The Major Championship season and the PGA Tour regular season are both in the rearview mirror, with only the FedEx Cup playoffs and Beth Page Black’s 2025 Ryder Cup remaining for the rest of the calendar year. Although there have been over 30 weeks and 30 tournaments since the January calendar flip, the same man remains at the top of the golf world, number one in the Power 18 Golf Rankings.
While there may have been some doubts in the first four months of the season, Scotty Schaeffler assured him that the 2025 campaign belongs to him after his victory at the Northern Ireland Open. The world number one, which rose this year’s second major trophy and the fourth trophy of his career, won his fourth victory in 2025 and put together one of his most balanced performances to become the champion golfer of the year.
Scheffler has skyrocketed beyond one counterpart, including local youth Rory McIlroy. McIlroy marched slowly but surely from the valley he had been experiencing since winning a career grand slam with the Masters. Scottish Open and some quality outings at the Open have five major champions behind Schaeffler in the penultimate rankings of the 2025 season.
Power 18 offers insight into how golfers are currently working, with the benefits given to playing at recent events. Not only did it happen in the last tournament, but it’s a lens that’s wider than the narrower lens than the official World Golf Rankings. season.
