Main champion season and the PGA Tour’s common season are each within the rearview mirror with solely the FedEx Cup Playoffs and the 2025 Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black remaining on taking part in schedules for the rest of the calendar yr. Whereas greater than 30 weeks and 30 tournaments have transpired for the reason that flip of the calendar again in January, the identical man stays atop the golf world at No. 1 within the Energy 18 golf rankings.
Whereas there could have been some doubt throughout the primary 4 months of the season, Scottie Scheffler ensured that the 2025 marketing campaign belonged to him following his victory at The Open in Northern Eire. Elevating his second main trophy of the yr and the fourth of his profession, the world No. 1 grabbed his fourth victory of 2025 and put collectively considered one of his most well-rounded performances en path to turning into the Champion Golfer of the 12 months.
Scheffler surged previous lots of his counterparts in additional methods than one together with the native lad, Rory McIlroy, with whom he was tied for many wins on the season with three. McIlroy has slowly however absolutely marched out of the valley he was experiencing ever since capturing the profession grand slam on the Masters. A few high quality outings on the Scottish Open and The Open have the five-time main champion behind Scheffler within the penultimate rankings of the 2025 season as others jostle for positioning down the board.
The Energy 18 offers perception as to how golfers are at the moment performing with profit given to their play over current occasions. It’s a wider lens than merely what occurred on the final match to be performed however extra slim than the Official World Golf Rankings, which consider how greater than 2,000 golfers carry out throughout a complete season.