After strong performances in Bahrain and California, Schott and Jäger climb the world golf rankings as top positions 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 was notable movement in the official world golf rankings. After a nerve-wracking finale at the Bapco Energies Bahrain Championship, Freddy Schott from Düsseldorf (Düsseldorfer Golf Club) emerged victorious.
With his win, Schott jumped 94 places from 103rd to 9th on the Race to Dubai list. He also climbed more than 200 spots on the world rankings: at the start of last week, he was still 436th and had only minimally improved compared to 2025. After his glorious win in Bahrain, Schott now ranks 195th, breaking into the top 200. Close by in the ranking is Nicolai von Dellingshausen, who also hails from Düsseldorf but has his roots at Golf Club Hubbelrath. Von Dellingshausen currently holds 192nd place with no change from the previous week.
Jäger Also Climbs the World Rankings – Movement at the Top
At the PGA Tour Farmers Insurance Open, Stephan Jäger launched his comeback on Saturday and finished tied 5th on the leaderboard with 15 under par on the final Sunday. The 36-year-old from Munich entered the top 100 of the world rankings, moving up 22 places to 99th, closing in on Germany’s top player, Matti Schmid, who is 98th but finished tied 56th at the Farmers Insurance Open. Only 0.0216 points separate the two players currently.
There was movement among the top ranks of the world golf rankings as well. With a win at the Farmers Insurance Open, Englishman Justin Rose climbed seven places from 10th to 3rd, pushing Tommy Fleetwood down from 3rd to 4th. Englishman Russell Henley and Scot Robert MacIntyre each dropped one place. Justin Rose now ranks behind second-placed Rory McIlroy and the untouchable number one Scottie Scheffler, who holds about an 8.5 point lead over the Northern Irishman.