Golf World Ranking: Two Europeans Enter Top Ten
05/12/2025 by Golf Post Editors
The Austrian Sepp Straka cracks the Top 10 in World Golf Ranking, and with him, the Irish Shane Lowry takes a leap – into the Ryder Cup Rankings as well.
Straka and Lowry jump into the Top 10 of World Golf Ranking. (Photo: Getty)
Straka’s win at Quail Hollow Club was anything but easy. Battling it out with Shane Lowry down the stretch, the Austrian kept his cool, carded a clinical final round, and sealed the deal in style. The win sends him flying up the Official World Golf Ranking from 17th to 9th – a massive leap up the rankings.
Golf World Ranking: Lowry Joins the Party, Hovland Slips Out
Straka wasn’t the only one making moves. Shane Lowry’s runner-up finish was enough to nudge him into the OWGR top 10 as well — he now sits at 10th, while Viktor Hovland just misses out at 11th.
At the top of the leaderboard, it’s business as usual: Scottie Scheffler is still No. 1, McIlroy holds steady at No. 2, and there’s no change among the rest of the other five.
| Rank | Player | Nationality | Last Week’s Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scottie Scheffler | 1 | |
| 2 | Rory McIlroy | 3 | |
| 3 | Xander Schauffele | 2 | |
| 4 | Collin Morikawa | 4 | |
| 5 | Justin Thomas | 19 | |
| 6 | Ludvig Aberg | 5 | |
| 7 | Hideki Matsuyama | 6 | |
| 8 | Russell Henley | 17 | |
| 9 | Sepp Straka | 36 | |
| 10 | Shane Lowry | 27 |
See the complete Official World Golf Ranking here
European Ryder Cup Race Heats Up
The Ryder Cup standings for Team Europe now reflect the shifting momentum. Rory McIlroy continues to dominate the European Points List by a wide margin, but behind him, the race is tightening. Lowry’s strong form has propelled him into second place, while Straka now sits fifth, solidly in automatic qualification territory.
Fleetwood, Hatton, Rose, and rising star Ludvig Åberg are all clustered closely together, with plenty still to play for as the qualification period unfolds.
Team Europe Ryder Cup Rankings
Sepp Straka joins the party 🇪🇺
— Ryder Cup Europe (@RyderCupEurope) May 12, 2025
Lowry climbs to second ☘
How Team Europe stands heading into #PGAChamppic.twitter.com/ZIHXdtZcmH
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