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The 2024 FedEx Cup finale i.e., the Tour Championship, concluded on Sunday, September 1. Scottie Scheffler won the tournament by four strokes over Collin Morikawa.
There was no change in the top three rankings as Scheffler, Xander Schauffele and Rory Mcllroy didn't see any change in the OWGR rankings. Wyndham Clark and Ludvig Aberg slipped a spot in the rankings. Let's take a look at the top 10 in the OWGR rankings after the Tour Championship:
- Scottie Scheffler: Rank 1 (No change)
- Xander Schauffele: Rank 2 (No change)
- Rory McIlroy: Rank 3 (No change)
- Collin Morikawa: Rank 4 (+2)
- Ludvig Åberg: Rank 5 (-1)
- Wyndham Clark: Rank 6 (-1)
- Hideki Matsuyama: Rank 7 (No change)
- Viktor Hovland: Rank 8 (No change)
- Patrick Cantlay: Rank 9 (No change)
- Bryson DeChambeau: Rank 10 (No change)
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Meanwhile, several other players like Morikawa saw significant jumps in their OWGR rankings. Let's take a look at them:
Five golfers who jumped ahead as per OWGR after the FedEx Cup finale
#1 Collin Morikawa
Collin Morikawa had the lowest score in the FedEx Cup finale without the starting scores. For finishing seventh in the FedEx Cup standings before the Tour Championship, he started with a score of 4-under par. He carded rounds of 66, 63, 67, and 66 to finish with an aggregate score of 22-under 262
With the starting score, Morikawa finished second with a score of 26-under 262. He jumped two spots from sixth to fourth in the Official World Golf Rankings. He overtook Ludvig Aberg and Wyndham Clark who finished 16th and 8th respectively.
#2 Adam Scott
After finishing second at the BMW Championship, Adam Scott jumped from 41st to 14th in the FedEx Cup standings. He tied for fourth with Russell Henley and Xander Schauffele at the Tour Championship.
The PGA Tour veteran's aggregate score was 19-under 268 at the tournament. He finished fifth without the starting scores. The 44-year-old jumped three spots from 21st to 18th in the OWGR rankings.
#3 Sahith Theegala
Sahith Theegala had the second-lowest score at the Tour Championship after Morikawa. Without the starting scores, he finished with a score of 21-under 263. With the starting strokes, his score was 24-under 263.
Theegala finished third in the FedEx Cup finale after Scheffler and Morikawa. He jumped three spots from 15th to 12th in the OWGR rankings.
#4 Justin Thomas
Justin Thomas was another player who played splendidly at the 2024 Tour Championship. The 15-time PGA Tour winner jumped from 33rd to 30th in the OWGR rankings.
Thomas tied for 14th at the FedEx Cup finale with the starting scores and 7th without the starting scores.
#5 Taylor Pendrith
Taylor Pendrith achieved his best OWGR ranking of 45th after the Tour Championship. Pendith tied for eighth without the starting scores and 14th with the starting scores. He scored 14-under 271 after he started the FedEx Cup finale with a score of 1-under.
Matthieu Pavon, Sam Burns, and Tommy Fleetwood all jumped a spot after the Tour Championship. The rest of the players saw no change in their OWGR rankings.
