Six PGA Tour stars have plummeted in the Official World Golf Rankings as they hunt for an invite to the 2026 Masters but some haven’t seen a victory in years
11:03 ET, 09 Dec 2025Updated 11:03 ET, 09 Dec 2025
Tony Finau amongst those who have dropped in the OWGR(Image: Getty Images)
2025 was great for players like Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler, but didn’t go well for six PGA Tour stars.
Changes are blooming in the golf industry, as the PGA Tour has made it more difficult for players to earn their Tour cards and now the top 50 inside the Official World Golf Rankings at the end of the calendar year earn an invite to the Masters, with many players fighting for a spot.
Five years ago, Tony Finau was seen as an upcoming star as he played alongside Tiger Woods at the 2019 Masters final round, except Finau hasn’t won a trophy since 2023. It seemed like Finau was going to win early 2025 and he held respect across the sport. He had two wins in 2023 and five top-10s the following year which helped him stay high in the rankings, but it’s quickly plummeting.
Finau has dropped from 26 to 89 within the year after only one top-five finish and several missed cuts.
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Adam Scott has also tanked in the rankings even though he just earned himself an invite to the Open Championship in July through his fifth place finish at the Australian Open. He continues to perform well year-by-year, but his rankings fluctuate.
In May 2024, Scott’s missed cut at the PGA Championship dropped him to 62 in the rankings. The last time Scott has earned a win on the DP World Tour was in 2019 at the Australian PGA Championship.
Billy Horschel has also dropped in the rankings, as he tied for 11 at the Bank of Utah Championship and is currently at 46 after a 15 place finish at the Hero World Challenge. Horschel also struggled after having hip surgery in May and is looking for redemption.
Billy Horschel finishes at 15 at Hero World Challenge
Tom Kim is 102 in the OWGR, started off the year at 21, and saw his last PGA Tour victory in 2023.
“It’s a big mental game,” said Kim after the second round of the Sanderson Farms Championship, where he finished T-11.
“When you’re not confident about yourself on the golf course, you’re not going to hit as good of shots as you would normally be able to.
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“After the season got done, I saw everything more clearly, how I needed to get it done, and ever since the last putt dropped after the season, I’ve been working towards that and it’s been building blocks every week until today and will progress to next year.”
While Sahith Theegala saw success with engagement rings, he hasn’t seen much success on the golf course. Theegala missed the cut at the RSM Classic and hasn’t has seen a PGA Tour win in 2025 while struggling with injuries
Max Homa started the year off at 41 on the OWGR and fell to 135 as he missed the cut at multiple events including the WM Phoenix Open, Genesis Invitational, Arnold Palmer Invitational, and the Players Championship.