After strong performances in Bahrain and California, Schott and Jäger climb the Official World Golf Ranking as the top positions 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 notable changes on the official 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 an impressive 94 places from rank 103 to 9 on the Race to Dubai leaderboard. On the OWGR, Schott climbed more than 200 spots: at the start of last week, he was ranked 436 and had only slightly improved compared to his standing in 2025. Following his glorious win in Bahrain, Schott now ranks 195, placing him among the top 200. Near him on the ranking is Nicolai von Dellingshausen, also from Düsseldorf but originally from the Golf Club Hubbelrath, currently ranked 192 with no change from the previous week.
Jäger Also Climbs the OWGR – Movement at the Top
At the Farmers Insurance Open on the PGA Tour, Stephan Jäger started his comeback on Saturday and finished tied for 5th place with 15 under par on the final Sunday. The 36-year-old from Munich broke into the OWGR top 100, climbing 22 spots to rank 99. He is close behind the best German player, Matti Schmid, who is currently 98th but finished tied 56th at the Farmers Insurance Open. The points difference between them is just 0.0216.
There was also movement among the OWGR’s front runners. Englishman Justin Rose’s victory at the Farmers Insurance Open pushed Tommy Fleetwood down from 3rd to 4th place. Rose jumped seven spots from 10th to 3rd on the leaderboard. Englishman Russell Henley and Scotsman Robert MacIntyre each dropped one rank. Justin Rose now ranks behind second-placed Rory McIlroy and the untouchable number 1 Scottie Scheffler, who holds about an 8.5-point lead over the Northern Irishman.