Johnson Wagner names who he believes is the third best golfer on the PGA Tour right now

Q: Who does Johnson Wagner consider the third best golfer on the PGA Tour?

Johnson Wagner has not explicitly named the third best golfer, but he suggests there is a debate around this position.

Q: What achievements have Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy accomplished recently?

Scottie Scheffler won the PGA Championship and The Open Championship last season, while Rory McIlroy has won back-to-back titles at The Masters.

Q: Why is there a debate about the third best golfer on the PGA Tour?

The debate exists due to the dominance of Scheffler and McIlroy, making it challenging to determine who ranks just below them.

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There is certainly a debate to be had around the third best golfer on the PGA Tour right now, behind Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy.

Scheffler and McIlroy have been the leading figures for several years now, particularly dominating at major championship level.

McIlroy has won back-to-back titles at The Masters, while Scheffler won the PGA Championship and The Open Championship last season.

But their closest challenger on the PGA Tour is worthy of a discussion, with Matt Fitzpatrick now ranked third in the world after winning the RBC Heritage.

Johnson Wagner has now shared his verdict, referencing the likes of Fitzpatrick and Cameron Young among others.

Johnson Wagner thinks Cameron Young is the third best golfer right now

Wagner said on Golf on CBS: “I think if Collin Morikawa was healthy, I think it’s him the way he’s playing right now.

“Fitz is making a run for it. And Chris Gotterup, what he’s done, I think he’s got the firepower and he’s young.

“There are a lot of different candidates there. I don’t think there’s necessarily a solid third right now.

“But Cameron Young, I mean coming off his Players victory to give himself a chance at Augusta. Probably, if you made me pin it down to one, it would be him.

“Just with his skill set, how far he hits it, how consistent he’s become, how great he’s performed in major championships in his short career.

“I think Cameron Young is the best three-man right now.”

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Is Cameron Young the third best golfer on the PGA Tour?

Intriguingly, it is Fitzpatrick and Gotterup who not only lead the aforementioned candidates for the most wins this season, but the entire PGA Tour.

They each have two victories, with the Englishman winning the Valspar Championship and the RBC Heritage, and the American winning the Sony Open and the WM Phoenix Open.

Meanwhile, Morikawa and Young have one win each at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am and The Players Championship respectively.

It does, however, come down to more than wins alone, with Young’s overall form arguably placing him in the driving seat.

Morikawa, Gotterup and Fitzpatrick have all shone, but Young really impressed with his Players win, which he followed up with a T3 finish at The Masters.

He’s made the cut in all eight of his PGA Tour events in 2026, from which he has recorded one win, two third-place finishes and three top fives.

His proposed status as the third best player could, of course, change rapidly, especially with the likes of Tommy Fleetwood and Justin Rose also playing some fine golf of late.

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