SI World Golf Rankings: Keegan Bradley's Dream Week

Keegan Bradley won the Travelers with plenty of hometown support. See how high he's moved in the latest edition of the SI World Golf Rankings.

Jeff Ritter | Jun 26, 2023

SI World Golf Rankings: Keegan Bradley's Dream Week /

Scores were crazy-low at the Travelers Championship, and Keegan Bradley finished at 23 under to set a tournament scoring record. While dusting a top-notch field of competitors, he also makes a major move in this week's SI World Golf Rankings.

The SIWGR is our proprietary, data-driven list of the top men's golfers in the world at this moment. (Here’s how we do our calculations.) Bradley beat an elite field in Connecticut to cash a $3.6 million winner’s check, a huge prize thanks to the Travelers “designated” status this year. But of course Bradley isn't the only player to see a swing in his SIWGR this week. Here's a look at a few risers and fallers.

3 Risers in the SI World Golf Rankings

Keegan Bradley - Up 31 Spots

This Week: 13

Last Week: 44

Skinny: Opened with rounds of 62-63-64 in Cromwell and hung on to win the Travelers. Former U.S. Ryder Cupper may be setting himself up for a trip to Rome this fall.

Brian Harman – Up 15 Spots

Brian Harman watches a shot at the 2023 Sentry Tournament of Champions at Kapalua, Hawaii. — Kyle Terada/USA TODAY Sports

This Week: 28

Last Week: 43

Skinny: Shot 64-64 on weekend at Travelers to tie for second.

Zac Blair - Up 163 Spots

This Week: 65

Last Week: 228

Skinny: Picked a great week for his best-ever PGA Tour finish, as the Travelers’ elite field was worth more SIWGR points than a non-designated event.

3 Fallers in this week’s SIWGR

Sahith Theegala – Down 12 Spots

Sahith Theegala of the United States plays a shot on the second hole during the second round of the 2023 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club on April 07, 2023 in Augusta, Georgia. — Ross Kinnaird/Getty Images

This Week: 31

Last Week: 19

Skinny: T52 at Travelers but lost last year’s T2 finish from the same event from his SIWGR calculations, as we use the most recent 12 months of player results.

J.T. Poston – Down 20 Spots

J.T. Poston looks over a putt in the second round of the 2022 John Deere Classic. — Marc Lebryk/USA Today

This Week: 86

Last Week: 66

Skinny: MC last weekend at Travelers, and his drop is steepened by the fact that he lost last year’s T2 at Travelers from his SIWGR calculation.

Scott Stallings - Down 11 Spots

Scott Stallings watches a shot at the 2023 Sentry Tournament of Champions. — Kyle Terada/USA TODAY Sports

This Week: 87

Last Week: 76

Skinny: Like Poston, lost a solid Travelers finish from last year (T7) from his calculations and replaced it with an MC last week.

Published Jun 26, 2023

JEFF RITTER

Jeff Ritter is the managing director of SI Golf. He has more than 20 years of sports media experience, and previously was the general manager at the Morning Read, where he led that business's growth and joined SI as part of an acquisition in 2022. Earlier in his career he spent more than a decade at SI and Golf Magazine, and his journalism awards include a MIN Magazine Award and an Edward R. Murrow Award for sports reporting. He received a bachelor's degree from the University of Michigan and a master's from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism.