Si Woo Kim makes biggest jump in Official World Golf Ranking for May 5
Si Woo Kim makes biggest jump in Official World Golf Ranking for May 5
Blake Schuster, USA TODAY NetworkTue, May 5, 2026 at 5:00 PM UTC
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The Official World Golf Ranking has been for the week of May 5, 2026, with Scottie Scheffler still in the position of the planet's best player.
By virtue of a T-4 finish at the Cadillac Championship last weekend, Si Woo Kim made the biggest jump in the top 50, leaping from No. 25 to No. 20. Kim was also third at the RBC Heritage and had a T-10 finish at the Valero Texas Open. He's made the cut in every one of his 12 starts in 2026.
Si Woo Kim of South Korea plays his shot from the 12th tee during the third round of the Cadillac Championship 2026 at Trump National Doral Miami on May 02, 2026 in Doral, Florida.
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 amount of points they earn divided by the number of events they played in to reach 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 May 5, 2026
Ranking is accurate as of Tuesday, May 5, 2026, at 10:20 a.m.
Rank
Player
Country
Average Points
Events Played
2025 Final Ranking
1
Scottie Scheffler
United States
16.74
41
1
2
Rory McIlroy
Northern Ireland
9.85
45
2
3
Cameron Young
United States
7.05
47
19
4
Matt Fitzpatrick
England
6.21
48
21
5
Justin Rose
England
5.10
44
10
6
Collin Morikawa
United States
5.05
42
16
7
Tommy Fleetwood
England
4.95
52
3
8
Russell Henley
United States
4.94
40
5
9
J.J. Spaun
United States
4.77
52
6
10
Xander Schauffele
United States
4.72
40
4
11
Chris Gotterup
United States
4.61
52
28
12
Robert MacIntyre
Scotland
4.43
52
7
13
Sepp Straka
Austria
4.19
49
11
14
Ben Griffin
United States
4.13
52
8
15
Ludvig Åberg
Sweden
3.92
44
18
16
Hideki Matsuyama
Japan
3.82
49
17
17
Justin Thomas
United States
3.67
40
9
18
Alex Noren
Sweden
3.60
40
12
19
Jacob Bridgeman
United States
3.60
52
81
20
Si Woo Kim
South Korea
3.51
52
47
21
Jon Rahm
Spain
3.50
40
85
22
Harris English
United States
3.50
50
13
23
Patrick Reed
United States
3.40
40
41
24
Akshay Bhatia
United States
3.39
52
46
25
Tyrrell Hatton
England
3.32
40
20
26
Viktor Hovland
Norway
3.16
43
14
27
Min Woo Lee
Australia
2.91
50
44
28
Maverick McNealy
United States
2.89
52
22
29
Bryson DeChambeau
United States
2.89
40
27
30
Keegan Bradley
United States
2.88
45
15
31
Sam Burns
United States
2.85
48
24
32
Ryan Gerard
United States
2.84
52
42
33
Patrick Cantlay
United States
2.82
40
25
34
Kurt Kitayama
United States
2.79
46
36
35
Shane Lowry
Ireland
2.63
52
26
36
Jake Knapp
United States
2.53
43
106
37
Nicolai Højgaard
Denmark
2.52
52
79
38
Jason Day
Australia
2.44
40
55
39
Marco Penge
England
2.44
52
29
40
Daniel Berger
United States
2.36
50
63
41
Michael Kim
United States
2.25
52
37
42
Aaron Rai
England
2.22
49
23
43
Adam Scott
Australia
2.21
48
64
44
Nico Echavarria
Colombia
2.21
52
51
45
Matt McCarty
United States
2.21
52
54
46
Sam Stevens
United States
2.20
52
50
47
Gary Woodland
United States
2.14
48
125
48
Kristoffer Reitan
Norway
2.13
52
31
49
Corey Conners
Canada
2.12
47
30
50
Jordan Spieth
United States
2.09
42
75
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, and Olympic Games are considered eligible tournaments.
This article originally appeared on Golfweek: Official World Golf Ranking for May 5, 2026: Si Woo Kim jumps to 20
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