The United States is, unsurprisingly, the dominant country when it comes to the Official World Golf Rankings.
Six of the top 10 players in the world are represented by the USA, while 10 Americans find themselves inside the top 20 of the Official World Golf Rankings.
American Scottie Scheffler obviously tops the list, and he has done for 136 consecutive weeks now, 171 in total.
Rory McIlroy, from Northern Ireland, is in second place followed by Englishman Tommy Fleetwood.
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Outside of the top two, the world rankings have seriously fluctuated in 2025.
The rankings are fairly skewed right now due to the fact that LIV Golf does not qualify for world ranking points.
For example, Jon Rahm is well down in 82nd spot. The world rankings are heavily weighted towards the PGA Tour right now, and that’s the way it has always been since it was formed in 1986.
So let’s take a look at the best ranked golfers from the top 30 nations in the world right now.
The best current golfer from every major country in the world
Let’s take a look at every major country’s highest ranked golfer at the end of 2025…
United States: Scottie Scheffler – world number 1
The best golfer in the world by some distance, Scottie Scheffler has 19 PGA Tour wins to his name including four major championships as well as an Olympic gold medal.
Northern Ireland: Rory McIlroy – world number 2
Rory McIlroy achieved history this year by completing the career Grand Slam with his victory at The Masters.
England: Tommy Fleetwood – world number 3
Fleetwood finally got the monkey off his back by winning his first ever PGA Tour event in 2025.
Scotland: Robert MacIntyre – world number 7
2025 was a fine year for the man known as ‘Bobby Mac’, with his runner-up finish at the US Open one of the real highlights for him.
Austria: Sepp Straka – world number 12
Straka won an impressive two times on the PGA Tour in 2025, including a Signature Event at the Truist Championship.
Norway: Viktor Hovland – world number 14
Hovland showed some big improvements in 2025, winning the Valspar Championship and recording a third-place finish at the US Open.
Japan: Hideki Matsuyama – world number 17
2025 was a largely forgettable one for Matsuyama with just one top-five finish to his name although he did finish the year in fine fashion, winning the Hero World Challenge.
Sweden: Ludvig Aberg – world number 18
Much more was expected of Aberg after he won the Genesis at Torrey Pines in February but his form regressed after that early-season victory.
Republic of Ireland: Shane Lowry – world number 26
Lowry failed to win in 2025 and he’ll be really disappointed by that.
Canada: Corey Conners – world number 30
Conners is an extremely consistent golfer and he recorded seven top-10 finishes in 21 events in 2025.
11-20th highest ranked nations in the Official World Golf Ranking
New Zealand: Ryan Fox – world number 38
Fox was in fine form in 2025, with two PGA Tour wins to his name.
Finland: Sami Valimaki – world number 39
Valimaki broke his PGA Tour duck with a win at the RSM Classic in 2025.
Denmark: Rasmus Hojgaard – world number 40
A decent year for Hojgaard but not a great one, with no wins to his name. He did make the European Ryder Cup team, though.
South Korea: Sungjae Im – world number 42
Im was another player on the list with no wins. However, he did record three top-five finishes on the PGA Tour in 2025.
Australia: Min Woo Lee – world number 44
Min Woo Lee announced himself on the PGA Tour scene with a win at the Texas Children’s Houston Open in March.
Colombia: Nicholas Echavarria – world number 52
No wins for Echavarria in 2025 but he did rack up four top-10 finishes.
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Belgium: Thomas Detry – world number 55
Detry won the WM Phoenix Open back in February but tailed off towards the end of the season.
South Africa: Thriston Lawrence – world number 64
South African Thriston Lawrence is not a household name in America but he’s won five times on the DP World Tour including his victory at the Omega European Masters in 2025.
Philippines: Rico Hoey – world number 70
Hoey is still without a win on the PGA Tour but he did rack up six top-10 finishes this year.
France: Adrien Saddier – world number 74
The Frenchman will be PGA Tour-bound in 2026 after earning his card through his top-10 finish on the DP World Tour’s Race to Dubai standings this year.
21-30th highest ranked nations in the Official World Golf Ranking
Spain: Jon Rahm – world number 82
Rahm should obviously be a lot higher up the rankings but has been adversely affected by the fact that LIV Golf do not offer world rankings points. Still, he would have been bitterly disappointed with his winless 2025 season.
Venezuela: Jhonattan Vegas – world number 83
Vegas failed to win on the PGA Tour in 2025 and only recorded two top-10 finishes. However, he is still Venezuela’s highest ranked golfer.
China: Haotong Li – world number 85
Li is most well known for his exceptional play at The Open in 2025, when he finished in a tie for fourth at Royal Portrush.
Germany: Matti Schmid – world number 88
One top-five finish and five top-10s ensured that Schmid enjoyed a successful 2025 season and he came very close to winning the Charles Schwab Challenge in May.
Argentina: Emiliano Grillo – world number 103
Another player on the list with no wins in 2025 but he came very close after losing out in a playoff at the John Deere Classic in July.
Chile: Joaquin Niemann – world number 139
Another LIV player on the list who obviously should be higher in the rankings than he currently is. Niemann won five times on LIV in 2025 and is easily a top-20 player in the world.
Mexico: Carlos Ortiz – world number 149
Ortiz is suffering from the same problems as Rahm and Niemann, with LIV Golf unable to offer world ranking points right now. However, he failed to win in 2025 and he’ll be looking for big improvements next season.
Zimbabwe: Scott Vincent – world number 152
Vincent will actually be playing on LIV Golf league next season after earning his card through topping the Asian Tour’s International Series. His win in Morocco this year was a big boost for future career aspirations.
Netherlands: Joost Luiten – world number 169
Luiten is without a win in seven years, although he did record four top-10 finishes in 2025.
Italy: Matteo Manassero – world number 196
Much was expected of Manassero when he burst onto the scene 15 years ago, winning as a 17-year-old.
However, he hasn’t quite hit the heights that many expected him to.
Aside from Scottie Scheffler, all of those players listed above will be hoping to climb the world rankings in 2026.
It will be very interesting to see whether the likes of Rahm and Niemann will be able to improve upon their current positions by performing well in the majors and/or DP World Tour events.
For now though, those are the golfers ranked the highest from every major country in the world.
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