After strong performances in Bahrain and California, Schott and Jäger climb the Official World Golf Ranking, while the top spots also shift.
Following the tournament weekend featuring 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 were significant changes in the official World Golf Ranking (OWGR). After a thrilling finale at the Bapco Energies Bahrain Championship, Freddy Schott from Düsseldorf (Düsseldorfer Golf Club) emerged as the tournament winner.
With his victory, Schott jumped a remarkable 94 places from 103rd to 9th in the Race to Dubai standings. In the OWGR, he surged over 200 spots, moving from 436th at the start of last week to 195th, placing him within the top 200. Near him in the rankings is Nicolai von Dellingshausen, also from Düsseldorf but with ties to Golf Club Hubbelrath, who currently holds 192nd place with no change from the previous week.
Jäger Also Advances on the Official World Golf Ranking – Movement at the Top
At the Farmers Insurance Open of the PGA Tour, Stephan Jäger began his comeback on Saturday, finishing the final round tied for 5th at 15 under par. The 36-year-old from Munich climbed into the OWGR top 100, moving up 22 places to 99th. He is close behind the best German player, Matti Schmid, ranked 98th, who finished tied 56th at the Farmers Insurance Open. A minuscule points difference of 0.0216 separates them currently.
There was also movement among the top ranks of the OWGR. Englishman Justin Rose’s victory at the Farmers Insurance Open allowed him to rise seven places to 3rd in the world. This pushed Tommy Fleetwood from 3rd to 4th. Meanwhile, Englishman Russell Henley and Scot Robert MacIntyre each dropped one spot. Justin Rose now stands behind second-placed Rory McIlroy and the untouchable number 1 Scottie Scheffler, who holds roughly an 8.5-point lead over the Northern Irishman.