How many OWGR spots did Viktor Hovland jump after the Memorial Tournament 2023 win? Golfer’s ranking explored

Modified Jun 05, 2023 17:20 GMT

the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday - Final Round — Viktor Hovland (Image via Getty)

Viktor Hovland moved up two positions in Official World Golf Rankings (OWGR) after winning the 2023 Memorial Tournament. He was ranked seventh last week and after the victory, Hovland settled in fifth place in the OWGR with an average point of 6.7248.

Hovland won $3.6 million and 550 FedEx Points after his triumph at the 2023 Memorial Tournament. He started the tournament with three bogeys and four birdies in the first round and finished with a score of 71.

Hovland sank a bogey on the fourth hole and made four birdies and three bogeys and scored 71 in the second round. He made six birdies and three bogeys and played a round of 69 on Saturday, June 3, and with the final round of 70, Viktor Hovland won the Memorial Tournament and jumped in OWGR rankings.

Current Official World Golf Rankings

For the past few weeks, Scottie Scheffler has held the top spot in the OWGR with an average point of 11.4875. Jon Rahm is presently ranked second in the world, trailing Rory McIlroy, Patrick Cantlay, Viktor Hovland, and Xander Schauffele.

Max Homa is seventh, followed by Matt Fitzpatrick, Cameron Smith, and Will Zalatoris.

The following are the current OWGR:

1. Scottie Scheffler
2. Jon Rahm
3. Rory McIlroy
4. Patrick Cantlay
5. Viktor Hovland
6. Xander Schauffele
7. Max Homa
8. Matt Fitrpatrick
9. Cameron Smith
10. Jordan Spieth
11. Will Zalatoris
12. Tony Finau
13. Brooks Koepka
14. Sam Burns
15. Justin Thomas
16. Tyrrell Hatton
17. Cameron Young
18. Collin Morikawa
19. Sungjae Im
20. Kurt Kitayama
21. Tom Kim
22. Jason Day
23. Tommy Fleetwood
24. Keegan Bradley
25. Hideki Matsuyama
26. Shane Lowry
27. Sahith Theegala
28. Justin Rose
29. Corey Conners
30. Si Woo Kim
31. Russell Henley
32. Wyndham Clark
33. Sepp Straka
34. Joaquin y
35. Denny McCarthy
36. Tom Hoge
37. Adam Scott
38. Billy Horschel
39. Chris Kirk
40. Brian Harman
41. Harris English
42. Ryan Fox
43. Emiliano Grillo
44. Rickie Fowler
45. Seamus Power
46. Kyoung Hoon Lee
47. Patrick Reed
48. Adrain Meronk
49. Taylor Moore
50. Pablo Larrazabal
51. Matt Kuchar
52. Cameron Davis
53. Adam Schenk
54. Abraham Ancer
55. Lucas Herbert
56. Guillermo Mito Pereira
57. Keith Mitchell
58. J T Poston
59. Thomas Pieters
60. Aaron Wise
61. Andrew Putnam
62. Victor Perez
63. Taylor Montgomery
64. Alex Noren
65. Adam Svensson
66. Min Woo Lee
67. Mackenzie Hughes
68. Harold Varner III
69. Nick Taylor
70. Justin Suh
71. Kevin Kisner
72. Scott Stallings
73. Gary Woodland
74. Hayden Buckley
75. Adam Hadwin
76. JJ Spaun
77. Talor Gooch
78. Christiaan Benzuidenhout
79. Brendon Todd
80. David Riley
81. Adrain Otaegui
82. Phil Mickelson
83. Brandon Wu
84. Thomas Detry
85. Dean Burmester
86. Thorbjorn Olesen
87. Dustin Johnson
88. Davis Thompson
89. Eric Cole
90. Trey Mullinax
91. Patrick Rodgers
92. Maverick McNealy
93. Adri Arnaus
94. Alex Smalley
95. Jordan Smith
96. Ben Griffin
97. Robert Macintyre
98. Bryson DeChambeau
99. Callum Shinkwin
100. Matthew NeSmith

Edited by Ankush Das