Scottie Scheffler reclaimed the highest spot within the Official World Golf Ranking by advantage of his win in The Players Championship at Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.
Scheffler, 26, unseated Jon Rahm of Spain for the World No. 1 rating after pocketing $4.5 million following his five-stroke victory at TPC Sawgrass on Sunday. Rahm had held the highest spot since bumping Scheffler from the perch on Feb. 19 after profitable the Genesis Invitational.
Rahm dropped to No. 2 whereas Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland remained in third regardless of lacking the reduce at The Players Championship. Patrick Cantlay and Australian Cameron Smith had been ranked fourth and fifth, respectively.
Max Homa moved into sixth after he tied for sixth place this previous weekend, whereas Xander Schauffele fell one spot to seventh. Viktor Hovland, who shared third place this previous weekend, climbed from eleventh to ninth within the rankings, whereas Justin Thomas dropped a spot to tenth.