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This year has been impressive for Michael Brennan, and he made a significant jump in the world ranking. Meanwhile, Scottie Scheffler is still leading the OWGR. He started the year ranked number one in the world and has maintained the position as of now.
Rory McIlroy is ranked second, followed by Tommy Fleetwood settled in third place. Some golfers, such as JJ Spaun and others, have made significant jumps in the world ranking. Below are the 5 golfers who made the biggest jump in the world rankings.
5 golfers who made the biggest world ranking leaps in 2025
#1 Michael Brennan
Michael Brennan was ranked 681 in the world ranking at the end of 2024. With his remarkable performance this season, he made a significant jump and is ranked 35th this week. He entered the top 50 after he won the 2025 Bank of Utah Championship. He was ranked in 111th position ahead of the event, and after winning, he jumped to 43rd place. He last played at the RSM Classic and settled in a T51 position, and with that jumped from 39 to 36 in the world ranking.
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#2 JJ Spaun
JJ Spaun is another big name who made it into the top 100 in 2025. He was ranked 119th at the end of 2024, and with his remarkable performances, he made it into the top 100. He jumped into the top 100 after he finished T3 place at the Sony Open in Hawaii. He won the 2025 U.S. Open and jumped to eighth place in the world ranking, and in his last outing, he competed at the Hero World Challenge. He settled in the T4 position and settled in sixth place OWGR.
#3 Chris Gotterup
Chris Gotterup is another big name who made it into the top 100 in the world ranking in 2025. He was ranked 191st at the end of 2024 and then had marvelous finishes in 2025, which helped him jump into the top 30. He is ranked in 28th place this week.
#4 Marco Penge
Marco Penge is another big name who made a huge jump in the world ranking. He was outside the top 100 at the start of the 2024 season. He was ranked in 416th place, and with his marvelous performance, he settled in 29th place this week. Penge settled in T2 place at the Genesis Scottish Open and jumped into the top 100 in the OWGR. He then won the Open de España and settled in 31st position in the OWGR.
#5 Kristoffer Reitan
Kristopher Reitan was ranked 425th in the world ranking at the end of 2024, and this week he is ranked 33rd. He settled in second place at the Hainan Classic and jumped to 285th place in the world ranking. He then won the Soudal Open and, with that, settled in 131st position in the world ranking. He last played at the Nedbank Golf Challenge and, with a win in the event, he settled in 33rd place in the OWGR.
