How many world ranking places did LIV Golfers jump after Hong Kong finish? Complete breakdown
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How many world ranking places did LIV Golfers jump after Hong Kong finish? Complete breakdown

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The LIV Golf Hong Kong concluded with Jon Rahm claiming his third win of the league. On Sunday, March 8, he fired a 6-under 64 to aggregate at 23-under and register a three-stroke win over Thomas Detry.

While this was Rahm’s third win in the Saudi-backed circuit, it was the first that gave him ranking points. For the uninitiated, the LIV stars finishing inside the top ten or tie will receive ranking points from this season onwards.

The two-time major champion moved up to 36th in the OWGR from 54th after his first LIV Golf win in 18 months. Thomas Detry climbed to 61st from 70th following his runner-up finish, while Thomas Pieters jumped to 270th from 430th after finishing third.

Here’s a look at all the LIV Golf stars who improved their rankings after LIV Golf Hong Kong:

  • 1st. Jon Rahm: 36th from 54th
  • 2nd. Thomas Detry: 61st from 70th
  • 3rd. Thomas Pieters: 270th from 430th
  • 4th. Harold Varner III: 589th from 1385th
  • 5th. Matthew Wolff: 774th from 2305th
  • 6th. Carlos Ortiz: 160th from 183rd
  • 7th. Dean Burmester: 208th from 229th
  • T8th. Lucas Herbert: 156th from 166th
  • T8th. Sergio Garcia: 331st from 386th
  • T8th. Louis Oosthuizen: 323rd from 372nd
  • T8th. Elvis Smylie: 73rd from 73rd
  • T8th. Graeme McDowell: 900th from 1508th
  • T8th. David Puig: 84th from 91st

OWGR after LIV Golf Hong 2026 explored

Here’s a look at the latest OWGR (as of Sunday, March 8):

  1. Scottie Scheffler – 15.8676
  2. Rory McIlroy – 8.5323
  3. Tommy Fleetwood – 5.2439
  4. Collin Morikawa – 5.0176
  5. Justin Rose – 4.8501
  6. Russell Henley – 4.6534
  7. Chris Gotterup – 4.5969
  8. Robert MacIntyre – 4.2487
  9. Sepp Straka – 4.1908
  10. Xander Schauffele – 4.1313
  11. J.J. Spaun – 4.1190
  12. Hideki Matsuyama – 4.1038
  13. Ben Griffin – 4.0431
  14. Justin Thomas – 3.8433
  15. Cameron Young – 3.6162
  16. Harris English – 3.6056
  17. Alex Noren – 3.5830
  18. Viktor Hovland – 3.5188
  19. Akshay Bhatia – 3.4501
  20. Patrick Reed – 3.4269
  21. Ludvig Aberg – 3.4169
  22. Jacob Bridgeman – 3.3054
  23. Keegan Bradley – 3.1541
  24. Matt Fitzpatrick – 3.0606
  25. Maverick McNealy – 2.9589
  26. Tyrrell Hatton – 2.8979
  27. Ryan Gerard – 2.8959
  28. Si Woo Kim – 2.8741
  29. Shane Lowry – 2.8436
  30. Min Woo Lee – 2.7543
  31. Kurt Kitayama – 2.7184
  32. Sam Burns – 2.6314
  33. Patrick Cantlay – 2.5424
  34. Daniel Berger – 2.5078
  35. Aaron Rai – 2.4802
  36. Jon Rahm – 2.4794
  37. Nicolas Echavarria – 2.4474
  38. Marco Penge – 2.3672
  39. Corey Conners – 2.1956
  40. Jason Day – 2.1929
  41. Bryson DeChambeau – 2.1708
  42. Jake Knapp – 2.1595
  43. Matt McCarty – 2.1357
  44. Ryan Fox – 2.1165
  45. Michael Brennan – 2.0992
  46. Kristoffer Reitan – 2.0811
  47. Andrew Novak – 2.0757
  48. Pierceson Coody – 2.0481
  49. Samuel Stevens – 2.0457
  50. Adam Scott – 2.0454