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2025 PGA TOUR full-membership fantasy rankings: Nos. 1-50

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FULL-MEMBERSHIP RANKINGS: Intro | 51-100 | 101-150 | 151-200 | 201-222 | Cheat sheet

NOTE: All of the golfers ranked include ages as of Jan. 2, 2025, 2024 earnings (“salary”) and levels of status on the PGA TOUR. An asterisk beside a salary value indicates that a golfer is a bargain.

Rank	Player	Age	2024-25 earnings	Status	Comment
1	Scottie Scheffler	28	29.228M	Top 30	The easiest No. 1 since the Tiger Woods era, and some leagues are revisiting what they did to adjust and make it a fairer fight. He even outpaced betting markets for identical bets to win in all 21 of his starts.
2	Xander Schauffele	31	18.385M	Top 30	Analysis is pointless. He’s going to go second or third overall based on owner preferences in those slots. Statistically the best scrambler with a TOUR-high 56 consecutive paydays. He makes machines feel mid.
3	Rory McIlroy	35	10.893M	Top 30	What a year. That’s a valid take from all angles, but in this business, adding four wins worldwide and extending his run of ridiculous form to 20 months since simplifying things is the juice. Top-three pick … again.
4	Collin Morikawa	27	8.383M*	Top 30	Get this: When his greens hit dropped from seventh (at 70.99%) in 2022-23 to 143rd (65.19%) in 2024, he jumped from 102nd to first in one-putt percentage. It was a better formula, too. Adapt he did.
5	Ludvig Åberg	25	9.833M	Top 30	It’s absolutely bananas how he’s risen so rapidly and remained entirely comfortable. Settle in for an extended run of annual drafts during which he’ll be among the first five off the board … and deserves to be.
6	Justin Thomas	31	5.223M*	Top 30	His lackluster 2022-23 is ancient history, and with his first child, Molly, having just arrived, it could be off to the races in 2025. Exploit the gamers in your league who can’t move on from their fatigue. He’s back.
7	Hideki Matsuyama	32	11.257M	Top 30	Last year’s message was to ride out short-term hits concerning physical concerns for long-term gains. After two wins among seven top 10s, now say arigato to Japan’s best. First-round chalk.
8	Sahith Theegala	27	8.474M	Top 30	Although he didn’t win in 2024, he piled almost $1.2 million more on his salary value and in five fewer starts. With three full seasons of experience, he’s a threat everywhere. He’s also scaled into the first round.
9	Sam Burns	28	6.185M*	Top 30	He led the PGA TOUR in converting greens in regulation into par breakers and connected for eight top 10s. That’s a boom, but the best part is how he stepped on it after the birth of his first child, Bear, in May.
10	Sungjae Im	26	6.286M*	Top 30	Arguably the most flexible late in the first round because he’s often the busiest piece among the elite on the board. His youth is deceiving because he’s entering his seventh season, but tenure validates his worth. Enjoy.
11	Patrick Cantlay	32	6.279M	Top 30	Submitted a quiet campaign and still reached East Lake for the seventh time in eight years. No one is immune to a variation of a lull, but it’ll push him into the second round of drafts where he will be gold.
12	Wyndham Clark	31	10.901M	Top 30	Even the stingiest skeptics can’t deny what he did in fewer starts and how he adjusted midstream in 2024. There’s firepower and then there’s what he can deliver time and again. He has become special quickly.
13	Tony Finau	35	5.706M*	Top 30	The borderline first-rounder never lets us down because he continues to adapt. Even when he doesn’t win – which he did five times across the previous three seasons – he’s potent. Don’t sweat his recent knee surgery.
14	Shane Lowry	37	6.095M	Top 30	Fresh off his best season and having qualified for the TOUR Championship for the first time, we can forgive him for a limited schedule. He bursts with value in all formats, especially in DFS for the majors.
15	Akshay Bhatia	22	5.344M*	Top 30	As he learns the ins and outs of performing at his best in the majors, which shouldn’t take long, we can continue to enjoy his freewheeling explosiveness everywhere else. His putting adjustment has been a coup.
16	Maverick McNealy	29	4.708M*	Top 70	While the entirety of his 2024 was terrific and punctuated with the breakthrough title at Sea Island, he ended it like he had started 2022-23 before injury. This is who he is and he’s leaning into fearlessness.
