Robert MacIntyre
Scotland
4.16
18
Si Woo Kim
South Korea
4.16
19
Aaron Rai
England
4.14
20
Ben Griffin
United States
4.04
21
Tyrrell Hatton
England
3.99
22
Ryan Fox
New Zealand
3.97
23
Justin Thomas
United States
3.96
24
Hideki Matsuyama
Japan
3.69
25
Ryan Gerard
United States
3.61
26
Alex Noren
Sweden
3.61
27
Min Woo Lee
Australia
3.49
28
Kristoffer Reitan
Norway
3.40
29
Sepp Straka
Austria
3.39
30
Tom Kim
South Korea
3.33
31
Jacob Bridgeman
United States
3.32
32
Patrick Reed
United States
3.29
33
Akshay Bhatia
United States
3.27
34
Bryson DeChambeau
United States
3.11
35
Michael Brennan
United States
3.11
36
J.T. Poston
United States
3.07
37
Kurt Kitayama
United States
2.98
38
Harris English
United States
2.93
39
Michael Thorbjornsen
United States
2.88
40
Nicolai Hojgaard
Denmark
2.84
41
Patrick Cantlay
United States
2.83
42
Joaquin Niemann
Chile
2.76
43
Bud Cauley
United States
2.73
44
Rickie Fowler
United States
2.72
45
Gary Woodland
United States
2.63
46
Alex Smalley
United States
2.61
47
Maverick McNealy
United States
2.59
48
Keegan Bradley
United States
2.55
49
Lucas Herbert
Australia
2.41
50
Jake Knapp
United States
2.36
Which tours are eligible for the Official World Golf Ranking? -
ACN Tour
All Thailand Golf Tour
Alps Tour Golf
Asian Development Tour
Asian Tour
Big Easy Tour
China Tour
ClutchPro Tour
DP World Tour
Gira de Golf Professional Mexicana
HotelPlanner Tour
Japan Golf Tour
Korn Ferry Tour
Korean PGA Tour
MENA Tour
Nordic Golf League
PGA TOUR Americas
PGA Tour of Taiwan - Chinese Taipei
PGA Tour of Australasia
Pro Golf Tour
Sunshine Tour
Tartan Pro Tour
Professional Golf Tour of India
Additionally, The Open, Masters Tournament, U.S. Open, PGA Championship, World Golf Championship and Olympic Games are considered eligible tournaments.
This article originally appeared on Golfweek: Joaquin Niemann climbs in Official World Golf Ranking, Shane Lowry slips
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