After strong performances in Bahrain and California, Schott and Jäger climb the world golf rankings as the top positions 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 were notable movements 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 as the tournament winner.
With his victory, Schott surged 94 places from 103rd to 9th in the Race to Dubai standings. On the Official World Golf Ranking (OWGR), Schott improved by more than 200 spots: at the start of last week, he was ranked 436th and had barely improved compared to 2025. After his triumphant win in Bahrain, Schott now ranks 195th, placing him among the top 200. Nearby in the rankings is Nicolai von Dellingshausen, who is also from Düsseldorf but rooted at Golf Club Hubbelrath. Von Dellingshausen currently holds 192nd place with no changes compared to the previous week.
Jäger also climbs the World Golf Rankings – Changes at the top
At the Farmers Insurance Open of the PGA Tour, Stephan Jäger started his comeback on Saturday and secured a tied 5th place on the final Sunday with 15 strokes under par. This moved the 36-year-old from Munich into the top 100 of the OWGR. Gaining 22 places, Jäger now sits 99th, closely following Germany’s top player Matti Schmid, who finished T56 at the Farmers Insurance Open and is ranked 98th. Currently, they are separated by a margin of just 0.0216 points.
There was also movement among the top ranks of the OWGR. Thanks to a victory at the Farmers Insurance Open, Englishman Justin Rose rose seven places, climbing from 10th to 3rd. Tommy Fleetwood dropped from 3rd to 4th. Englishman Russell Henley and Scotsman Robert MacIntyre each fell one spot. Rose now ranks behind second-placed Rory McIlroy and the untouchable No. 1 Scottie Scheffler, who maintains an 8.5-point lead over the Northern Irishman.