17	Tom Kim	22	4.124M*	Top 70	Top 70 There was an asterisk beside his 2022-23 value ($7.774M) as well, but 2024 played out with growing pains. It makes 2025 present as even more attractive because he’ll have made adjustments. Still quite young.
18	Matt Fitzpatrick	30	3.705M*	Top 50	No career stays on a constant ascent, but he extended his trajectory longer and more methodically than any of his peers. Not busy enough to warrant higher than a second-round call but expect more punch.
19	Will Zalatoris	28	4.569M*	Top 50	Top 50 All things considered, his return from back surgery was a success, so he hasn’t missed a beat. With a few more pounds on his frame, he’s poised to wield shorter irons more often. He’s second-round value again.
20	Viktor Hovland	27	4.616M*	Top 30	If an update with details of his currently undisclosed injury don’t surface between now and The Sentry, you’ll be drafting blind. Still, he scratched out a return to East Lake in 2024 despite less than his best stuff.
21	Tommy Fleetwood	33	4.609M	Top 30	Naturally, the five-times-a-groomsman-and-never-the-groom on the PGA TOUR was the silver medalist in the Olympics. Same reminder: Cherish what he gives, especially in majors. A win would be a bonus.
22	Russell Henley	35	5.080M	Top 30	A model of efficiency, he logged a career-low 19 starts with a career-best seven top 10s and went 3-1-0 in his first Presidents Cup. It was just another example of how much of a steady force he’s been. Zero worries.
23	Byeong Hun An	33	5.871M	Top 30	Just keeps giving since returning to the PGA TOUR in 2022-23. Led in distance of all drives and ranked 19th in converting greens in regulation into par breakers in 2024. Won in his native South Korea in October.
24	Corey Conners	32	4.061M	Top 50	One of only three full-time players to go without a missed cut in 2024, but he doesn’t cost the same as Scheffler or Schauffele. Continue to count on him as a cornerstone in the third round.
25	Tom Hoge	35	4.841M	Top 30	Arguably the most consistently strong performer not picking off wins every season. He remains exactly the balance needed when you kick the tires on a sometimer among the internationals. Plug and replay.
26	Billy Horschel	38	5.037M	Top 30	He logged a career year at an age when most guys do not. His embrace of what’s most challenging and willingness to play abroad keeps him engaged in a way perfect for him. That balance is insurance for us.
27	Robert MacIntyre	28	5.400M	Top 30	Gamers have been waiting for a breakout but now U.S. golf fans know why he’s been adored across the pond. The charm is disarming but the Scot has figured out how to be great. Expect more of the same.
28	Brian Harman	37	5.201M	Top 50	Unlikely to match his career-defining season of 2022-23 but his blend of accuracy, putting and moxie is sustainable. It extends his prime. It’d be a coup if the lefty is available for you in the fourth round.
29	Si Woo Kim	29	4.526M	Top 50	Enters his 10th season and finally will reach 30 years of age in June. He’s been a machine and weekly gamers haven’t had to play with fire (given his record of injuries and withdrawals) much in the last two years.
30	*Jordan Spieth	31	2.732M*	Top 70	No longer a first-round draft pick but no longer worried about his left wrist for which he had surgery in August. He’ll be a favorite in salary leagues, and he should be. This’ll be some fun.
31	Max Homa	34	3.843M*	Top 50	The silver lining on an otherwise dull season (but more so only the second half of 2024) is his salary value. In draft leagues, he’s the classic tweener for the third (reach?) and fourth (steal!) rounds. Keep the faith.
32	Sepp Straka	31	4.601M*	Top 30	Scaled back on playing time with 24 starts in 2024 and still reached the TOUR Championship for the third straight season. Harnesses size and strength for overall balance; ergo, still impactful and not as streaky.
33	Cameron Young	27	4.057M*	Top 50	Hardly a slouch but still somewhat defined by his Rookie of the Year season of 2021-22. Went 20-for-21 with six top 10s in 2024, yet remains incomplete. Sum is greater than parts, so he can be frustrating.
