World Golf Rankings: Meronk Makes the Biggest Jump After Dunhill Victory
A Weekly Look at the World Golf Rankings: Fitzpatrick and Fleetwood Move Up, Meronk Leads the Movers. Who Won, and What Tournaments Are Coming Up Next?
The world golf rankings as of October 6, 2026, show Scottie Scheffler in first place. Behind him, Matt Fitzpatrick moves past Cameron Young into third place. Adrian Meronk makes the biggest jump in the top 200, now sitting at No. 145 following his victory at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship.
The cutoff date for this edition is Tuesday, October 6, 2026. The past tournament week saw completed events on both major Tours; the next round begins on the PGA Tour and the DP World Tour on Thursday, October 8.
Top 10 in the World Golf Rankings: An Overview of the Leaders
| Rank | Player | Country | Change from Last Week |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scottie Scheffler | USA | Unchanged |
| 2 | Rory McIlroy | Northern Ireland | Unchanged |
| 3 | Matt Fitzpatrick | England | ↑ 1 |
| 4 | Cameron Young | USA | ↓ 1 |
| 5 | Wyndham Clark | USA | Unchanged |
| 6 | Russell Henley | USA | Unchanged |
| 7 | Tommy Fleetwood | England | ↑ 2 |
| 8 | Chris Gotterup | USA | ↓ 1 |
| 9 | Sam Burns | USA | ↓ 1 |
| 10 | Xander Schauffele | USA | Unchanged |
Scheffler defends his lead ahead of Rory McIlroy. Fitzpatrick moves up one spot and takes third place from Young. Fleetwood makes the biggest jump within the top 10, moving up two spots to seventh place. Gotterup and Burns each drop one spot. Compared to last week, there are no new entrants in the top 10 and no departures; Schauffele holds 10th place, with Morikawa following in 11th. There are no tied positions among the leaders.
Tournament Winner of the Week
On the PGA Tour, Austin Smotherman won the Bank of Utah Championship in Ivins, Utah, which was held October 1–4. In the current World Golf Rankings, the American is ranked 67th. He improved by 54 spots compared to the previous week; he had previously been ranked 121st.
On the DP World Tour, Adrian Meronk prevailed at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship. The tournament took place from October 1–4 on the links courses around St. Andrews in Scotland. The Polish player is now ranked 145th, a rise of 382 spots from the previous week, when he was ranked 527th. Both winners are thus among the most notable climbers in this week’s rankings.
Biggest Movers: The Biggest Jumps
The three biggest climbers in the current Top 200 are Adrian Meronk (No. 145, +382), Niklas Nørgaard Møller (No. 166, +89), and Trace Crowe (No. 176, +85). Meronk is also the winner of the DP World Tour tournament in Scotland. Nørgaard Møller and Crowe have also made significant gains. Norway’s Nørgaard Møller tied for second at the DP World Tour’s Links Golf tournament, while the American finished third on the PGA Tour.
The biggest drops were recorded by Patrick Rodgers (No. 125, down 18 spots), Richard Sterne (No. 180, down 13 spots), and Elvis Smylie (No. 175, down 12 spots). There’s also a tie outside the “Movers” list: Shaun Norris and Thriston Lawrence are tied for 117th place.
Outlook: Upcoming Tournaments
On the PGA Tour, the Baycurrent Classic begins on October 8 in Kanagawa, Japan. Play continues through October 11 at the Yokohama Country Club. At the same time, the DP World Tour will feature the Open de España presented by Madrid. The tournament will be held from October 8 to 11 at the Club de Campo Villa de Madrid in the Spanish capital.
Here you’ll find the tee times and live scores for the DP World Tour’s Open de España.
As a result, the world golf rankings will be focused on two tournaments taking place simultaneously in the coming days. The top 10 enters the new week with a stable lead, while Meronk’s rise and the shifts in the middle of the pack are shaping the current ranking cycle. New results from Japan and Madrid could once again lead to changes in the next weekly rankings.
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Release date
06 Oct 2026
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Adrian Meronk made the biggest jump of the week in the world golf rankings. (Photo: Imago / Shutterstock)
