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OWGR World Golf Rankings Scraper
parseforge/owgr-golf-rankings-scraper
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Scrapes the Official World Golf Ranking for players matching a name or country filter. Returns each player's rank, average points, total points, events played, and points lost and gained this week.
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- 7
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- 3
- Total runs
- 83
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- 12 days ago
Overview
OWGR World Golf Rankings Scraper
Scrape the Official World Golf Ranking for any player, country, or the entire top list, up to a million rows per run. Each row includes the player's rank, name, country, average points, total points, events played, and points lost and gained this week. No login or API key. Export to CSV, JSON, Excel, or XML.
The Official World Golf Ranking is the definitive measure of professional golf performance, but its website offers no public API and no bulk export. This Actor reads the public ranking table directly, filtered by player name or country, and returns each player as one flat row with their current rank and points breakdown. It works for any player, from Scottie Scheffler to Tiger Woods, and any country, from the United States to Japan.
| Who uses it | What they scrape OWGR for |
|---|---|
| Golf journalists | Get the latest ranking movements for a story or broadcast |
| Sports data analysts | Build a time series of ranking changes for modeling |
| Fantasy golf players | Check which players are rising or falling before a draft |
| Golf federations | Monitor the ranking of players from their country |
What it does
This Actor collects the current Official World Golf Ranking for players matching your name or country filter, and returns each player as a flat row with their rank, name, country, average points, total points, events played, and points lost and gained this week.
- 🔍 Player name filter: return only players whose name contains your text, case-insensitive, e.g. Scheffler, Rory, Tiger.
- 🌍 Country filter: return only players from a given country using the 3-letter IOC code, e.g. USA, NIR, ESP, JPN.
- 📊 Full ranking: leave both filters empty to collect the entire ranking, up to one million players.
- ⚡ Fast and reliable: reads the public OWGR table directly, no login, no API key, no rate limits.
Results export to CSV, JSON, Excel, or XML, or straight from the API.
What you can do with OWGR data
📈 Track ranking trends.
A golf data analyst runs the Actor daily with no filters to capture the full ranking, then compares week-over-week changes to spot rising stars.
🌍 Monitor a national team.
A golf federation sets the country filter to their IOC code, e.g. JPN, to get the current ranking of all Japanese players for selection decisions.
🔍 Research a specific player.
A journalist enters a player name like Scheffler to pull that player's current rank and points breakdown for a feature article.
🏆 Prepare for a fantasy draft.
A fantasy golf player collects the top 100 players and uses the points gained and lost to identify undervalued picks.
Why choose this scraper
| What you get | |
|---|---|
| Current rank and points | Every player's official rank, average points, total points, and events played |
| Weekly movement | Points lost and gained this week, so you can see who is rising or falling |
| Country and name filters | Narrow the ranking to one player or one nation, or get the full list |
| Structured output | One flat row per player, ready for CSV, JSON, Excel, or XML |
How it compares
No other Store actor targets OWGR the same way, so the honest comparison is with the alternatives teams actually weigh.
| OWGR World Golf Rankings Scraper | Build it in-house | By hand | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Setup | Run it now, zero config | Days of engineering | None, but hours per pull |
| When OWGR changes | Maintained for you | You fix it | You re-learn the page |
| Proxies, retries, anti-bot | Built in | Your problem | Browser only |
| Output | Fixed JSON schema, CSV/Excel export | Whatever you build | Copy-paste |
| Cost | Pay per result | Engineering time | Analyst hours |
Configure the run
Drive the Actor with an optional player name and an optional country code, and set a maximum number of players to collect per run. The Input tab lists every parameter.
A first run with the defaults:
{
"maxItems": 10
}
A larger pull:
{
"maxItems": 200
}
Pricing
Pay-per-result: $0.006 per result collected. You pay only for the results written to your dataset.
| Results collected | Approximate cost |
|---|---|
| 100 results | $0.60 |
| 1,000 results | $6.00 |
| 10,000 results | $60.00 |
New Apify accounts start with $5 in free credit.
Free users
Free-plan runs return up to 10 results as a preview. Upgrade your Apify plan to collect up to 1,000,000 results per run.
Run it
- Create a free Apify account with $5 in credit.
- Open the OWGR World Golf Rankings Scraper.
