Cameron Smith entered 2022 as the 21st-ranked player in the world, but that didn’t last long.
He quickly jumped to No. 10 in the Official World Golf Ranking after setting the PGA Tour scoring record at the Sentry Tournament of Champions on his way to victory. Smith now finds himself as the sixth-ranked player in the world after winning The Players Championship on the strength of 10 final-round birdies.
Smith is ranked ahead of Rory McIlroy, Justin Thomas, Xander Schauffele and Dustin Johnson, who round out the top 10.
The top five in the OWGR were unchanged after The Players, with Jon Rahm retaining his spot at No.