Power rankings for the 2026 Masters: Scottie Scheffler not No. 1

It's officially Masters week, as the best golfers in the world have congregated at Augusta National Golf Club for the first major championship of 2026. 

Speaking of those golfers, let's break down the contenders by power ranking the top 10 players in the Masters field. 

10. Patrick Reed

Earlier this year, Reed won twice and finished runner-up in the span of three weeks on the DP World Tour. The American is quietly playing some stellar golf, and he's finished third, T12 and T4 in his last three starts at Augusta National. 

9. Tommy Fleetwood

Fleetwood is flying a bit under the radar this week, but he's quietly notched four top-10 finishes in his last five starts. A major championship is next on Fleetwood's list after he finally won a PGA Tour event last August, and Augusta is a great fit for his all-around game. 

8. Matt Fitzpatrick

Fitzpatrick heads to the Masters as one of the hottest golfers on the PGA Tour. The Englishman won the Valspar Championship in his last start, finished runner-up at the Players Championship and ranks eighth on Tour this season in scoring average (69.0). 

7. Ludvig Aberg

We want to put Aberg higher on this list considering he ranks No. 1 in Data Golf's course history tool for Augusta National, but his recent Sunday meltdowns at the Players Championship and the Valero Texas Open bump him down to seventh.

The talented Swede could easily notch a third Masters top-10 in three tries, but we can't trust him to close the deal. 

6. Xander Schauffele

Like Fleetwood, Schauffele enters the 2026 Masters without much hype surrounding his name. After a solo third and a T4 in his last two starts, the American should be a stronger contender at the Masters than he's being made out to be right now.

5. Cameron Young

Young's power draw off the tee, red-hot iron play and strong putting make him an enticing pick at Augusta National. It doesn't help that he won the Players Championship last month and finished T3 and T7 in his previous two starts. 

4. Bryson DeChambeau

If you haven't followed LIV Golf this season, DeChambeau heads to Augusta off back-to-back victories on the rival tour. The bomber has also contended at the last two Masters Tournaments, proving to himself that he can win a green jacket. 

3. Rory McIlroy