Alex Noren: Ryder Cup Europe VC leapfrogs Bryson DeChambeau, Patrick Cantlay in rankings with BMW PGA Championship victory

The BMW PGA Championship win has helped Ryder Cup Europe vice captain Alex Noren overtake Bryson DeChambeau, Patrick Cantlay, and 12 others to jump inside the top 20. As per the current update, he is ranked 18th in the world, his best in seven years.

On Sunday, September 14, Noren posted a thrilling playoff win against Adrien Saddier to claim the BMW PGA Championship. Prior to this week, the Swedish golfer was ranked 32nd, but the biggest win of his career helped him jump 14 spots.

Notably, Noren had also won the Betfred British Masters last month, which was his first win in more than seven years. For the uninitiated, he was also appointed European Ryder Cup vice captain last week.

On the other hand, US Ryder Cup members Bryson DeChambeau and Patrick Cantlay slipped outside the top 20. While DeChambeau is ranked 21st, Cantlay is now 22nd in the world.

Current OWGR ft. Bryson DeChambeau and Patrick Cantlay explored

Here's a look at the current OWGR (as of Monday, September 15):

Scottie Scheffler: 21.0415
Rory McIlroy: 11.5864
Xander Schauffele: 6.2949
Russell Henley: 6.2690
Justin Thomas: 5.5972
Tommy Fleetwood: 5.5109
J.J. Spaun: 5.5021
Collin Morikawa: 4.9477
Robert MacIntyre: 4.8276
Harris English: 4.6697
Viktor Hovland: 4.6528
Keegan Bradley: 4.6512
Ben Griffin: 4.6409
Justin Rose: 4.6153
Sepp Straka: 4.6121
Ludvig Åberg: 4.5187
Hideki Matsuyama: 4.1758
Alex Noren: 3.9668
Maverick McNealy: 3.9058
Cameron Young: 3.8390
Bryson DeChambeau: 3.7961
Patrick Cantlay: 3.7426
Sam Burns: 3.5594
Shane Lowry: 3.5298
Tyrrell Hatton: 3.3261
Corey Conners: 3.1621
Chris Gotterup: 3.1187
Aaron Rai: 2.9014
Matt Fitzpatrick: 2.8733
Wyndham Clark: 2.8676
Brian Harman: 2.8597
Andrew Novak: 2.6495
Sungjae Im: 2.6425
Akshay Bhatia: 2.6317
Kurt Kitayama: 2.5867
Billy Horschel: 2.5724
Ryan Fox: 2.4939
Jason Day: 2.4789
Nick Taylor: 2.4607
Taylor Pendrith: 2.3955
Max Greyserman: 2.3664
Thomas Detry: 2.3209
Min Woo Lee: 2.2851
Daniel Berger: 2.2801
J.T. Poston: 2.2765
Patrick Reed: 2.2584
Samuel Stevens: 2.2552
Denny McCarthy: 2.2297
Harry Hall: 2.1963
Ryan Gerard: 2.1813
Adam Scott: 2.1630
Chris Kirk: 2.1430
Lucas Glover: 2.1384
Jordan Spieth: 2.1376
John Keefer: 2.1300
Marco Penge: 2.1296
Rasmus Højgaard: 2.1165
Matt McCarty: 2.0753
Si Woo Kim: 2.0629
Tony Finau: 2.0605
Bud Cauley: 2.0358
Nicolás Echavarría: 2.0097
Brian Campbell: 1.9947
Michael Kim: 1.9477
Jacob Bridgeman: 1.9304
Aldrich Potgieter: 1.9303
Mackenzie Hughes: 1.9099
Kristoffer Reitan: 1.9082
Thriston Lawrence: 1.8890
Sahith Theegala: 1.8689
Byeong Hun An: 1.8594
Matt Wallace: 1.8568
Jon Rahm: 1.8400
Davis Thompson: 1.8376
Tom Hoge: 1.8372
Jhonattan Vegas: 1.8268
Christiaan Bezuidenhout: 1.7831
Adrien Saddier: 1.7717
Davis Riley: 1.7609
Rickie Fowler: 1.7609

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