The Open energy rankings: All 158 gamers at Royal Troon ranked

Nos. 131-140

140. Matthew Dodd-Berry (a)
139. Michael Hendry
138. Masahiro Kawamura
137. Kazuma Kobori
136. Ryosuke Kinoshita
135. Gun-Taek Koh
134. Phil Mickelson
133. Sam Horsfield
132. Padraig Harrington
131. Andy Ogletree

Nos. 121-130

130. Tommy Morrison (a)
129. Mason Andersen
128. Marcel Siem
127. Minkyu Kim
126. Vincent Norrman
125. Daniel Hillier
124. Dominic Clemons (a)
123. Ernie Els
122. Jacob Skov Olesen (a)
121. Jorge Campillo

Nos. 111-120

120. Alexander Bjork
119. Daniel Brown
118. Santiago de la Fuente (a)
117. Ryan Van Velzen
116. Henrik Stenson
115. Tiger Woods
114. Younghan Music
113. Nacho Elvira
112. Gary Woodland
111. Stewart Cink

Nos. 101-110

110. Dan Bradbury
109. Matthew Southgate
108. Angel Hidalgo
107. John Catlin
106. Sean Crocker
105. Yannik Paul
104. Thorbjorn Olesen
103. Jesper Svensson
102. Matt Wallace
101. Yuto Katsuragawa

Nos. 91-100

100. Rikuya Hoshino
99. Joost Luiten
98. Nick Taylor
97. Joe Dean
96. Shubhankar Sharma
95. Francesco Molinari
94. Calum Scott (a)
93. Zach Johnson
92. Romain Langasque
91. Rickie Fowler

Nos. 81-90

90. Alex Noren
89. Mackenzie Hughes
88. Richard Mansell
87. Brendon Todd
86. Thriston Lawrence
85. Ben Griffin
84. C.T. Pan
83. Adam Schenk
82. Eric Cole
81. Sami Valimaki

Nos. 71-80

80. Chris Kirk
79. Abraham Ancer
78. Justin Rose
77. Guido Migliozzi
76. Denny McCarthy
75. Dustin Johnson
74. Ryo Hisatsune
73. Ryan Fox
72. Gordon Sargent (a)
71. David Puig

Nos. 61-70

70. Louis Oosthuizen
69. Matteo Manassero
68. Keita Nakajima
67. Nicolai Hojgaard
66. Sebastian Soderberg
65. Emiliano Grillo
64. Taylor Moore
63. Matthew Jordan
62. Ewen Ferguson
61. Adrian Meronk

Nos. 51-60

60. Adam Hadwin
59. Rasmus Hojgaard
58. Keegan Bradley
57. J.T. Poston
56. Jordan Smith
55. Max Homa
54. Christiaan Bezuidenhout
53. Stephan Jaeger
52. Tom Hoge
51. Laurie Canter

Nos. 41-50

50. Billy Horschel
49. Harris English
48. Jason Day
47. Maverick McNealy
46. Austin Eckroat
45. Matthieu Pavon
44. Cameron Smith
43. Lucas Glover
42. Will Zalatoris
41. Dean Burmester

