{
  "id": 3330280,
  "title": "Patrick Cantlay, Gary Woodland jump in new Official World Golf Ranking",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/patrick-cantlay-gary-woodland-jump-in-new-official-world-golf-ranking",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-25T19:00:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/patrick-cantlay-gary-woodland-jump-190038489.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Official World Golf Ranking (OWGR) was updated for the week of August 25, 2026, with Scottie Scheffler maintaining his position as the world's top-ranked player. Patrick Cantlay rose twelve spots to No. 26 after finishing second at the BMW Championship. Gary Woodland climbed into No. 42, following a T-4 finish at Bellarive Country Club. Tommy Fleetwood slipped two places, from No. 5 to No. 7. The OWGR ranks players weekly based on points earned from eligible tours and events over a two-year period.",
  "summary": "The latest update to the Official World Golf Ranking is here. These are the top 50 players in the world.",
  "key_points": [
    "Patrick Cantlay moves to No. 26 after BMW Championship win",
    "Gary Woodland climbs to No. 42 following T-4 at Bellarive",
    "Tommy Fleetwood drops from No. 5 to No. 7 ranking"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}