After strong performances in Bahrain and California, Schott and Jäger climb the world golf rankings as the top spots also shift.
Following the tournament weekend with the Bapco Energies Bahrain Championship of the DP World Tour in Bahrain and the Farmers Insurance Open of the PGA Tour in Southern California, there have been notable changes in the official World Golf Rankings. After a thrilling finale at the Bapco Energies Bahrain Championship, Freddy Schott from Düsseldorf (Düsseldorfer Golf-Club) secured the tournament victory.
With his win, Schott jumped an impressive 94 places from 103rd to 9th in the Race to Dubai standings. He also climbed over 200 spots on the World Golf Rankings: at the start of last week he was 436th and had only minimally improved compared to 2025. Following his glorious win in Bahrain, Schott now ranks 195th, placing him within the top 200. Nearby in the rankings is Nicolai von Dellingshausen, also from Düsseldorf but with roots at Golf Club Hubbelrath, currently holding 192nd place with no change from the previous week.
Jäger Also Climbs the World Golf Rankings – Movement at the Top
At the Farmers Insurance Open on the PGA Tour, Stephan Jäger launched a comeback on Saturday and secured a tied 5th place on Sunday with 15 under par. The 36-year-old from Munich rose into the top 100 of the World Golf Rankings. Having advanced 22 places, Jäger is now ranked 99th and follows closely behind Germany’s top player, Matti Schmid, who currently sits 98th and finished T56 at the Farmers Insurance Open. The two are separated by just 0.0216 points.
Significant shifts also occurred at the top of the World Golf Rankings. With Englishman Justin Rose winning the Farmers Insurance Open, Tommy Fleetwood dropped from 3rd to 4th place. Rose climbed seven spots to reach 3rd behind second-ranked Rory McIlroy and the untouchable number one Scottie Scheffler, who holds an 8.5-point lead over the Northern Irishman. Additionally, Englishman Russell Henley and Scotsman Robert MacIntyre each moved down by one position.