After strong performances in Bahrain and California, Schott and Jäger climb the Official World Golf Ranking as the top shifts.
Following the tournament weekend featuring the Bapco Energies Bahrain Championship of the DP World Tour in Bahrain and the Farmers Insurance Open on the PGA Tour in Southern California, the Official World Golf Ranking saw notable movements. In the thrilling finale of the Bapco Energies Bahrain Championship, Freddy Schott from Düsseldorf (Düsseldorfer Golf-Club) emerged as the tournament winner.
Schott’s victory propelled him up 94 places from rank 103 to 9 on the Race to Dubai list. Additionally, he improved by over 200 places on the Official World Golf Ranking: at the start of last week, he was ranked 436 and had only marginal improvement compared to 2025. Following his glorious win in Bahrain, Schott now ranks 195, breaking into the top 200. Nearby on the rankings is Nicolai von Dellingshausen, also from Düsseldorf but originally from Golf Club Hubbelrath, who currently ranks 192 without changes from the previous week.
Jäger Also Climbs the World Golf Ranking – Changes at the Top
At the Farmers Insurance Open on the PGA Tour, Stephan Jäger launched a strong comeback on Saturday and secured a tied 5th place on Sunday with 15 strokes under par. This performance pushed the 36-year-old from Munich into the top 100 of the World Golf Ranking. After climbing 22 spots, Jäger now ranks 99, closely following Germany’s top player Matti Schmid, who ranked 98 and finished tied 56th at the event. The point difference between the two players is currently 0.0216.
Movements also occurred among the upper ranks of the World Golf Ranking. Due to Englishman Justin Rose’s victory at the Farmers Insurance Open, Tommy Fleetwood dropped from 3rd to 4th place. Rose jumped seven places to 3rd from 10th. Englishman Russell Henley and Scot Robert MacIntyre each dropped one place. Justin Rose is now positioned behind runner-up Rory McIlroy and the untouchable number 1 Scottie Scheffler, who holds about an 8.5 point lead over the Northern Irishman.