Horschel missed the Scottish reduce, his first MC since Valero, as his ball-striking has began to fade barely. However he’s had a little bit of success on hyperlinks (T-21 at St. Andrews) and is likely one of the extra correct drivers on Tour. … No top-10s since Genesis and never a fantastic Open observe report, however English is sort of high 20 in complete driving and closed in 65 to complete T-34 in Scotland. … Day has been so-so of late, largely due to strategy play, although T-2 final 12 months at Royal Liverpool and it’s at all times good to drive and putt it effectively at these Opens. … McNealy’s Deere missed reduce halted some good momentum that included a T-7 in Canada. However he’s high 40 in complete driving, hits it low off the tee and is an effective lag putter. … Possibly a type of guys who must be ranked greater, Eckroat is high 20 in complete driving and strokes gained strategy. He did miss the Scottish reduce in his first style of hyperlinks(ish) as a professional. … Sure, Pavon was simply fifth on the U.S. Open, however he additionally missed the Scottish reduce and has been so up and down of late. … Smith ranked this low?! The 2021 Open champ is final among the many LIV guys right here in complete driving. However maybe his T-6 at Valderrama is an indication this rating is useless flawed. … Glover hasn’t performed an Open in a couple of years, although he was T-20 at Portrush. He has been masterful at hitting his irons shut (third in proximity) and may discover fairways with the very best of them. … Zalatoris hasn’t performed since withdrawing from Detroit due to his again. He returned on the Scottish and missed the reduce, and he didn’t drive it effectively in any respect. However that may very well be rust. This rating appears about proper contemplating the query marks. … Burmester cooled off after a robust first spherical at Valderrama. If he can discover fairways, he’ll be strong right here.

Nos. 31-40

40. Robert MacIntyre
39. Matt Fitzpatrick
38. Russell Henley
37. Kurt Kitayama
36. Sepp Straka
35. Victor Perez
34. Patrick Cantlay
33. Byeong Hun An
32. Tom McKibbin
31. Sam Burns

The Scottish champ, MacIntyre vowed to spend the early week in celebration. When he makes it to the primary tee, he’s nonetheless barely within the high 100 in complete driving, although he was high 10 in strokes off the tee and strategy final day trip. … Fitzpatrick once more misplaced strokes off the tee and on strategy in Scotland, although he’s nonetheless going to discover a ton of fairways and he’s not missed an Open reduce in his final 4 tries. … The Open struggles have gotten to finish sooner or later for Henley, who has 5 MCs in 9 profession begins. Throw out a foul placing week at Vacationers and Henley has six finishes of T-27 or higher in seven occasions, together with a blinding T-7 at Pinehurst. … T-60 final 12 months was Kitayama’s greatest Open end, although I’m going to in all probability lean a little bit greater than most on the truth that he hasn’t misplaced strokes off the tee since Memphis final 12 months. … Straka exited the Scottish early, although he ought to get again to hitting it on a line and has some confidence nonetheless with a T-2 final 12 months at Royal Liverpool. … Perez disenchanted on the U.S. Open after a 3rd in Canada and T-12 at Memorial, however the T-10 on the Scottish was promising. Driver hasn’t been the difficulty, and he’s fifth on Tour in three-putt avoidance from outdoors 25 ft. … Cantlay is coming off a T-5 at Vacationers and T-3 on the U.S. Open, and he’s been strong at latest Opens, although I’m nonetheless not completely bought the ball-striking will arise sufficient to contend. On the flip aspect, he’s in all probability a lock for a high 35, as he’s performed that in eight of his final 9 majors. … An backed up Friday to overlook the Scottish reduce, however I like his size and skill to drive it effectively. Plus, he’s been T-32 or higher in three straight Opens. … I virtually put McKibbin, the 21-year-old from Holywood greater, as he’s fourth on the DPWT in strokes gained off the tee, almost high 10 in driving accuracy and high 30 in strokes gained strategy. He was T-41 in his main debut eventually month’s U.S. Open. … Liked the T-9 at Pinehurst out of Burns, although regardless of his elite driving, he’s obtained to show it first throughout the pond (nothing higher than T-42 at an Open).

