Who are the highest-ranked Australian golf players? Updated men's, women's standings

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Some of Australia's best golfers have returned home to play in the recent Australian PGA Championship and Australian Open events.

After some memorable performances — headlined by Min Woo Lee's victory in Brisbane — there has been some movement across the men's and women's standings. 

The Sporting News wraps up the top-ranked Australian players right now.

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Men's World Golf Ranking: Top-ranked Australians

Six Australian men sit within the top 100 spots.

Then, there is a significant gap to the next batch of players, with no one else in the top 200.

Jason Day has overtaken Cameron Smith as the top-ranked Aussie following the latter's disappointing showing at the Australian PGA Championship, where he missed the cut entirely.

Ranking Change Name Points
19 +2 Jason Day 134.56960
23 -3 Cameron Smith 131.30770
35 +3 Min Woo Lee 122.69291
43 - Cameron Davis 111.74353
44 +2 Adam Scott 98.26271
67 -1 Lucas Herbert 72.75614

Last updated December 5, 2023 via Official World Golf Ranking

Women's World Golf Ranking: Top-ranked Australians

Currently, four Australian women sit in the top 100.

World No. 4 Minjee Lee leads the charge, bumping up one spot after finishing runner-up at the Australian Open.

Ranking Change Name Points
4 +1 Minjee Lee 302.71
28 - Hannah Green 153.05
76 - Grace Kim 80.59
77 +3 Stephanie Kyriacou 79.50
126 - Sarah Kemp 52.68
147 +7 Gabriela Ruffels 42.13

Last updated December 5, 2023 via Rolex Rankings

How do golf world rankings work?

Both the men's and women's golf rankings systems are similar.

A player's performance is evaluated over a rolling two-year period, with weighting placed in favour of the current year, and more weighting put on the most recent 13 weeks.

More points are available at certain tournaments depending on field strength.

Specific point distributions and ranking calculation details can be found here.

When are golf world rankings updated?

Men's and women's rankings are updated weekly, with new standings typically made available each Monday.

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Joshua Mayne is a content producer for The Sporting News Australia.