How many ranking spots did Xander Schauffele jump after PGA Championship 2024 win? Latest OWGR explored

Xander Schauffele of the United States jumped from World No. 3 to a career-best World No. 2 after winning the 2024 PGA Championship. The tournament concluded on May 19 at the Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky.

Schauffele led the standings at the Championship from the first round, where he carded one of the lowest scores at a Major with a 9-under 62. He maintained his lead from thereon to secure the trophy.

As a result, Schauffele won $3.3 million of the $18.5 million doled out to the field of 156 players. He also gained 100 points and surpassed Rory McIlroy to move into second place in the latest OWGR, which is still led by Scottie Scheffler.

Here are the top 10 players in the OWGR after the PGA Championship:

1. Scottie Scheffler
2. Xander Schauffele
3. Rory McIlroy
4. Wyndham Clark
5. Viktor Hovland
6. Ludvig Aberg
7. Jon Rahm
8. Patrick Cantlay
9. Collin Morikawa
10. Max Homa

Schauffele scored 6-under 65 in the final round of the PGA Championship, scoring a birdie on the par-5 18th to win the competition. Talking about his birdie on the final hole, he said (via PGA Tour):

"I told myself this is my opportunity — capture it."

Xander Schauffele is the first player to win the PGA Championship by a birdie on the last hole after Phil Mickelson in 2005. Bryson DeChambeau, the runner-up of this year's tournament, said (via PGA Tour):

"I gave it my all. I put as much effort as I possibly could into it and I knew that my B game would be enough. It's just clearly somebody played incredibly well. Xander’s well deserving of a Major championship."

The 2024 PGA Championship marks the first Major win of Schauffele's golf career. Apart from his move up in the OWGR, he also held second place in the FedExCup standings, 1,417 points behind Scheffler. He won 750 points at the Championship, while Scheffler won 191 points for his T8 finish.

Jon Rahm fell by two spots to seventh after failing to make the cut, while Viktor Holland gained two spots to move to fifth. Bryson DeChambeau also made a huge jump from 124th to 35th thanks to his second-placed finish.

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A look at Xander Schauffele's performance in 2024

Xander Schauffele has performed consistently in the 2024 season, recording nine top-10 finishes so far.

He started the year with a T10 finish at the Sentry and then improved his performance at The American Express where he finished T3. Schauffele then finished T4 at the Genesis Invitational and was the runner-up at the 2024 Players Championship. At the Masters, he finished in solo eighth with a score of 1-under 287.

He came to the PGA Championship after a second runner-up finish of the season at the Wells Fargo Championship. His long-awaited victory finally arrived at the Valhalla Golf Club.

Here's a look at Xander Schauffele's performance in the 2024 season:

• The Sentry: T10 (66-69-65-68, 268, -24)
• The American Express: T3 (64-69-63-65, 261, -27)
• Farmers Insurance Open: T9 (69-68-72-70, 279, -9)
• AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am: T54 (73-72-67, 212, -4)
• The Genesis Invitational: T4 (70-66-65-70, 271, -13)
• Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard: T25 (72-70-76-70, 288, E)
• THE PLAYERS Championship: T2 (65-69-65-70, 269, -19)
• Valspar Championship: T5 (68-72-71-65, 276, -8)
• Masters Tournament: 8 (72-72-70-73, 287, -1)
• RBC Heritage: T18 (72-64-67-72, 275, -9)
• Wells Fargo Championship: 2 (64-67-70-71, 272, -12)
• PGA Championship: 1 (62-68-68-65, 263, -21)