34	Austin Eckroat	25	5.054M	Top 50	And he’s off and running! With two wins, he more than doubled his earnings as a sophomore in 2024 all the while fulfilling the elevated expectation for a talent with his pedigree. Get used to it. He’s gold.
35	Davis Thompson	25	4.420M*	Top 50	Fulfilled the hype with his breakthrough title at the John Deere Classic, and there’s more from where that came from. Fills out the stats sheets and now he has the experience. Among the most exciting upstarts.
36	J.T. Poston	31	5.271M	Top 50	With another fruitful season in the books, he’ll be targeting success in the majors in which he’s without a top 25 in 16 tries. Go ahead and invest in the rest because of his unrelenting firepower and confidence to cash.
37	Min Woo Lee	26	2.611M*	Top 70	Can’t complain about a pair of T2s from the first-time member but they were his only top 20s. Also made only 19 starts. No doubt ‘twas merely a stepping stone but now we have some idea of his commitment.
38	Harris English	35	3.402M	Top 70	Fresh off yet another predictably strong season when healthy. Busy enough, makes most cuts and still in his prime. Bonus pop in majors. Slot as the fourth cornerstone who can help cover starts for another stud.
39	Max Greyserman	29	4.297M	Top 50	Until his last six starts, the rookie was sufficient and unspectacular. But, oh, those last six! Three seconds and a fourth changed everything. Landed third in Strokes Gained: Putting and ninth in adjusted scoring.
40	Chris Kirk	39	6.061M	Top 30	The upper-round stalwart is four seasons into his recovery in tackling personal issues, and the results are fantastic. In fact, he’s essentially the same valuable piece who carved out his career as a cornerstone. Inspiring.
41	Alex Noren	42	3.649M	Top 50	Like a fine wine, he’s improving with age. Showing zero signs of slowing down and guaranteed for all Signature Events (for which he was not in 2024) so investor confidence in the Swede is at an all-time high.
42	Aaron Rai	29	4.613M	Top 30	The PGA TOUR’s most accurate driver and breakthrough winner of the Wyndham Championship now gets to put his talent up against the rest in the Signature Events. His rise has been calculated and efficient.
43	Nick Dunlap	21	2.930M*	Top 50	Remember, his salary value excludes what he would have banked as a pro at The American Express that he won as an amateur. All arrows up for this 1-of-1 talent, but the learning curve is undefeated. Be patient.
44	Adam Scott	44	4.753M	Top 30	Among the headliners of the international contingent that play occasionally who also are benefited by the new series of Signature Events. The smaller fields lift our expectations and, thus, their values. Still a horse.
45	Mackenzie Hughes	34	3.769M	Top 70	He’s found his groove. Set personal bests in top 10s (6), top 25s (10), cuts made (22, tie) and fewest missed cuts (4), and that was fresh off a career season. Also second in Strokes Gained: Putting. So dynamic.
46	Jason Day	37	4.117M	Top 50	With two full seasons of convincing performance having replaced the previous two marked by ineffectiveness, we’ve been able to exhale. Will play in all the biggies but his schedule always has been light.
47	Taylor Pendrith	33	4.797M	Top 30	Where he goes in which draft will vary widely. His suddenly dynamic second half checked all of the boxes but it’s unchartered territory back on the start line. Now facing toughest competition regularly.
48	Thomas Detry	31	3.614M	Top 50	The Belgian hasn’t missed a beat since splashing as a PGA TOUR rookie in 2022-23. What you see is what you get, and that works for us. The absence of a glaring weakness is the best compliment. Fearless.
49	Ben Griffin	28	3.459M	Top 70	First overall pick among former mortgage loan officers. A darling as a freshman in 2022-23, he led the PGA TOUR with 35 starts in 2024 and connected for five top 10s among 13 top 25s. Unending honeymoon.
50	Nico Echavarria	30	3.583M	Top 125	While his long-term trajectory suggested that a wildly successful 2024 was possible, an extremely top-heavy 2023 was a curveball. He was a rookie then, but he isn’t anymore. Skeptics will let him drop. Good.

FULL-MEMBERSHIP RANKINGS: Intro | 51-100 | 101-150 | 151-200 | 201-222 | Cheat sheet

Rob Bolton is a Golfbet columnist for the PGA TOUR. The Chicagoland native has been playing fantasy golf since 1994, so he was just waiting for the Internet to catch up with him. Follow Rob Bolton on Twitter.