The Open Championship power rankings: Masters champion Scottie Scheffler on top

Scottie Scheffler leads the PGA Tour power rankings for the 2024 Open Championship. The PGA Tour Major is scheduled for July 18 to 21, 2024, at Royal Troon in Troon, Scotland.

Scheffler comes to Royal Troon after winning at TPC River Highlands. Scheffler has a tremendous record at the tournament. In his three appearances, he has finished thrice in top 25, with his best finish in 2021 as T8.

Let's take a look at Scottie Scheffler's performances at the Open:

• 2023 Royal Liverpool: T23 (70-75-72-67, 284, -)
• 2022 St Andrews: T21 (68-68-69-74, 279, -9)
• 2021 Royal St George's: T8 (67-66-69-71, 273, -7)

Scheffler will return to the golf course after three weeks of rest after the 2024 Travelers Championship. The World No. 1 is in red hot form and has had six wins on the PGA Tour including his victory at Augusta National. In his last 10 starts, he has six wins and nine top-10 finishes.

Let's take a look at Scheffler's performances in 2024:

• The Sentry: T5
• The American Express: T17
• AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am: T6
• WM Phoenix Open: T3
• The Genesis Invitational: T10
• Arnold Palmer Invitational pres. by Mastercard: 1
• THE PLAYERS Championship: 1
• Texas Children's Houston Open: T2
• Masters Tournament: 1
• RBC Heritage: 1
• PGA Championship: T8
• Charles Schwab Challenge: T2
• the Memorial Tournament pres. by Workday: 1
• U.S. Open: T41
• Travelers Championship: 1-x

Collin Morikawa, the World No. 6, is second on the list. After winning the 2021 Open Championship, he failed to make the cut in 2022 and 2023. His Majors performance this year has been phenomenal, with T3 at the Masters, T4 at PGA Championship, and T14 at the US Open.

Morikawa comes to the Open Championship from a T4 finish at the Genesis Scottish Open.

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Rory Mcllroy, third on the list, is in a great run of form and has 12 top-25 finishes in the 14 starts. He has a great record at the Open Championship with five top-5 finishes in the last eight starts at the competition. In his last six starts, he has had four top-5 finishes.

Xander Schauffele is fourth in the PGA Tour power rankings for The Open. In the last six starts at the tournament, Morikawa has five top-26 finishes. Schauffele has 11 top-10 finishes this year and comes to the Open after a T15 finish at Genesis Scottish Open.

LIV golfer Jon Rahm is another golfer to look out for and has two top-3 finishes in the last three starts at the competition. Sahith Theegala, sixth on the list, comes from a T4 finish at the Genesis Scottish Open. He has had six top-10 finishes this year. LIV golfer Bryson DeChambeau won the US Open 2024 and will look to win his second Major this year.

Let's take a look at the players in the PGA Tour power rankings list for the 2024 Open Championship:

1. Scottie Scheffler (USA)
2. Collin Morikawa (USA)
3. Rory McIlroy (NIR)
4. Xander Schauffele (USA)
5. Jon Rahm (ESP)
6. Sahith Theegala (USA)
7. Bryson DeChambeau (USA)
8. Ludvig Åberg (SWE)
9. Tyrrell Hatton (ENG)
10. Robert MacIntyre (SCO)
11. Aaron Rai (ENG)
12. Shane Lowry (IRL)
13. Alex Noren (SWE)
14. Tommy Fleetwood (ENG)
15. Corey Conners (CAN)