Nos. 21-30

30. Hideki Matsuyama
29. Aaron Rai
28. Brian Harman
27. Jordan Spieth
26. Joaquin Niemann
25. Adam Scott
24. Tom Kim
23. Sahith Theegala
22. Justin Thomas
21. Brooks Koepka

A Scottish MC ended Matsuyama’s good run (T-8 at Memorial, sixth at U.S. Open, T-23 at Vacationers), and although it’s only one occasion, take into account he’s effectively outdoors the highest 100 in complete driving. … Rai was among the many final males in because of his T-4 on the Scottish, and he’s obtained the chops to outperform this rating. 5 straight top-20s and a few stellar ball-striking. … The reigning Champion Golfer of the Yr, Harman, enters his title protection having completed T-26 or higher in six of his final eight begins, together with a T-21 on the Scottish. … I’m frightened about Spieth’s wrist, although for as unpredictable as he’s, he’s sixth in complete driving and loves this championship having not completed worse than T-23 in his previous 5 appearances. … Third among the many LIV guys in complete driving, Niemann was T-6 at LIV Andalucia to push his top-10 complete to double digits this 12 months. Simply want his Open report was higher (greatest end: T-53). … Not solely has Scott made 10 of 11 cuts, however he was second on the Scottish and gained over 4 pictures off the tee. … Runner-up at Vacationers and T-15 at Scottish bolster a robust ball-striker in Kim, who additionally was T-2 final 12 months at Royal Liverpool. … Theegala has not but discovered his groove at The Open, however he has made seven of his final eight main cuts and beloved what I noticed throughout his T-4 at Scottish, particularly with the putter. … Thomas ought to completely have greater than only a T-11 to his Open resume, however he doesn’t. A T-62 on the Scottish doesn’t assist issues, both. That stated, he’s nonetheless eighth in strokes gained strategy and is displaying flashes of how he drove it to start out the 12 months. … One thing is off with Koepka proper now. He was T-27 on LIV on Sunday and hasn’t posted a significant top-25 this 12 months. He additionally has gone MC, T-64 in his final two Opens. One saving grace, although, is he’s nonetheless driving it effectively.

Nos. 11-20

20. Wyndham Clark
19. Min Woo Lee
18. Sungjae Im
17. Akshay Bhatia
16. Davis Thompson
15. Si Woo Kim
14. Tyrrell Hatton
13. Jon Rahm
12. Bryson DeChambeau
11. Tommy Fleetwood

Clark can be missed based mostly on his main efficiency this 12 months (T-56 at U.S. Open adopted MCs at Masters, PGA), however he’s nonetheless high 10 strokes gained off the tee, was T-33 eventually 12 months’s Open and shot 62 Sunday to complete T-10 in Scotland. … Sunday was ugly (75), however I nonetheless consider in Min Woo and his stinger. He’s third in complete driving and leads the Tour in carry distance, which both means he’s carrying bunkers downwind or in a position to nonetheless muscle a driving iron on the market beneath the gusts. … Im is rolling with a T-4 in Scotland following 4 showings of T-12 or higher in a five-start stretch. Driving it effectively. T-20 eventually 12 months’s Open his solely made reduce in final six main begins. He’s again … Bhatia has been trending exhausting for the reason that Memorial, most not too long ago sharing second in Detroit. He additionally was T-16 at Pinehurst for his first main top-20. Will probably be his first Open, however high 25 in complete driving and stroke gained strategy will assist mitigate that inexperience. … Thompson was T-46 on the Scottish after successful the Deere, although you’ve got to like the bookend 65s. Driver is beginning to get actually good, and he led Scottish discipline in strokes gained across the inexperienced. Preserve driving the wave. … Si Woo, my majors go-to, has posted T-32 or higher in 10 of his final 12 begins. Prime 25 in strokes gained off the tee, high 15 on strategy, and he was T-15 at St. Andrews two years in the past. … Seven instances in his previous 10 main begins has Hatton completed T-27 or higher. He ended up one shot out of a playoff Sunday at Valderrama, too. … The foot factor appears corrected, although Rahm managed only a T-10 at LIV Andalucia. There’s mounting strain on Rahm to get again on the main saddle, too. Good factor is he’s nonetheless elite off the tee; he simply must get his swagger again in these main tournaments. … For as nice as DeChambeau has been, this hasn’t been his greatest occasion. In six begins, he’s obtained a T-8 at St. Andrews and nothing else inside the highest 30. He’ll nonetheless simply flirt with a top-10 as a result of he’s clearly on the high of his recreation proper now. … I believed it could be final week, although Fleetwood cooled off a bit to complete T-34 on the Scottish. That snapped his streak of T-26 or higher at six begins. Prime 10 in complete driving; I like him to start out a brand new streak right here.