- Set your inputs and any filters, then click Start.
- Export the results as CSV, Excel, JSON, or XML from the Dataset tab.
Run it programmatically through the Apify API (run-sync-get-dataset-items) or the ApifyClient for JavaScript and Python.
Use with AI agents (MCP)
Give an AI agent live access to OWGR through the Model Context Protocol. Add the Actor to Claude, Cursor, or any MCP client:
claude mcp add --transport http apify "https://mcp.apify.com?tools=parseforge/owgr-golf-rankings-scraper"
Then prompt it in plain language to run the scraper and read back the results.
Troubleshooting
Why am I getting no results?
Check your filters. If you entered a player name, make sure it is spelled correctly and not too specific. If you entered a country code, verify it is the correct 3-letter IOC code. Also ensure the Maximum players is set high enough.
The ranking seems outdated.
The OWGR updates every Monday. If you run the Actor before the update, you will get the previous week's ranking. Run it on Monday or later for the latest data.
I got fewer players than expected.
The Maximum players field limits the output. Increase it to collect more players. The full ranking has around 2,000 players, so set it to at least that for a complete list.
The country filter is not working.
Make sure you are using the 3-letter IOC code, not the 2-letter country code. For example, use USA not US, GBR not GB, and NIR for Northern Ireland.
FAQ
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| How often is the OWGR updated? | The Official World Golf Ranking is updated every Monday after the week's tournaments. This Actor reads the current table at the time of the run, so run it on Monday or later to get the latest numbers. |
| Can I get historical rankings? | No, this Actor only returns the current ranking as published on the OWGR website. For historical data, you would need to run it regularly and store the results yourself. |
| What is the country filter format? | Use the 3-letter IOC code, for example USA for the United States, NIR for Northern Ireland, ESP for Spain, or JPN for Japan. Leave it empty to include all countries. |
| How do I filter by player name? | Enter any text in the Player name field, and the Actor will return only players whose name contains that text, case-insensitive. For example, 'Rory' will match Rory McIlroy. |
| What is the maximum number of players I can collect? | You can set the Maximum players field up to 1,000,000. The full OWGR currently has around 2,000 ranked players, so the default of 10 is a starting point. |
| Do I need an API key or login? | No. The Actor reads the public OWGR ranking page directly, so there is no registration, API key, or authentication required. |
| What output formats are supported? | You can export the results to CSV, JSON, Excel, or XML from the Apify dataset, or use the API to get JSON directly. |
| Can I run this on a schedule? | Yes, you can set up a scheduled run in Apify, for example every Monday after the ranking update, to automatically collect the latest data. |
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🆘 Need help? Email parseforge@protonmail.com with your run ID, your input, and what you expected.
⚠️ Disclaimer. This Actor is unofficial and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Official World Golf Ranking. It collects only publicly available data. You are responsible for using the collected data in compliance with the source's terms of service and applicable data-protection laws, including GDPR, CCPA, and PIPL. Do not use it to collect personal data unlawfully.
Input
| Field | Type | What it does | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| search | string | Optional. Only return players whose name contains this text (case-insensitive), e.g. Scheffler, Rory, Tiger. | not set |
| country | string | Optional. Only return players from this country using the 3-letter IOC code, e.g. USA, NIR, ESP, JPN. Leave empty for all countries. | not set |
| maxItems | integer | How many players to collect per run. | 10 |
Pricing
from $5.43 per 1,000 results
| Charged for | What it is | Price each |
|---|---|---|
| result | Single result in the default dataset. | $0.00543 to $0.006 |
Tiered: the lower figure is the price on a higher Apify plan. Billing and the free credit live on Apify.
API
One POST returns the dataset directly. Same shape for every scraper in the library, so swapping the slug is the only change.
curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/parseforge~owgr-golf-rankings-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=$APIFY_TOKEN" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"helloWorld": 123
}' Examples
Input that runs as-is.
{
"helloWorld": 123
} Reviews
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Issues
We build and maintain this scraper, so a problem with it comes to us. Report it on the Apify listing and the thread stays attached to the scraper where the next person can find it: open an issue.
Broken and urgent, or you would rather not post in public? Write to parseforge@protonmail.com and it reaches the people who wrote it.