DeChambeau spent more time making YouTube videos and trying to make a hole-in-one over his mansion than playing competitive golf this offseason. Still, he deserves respect for winning the U.S. Open, finishing runner-up at the PGA Championship and finishing T6 at the Masters last year. 4. Xander Schauffele | PGA Tour This was the toughest player of the bunch to rank. Schauffele probably deserves the No. 2 slot after winning two major championships in 2024, but it’s impossible to judge where his game is because he hasn’t played in more than a month because of a rib injury. 3. Jon Rahm | LIV Golf Rahm has played in 12 tournaments since returning from his foot injury last year. He won two of them and finished T10 or better in 11 of the 12. Coming off a runner-up finish at LIV Golf Riyadh, Rahm looks ready to win another major. 2. Rory McIlroy | PGA Tour Is this the season McIlroy finally ends his 11-year major championship slump? After winning his 2025 PGA Tour debut at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, that needs to be the bare minimum expectation. 1. Scottie Scheffler | PGA Tour