Nos. 1-10

10. Cameron Younger
9. Corey Conners
8. Shane Lowry
7. Tony Finau
6. Xander Schauffele
5. Ludvig Aberg
4. Viktor Hovland
3. Scottie Scheffler
2. Collin Morikawa
1. Rory McIlroy

Younger adopted his runner-up at St. Andrews with a T-8 at Royal Liverpool. Prime 20 in complete driving, so it’s not all simply distance, and he’s trending (T-9 at Vacationers, T-6 at Rocket Mortgage). … Final 12 months at Royal Liverpool, Conners misplaced a couple of half-stroke per spherical on strategy; he’s not been destructive since. Contemplating he’s third in strokes gained strategy coming into this week – and his T-10 on the Scottish was his third top-10 in his final 5 begins – Conners may very effectively notch his first profession Open top-10. … We’ve not seen Lowry for the reason that Vacationers (T-9), he missed the reduce in his final Open, but it surely’s about time for the 2019 Open champ to return to his type on this championship (he was T-12 two years in the past at St. Andrews as effectively). He’s high 12 in complete driving and high 10 in strokes gained strategy. The proper top-10 sleeper within the mildew of Russ Henley at Pinehurst (T-7) or Alex Noren at Valhalla (T-12; simply missed). … Finau’s missed reduce final 12 months at Royal Liverpool killed some good Open momentum (T-9, third, T-15, T-28), however he’s fourth in strokes gained strategy and has turned in three straight optimistic placing weeks (all top-8 finishes, too). The motive force has been iffy, although if Huge Tone is rolling in putts, be careful. … Schauffele is the Tour’s chief in three-putt avoidance outdoors of 25 ft. Add that to his ball-striking skill and the truth that he hasn’t completed outdoors the highest 25 since Pebble and Schauffele in all probability must be high 3 right here. However he didn’t drive it nice on the Scottish, and his greatest Open end since his T-2 at Carnoustie is T-15. … The closing 73 for Åberg on the Scottish provides to some disappointing ultimate rounds for the younger Swede of late, none extra crushing than his 73 Sunday at Pinehurst. That development is a bit regarding, as is the destructive strokes gained off the tee in each weekend rounds on the Renaissance Membership, however belief the physique of labor (seven top-10s; high 5 in complete driving and ball-striking). … Hovland might have only one top-10 this 12 months (third at PGA), however he’s been flushing it these days and he’s by far the very best lag putter of the elite gamers. A powerful Open report (T-13 or higher in three begins) provides to confidence. … It’s exhausting to not put Scheffler at No. 1, a place he’s been in for these rankings for every of the 12 months’s first three majors. He’s the very best tee-to-green participant on the earth by far and he’s been T-23 or higher in three profession Open begins, however he additionally hasn’t performed since successful the Vacationers, and maybe the luck issue of this championship (very like Pinehurst and its native areas) will mess with the normally impenetrable Scheffler once more. … Morikawa misplaced strokes strategy Sunday at Scottish, simply the third time that’s occurred in a spherical for the reason that begin of the PGA. He’s been ultra-consistent (4 top-4s in final six begins and no finishes outdoors high 25 since earlier than the Masters) and he’s going to search out fairways, so if the iron play continues trending upward prefer it has been, a second Claret Jug is within the playing cards. … McIlroy’s tie for fourth at Scottish proves his U.S. Open heartbreak is within the rearview, so why not choose the Tour’s chief in complete driving who ranks solely behind Spieth in adjusted strokes gained at The Open amongst gamers within the discipline with greater than 12 profession rounds performed.