Viktor Hovland has reached new heights within the Official World Golf Rating.
After beating Richard Bland in a playoff and capturing the Dubai Desert Basic on Sunday morning, Hovland moved as much as No. 3 within the newest world rankings, simply behind his former faculty opponent Collin Morikawa and world No. 1 Jon Rahm.
Hovland was beforehand ranked fifth earlier than bumping Patrick Cantlay to fourth and Dustin Johnson to fifth. Rory McIlroy, who was solo third in Dubai, jumped two spots to sixth, whereas Justin Thomas slid to seventh and Xander Schauffele to eighth.
As for Bland, he’s now on the cusp of a number of main berths, as his runner-up end moved him to a career-best No. 53, up from No. 80. Luke Listing, winner of the Farmers Insurance coverage Open on Saturday, improved 95 spots to No. 56, although his playoff victory over Will Zalatoris secures him spots within the Masters and PGA Championship.
Different notable jumps embody Jason Day going from No. 129 to No. 83, Sam Horsfield rising from No. 104 to No. 82 and Aaron Rai shifting to No. 92 from No. 114.
