FedEx Cup win propels Tommy Fleetwood to career-best ranking

The FedEx Cup win on Sunday has helped Tommy Fleetwood move up in the rankings. Following his maiden PGA Tour triumph, the star English golfer is now sixth in the Official World Golf Rankings.

Last week, Fleetwood entered East Lake Golf Club in search of his first-ever win on Tour. After impressive performances in the first two events of the FedEx Cup Playoffs, he finally crossed the long-awaited hurdle and shot 64, 63, 67, 68 to finish at 18-under and secure a three-shot win at the Tour Championship over Patrick Cantlay and Russell Henley.

Following the Tour Championship win, Tommy Fleetwood moved four spots up to sixth in the OWGR, achieving his career-best ranking. The ace golfer has had a great season so far, missing just one cut. Prior to this week, he was winless in 163 starts on the PGA Tour.

Speaking of the others, Scottie Scheffler continues his hold at the top spot with 21.19 points. He has a whopping 10-point lead over Rory McIlroy, while Xander Schauffele remains in third place. Russell Henley and Justin Thomas round out the top five.

Latest OWGR ft. Tommy Fleetwood explored

Here's a look at the latest men's golf rankings (top 50):

Scottie Scheffler - 21.1999
Rory McIlroy - 11.1429
Xander Schauffele - 6.6932
Russell Henley - 6.4159
Justin Thomas - 5.8409
Tommy Fleetwood - 5.6747
J.J. Spaun - 5.4516
Collin Morikawa - 5.3339
Robert MacIntyre - 4.9812
Harris English - 4.8734
Keegan Bradley - 4.8104
Justin Rose - 4.7359
Sepp Straka - 4.7228
Ludvig Aberg - 4.6286
Viktor Hovland - 4.6082
Hideki Matsuyama - 4.4074
Ben Griffin - 4.2603
Bryson DeChambeau - 4.0030
Maverick McNealy - 3.9721
Cameron Young - 3.8883
Patrick Cantlay - 3.8574
Sam Burns - 3.6845
Shane Lowry - 3.6213
Corey Conners - 3.3689
Tyrrell Hatton - 3.2215
Chris Gotterup - 3.1541
Wyndham Clark - 3.1063
Brian Harman - 2.9842
Sungjae Im - 2.7764
Andrew Novak - 2.7508
Alex Noren - 2.7161
Aaron Rai - 2.6926
Billy Horschel - 2.6800
Matt Fitzpatrick - 2.6644
Akshay Bhatia - 2.6632
Kurt Kitayama - 2.6488
Jason Day - 2.5966
Nick Taylor - 2.5875
Ryan Fox - 2.5550
Taylor Pendrith - 2.5201
Max Greyserman - 2.4665
J.T. Poston - 2.3966
Daniel Berger - 2.3727
Thomas Detry - 2.3455
Denny McCarthy - 2.3383
Samuel Stevens - 2.3270
Min Woo Lee - 2.2473
Jordan Spieth - 2.2443
Chris Kirk - 2.2366
Lucas Glover - 2.2266

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