PGA Tour Power Rankings – Some big moves and debuts

A not-so-great-week for professional golf, with plenty of discussion of rival tours and “obnoxious greed,” ended with two accomplishments that can surely bring everyone together.

At the Saudi International, Harold Varner III sank an 90-foot eagle putt from off the green to win for the first time in six years and only the second time in his career.

A few hours later, North Dakota’s Tom Hoge won for the first time on the PGA Tour, coming from 2 shots behind in the final two holes to win the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am.

Both made their way into the PGA Tour Power Rankings, which had quite a few adjustments from a week ago. Just a friendly reminder that these aren’t necessarily the 25 most talented players in the world or the 25 greatest players on tour. They’re the 25 who are playing the best right now.

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1. Jon Rahm
Previous rank: 1
The former Arizona State star took the week off before heading back to the desert for this week’s WM Phoenix Open. His best finish there was solo fifth as an amateur in 2015. He has finished no worse than 16th in six starts at TPC Scottsdale.

2. Viktor Hovland
Previous rank: 6
There might not be a hotter player in the world right now than the 24-year-old Norwegian. He has won in three of his past five starts going back to the World Wide Technology Championship at Mayakoba. Hovland won the limited-field Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas in December and then last week’s Dubai Desert Classic on the DP World Tour. He missed the cut in his only start at the WM Phoenix Open in 2020.

3. Collin Morikawa
Previous rank: 3
The two-time major champion celebrated his 25th birthday on Sunday:

I finally don’t have to worry about rental car restrictions! #25

— Collin Morikawa (@collin_morikawa) February 6, 2022

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