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Big movement in the world rankings top 10 as Fleetwood and Schauffele take new positions

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Tommy Fleetwood and Xander Schauffele both played in the Skins Game at Panther National last week.

They joined Shane Lowry and Keegan Bradley in Florida, with $2.1 million on the line for the winner.

Bradley, who recently captained the US Ryder Cup team, came out on top, while Fleetwood walked away with $1.7 million.

Lowry picked up $200,000 for his efforts, while Schauffele went home empty-handed.

OWGR sees Tommy Fleetwood and Xander Schauffele trade places

Tommy Fleetwood of England plays his third shot on the third hole during the second round of the DP World Tour Championship 2025
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Interestingly, the latest OWGR update saw Fleetwood and Schauffele swap spots, with the Englishman now sitting third and Schauffele dropping to fourth.

Scottie Scheffler remains firmly at the top of the rankings, with Rory McIlroy holding onto second place behind him.

Elsewhere in the top 30, Bradley stays at 14th, while Lowry slips one spot to 27th.

David Puig enjoys significant OWGR rise after Australian PGA Championship success

It is a notable change in status for Fleetwood as well, who is now officially ranked as the world’s third-best golfer.

His year certainly supports that ranking too. The Englishman capped off an outstanding PGA Tour season by winning the Tour Championship.

He also played a crucial role for Team Europe in their Ryder Cup win, scoring four points – more than any other player in the event.

However, the reshuffling did not stop there. LIV Golf’s David Puig leapt up 60 places after his victory at the Australian PGA Championship, moving from 172nd to 112th.

Viktor Hovland has been replaced by Collin Morikawa at 12th position, and Ludvig Aberg has been replaced by Sepp Straka at 15th, marking other changes in the rankings.

Adding to that, Marco Penge has moved up to 29th, continuing his ascent. Following a strong performance at the Australian PGA Championship, Min Woo Lee climbed four spots to 42nd.