Harris English soars 41 spots in rankings, surpasses Jon Rahm after stellar Farmers Insurance Open win

Harris English, a 35-year-old golfer from Georgia, USA, won the 72nd edition of the Farmers Insurance Open, held from January 22-25. This is his fifth PGA Tour victory after he won the 2021 Travelers Championship.

The victory saw Harris English jump 41 spots from 75th to 34th on the Official World Golf Rankings. His best OWGR rank is 10th which he achieved after winning the 2021 Travelers Championship. English has surpassed Jon Rahm, who has positioned 37th in the rankings.

With the jump of 41 spots, he has also surpassed Nico Echavarria, Max Homa, Justin Rose, and Si Woo Kim. English won $1.64 million of the total $9.3 million prize money at the tournament. He also received 500 FedExCup points and jumped from 109th to 4th in the FedExCup standings.

In the post-tournament press conference, English talked about the drought and his mediocre performances and said (PGA Tour):

"When you kind of get in those ruts, you kind of lose your competitiveness, you lose the fun in shaping shots and hitting different shots. I spent a lot of the offseason working on some technique stuff. (Parsons) said it was time to get back to playing."

Sam Stevens, who finished as a runner-up at the Farmers Insurance Open, jumped 68 spots from 143rd to 75th place. Andrew Novak, who finished third, jumped from 130th to 84th on the OWGR rankings. Stevens took home $1.01 million while Novak won $641,700.

Sungjae Im and Kris Ventura tied for fourth at the Farmers Insurance Open. Im jumped from 20th to 17th on the Rankings while Venutura jumped over 100 spots from 325th to 202nd. Both won a prize money of $418,500.

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How did Harris English perform in 2024?

Harris English had a decent 2024 season. In 26 starts on the PGA Tour, he made 21 cuts. He had four top-10 finishes and 11 top-25 finishes. He finished 57th in the FedExCup standings and 55th in the FedExCup Fall standings.

His best performances include a T6 at the Black Desert Championship, a T7 at The Genesis Invitational, and a T9 at the Shriners Children's Open. His other notable finishes include a T10 at the Sony Open and a T14 at the Sentry.

Let's take a look at Harris English's performances in the 2024 PGA TOUR Tournaments:

• The Sentry: T14
• Sony Open in Hawaii: T10
• Farmers Insurance Open: T64
• AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am: 76
• WM Phoenix Open: T17
• The Genesis Invitational: 7
• Arnold Palmer Invitational: T21
• THE PLAYERS Championship: T19
• Valero Texas Open: Missed Cut
• Masters Tournament: T22
• RBC Heritage: T28
• Wells Fargo Championship: T34
• PGA Championship: T18
• Charles Schwab Challenge: Missed Cut
• The Memorial Tournament: Missed Cut
• U.S. Open: T41
• Travelers Championship: T63
• Genesis Scottish Open: T34
• The Open: T50
• FedEx St. Jude Championship: T61
• Procore Championship: Missed Cut
• Sanderson Farms Championship: Missed Cut
• Black Desert Championship: T6
• Shriners Children's Open: T9
• World Wide Technology Championship: T14
• The RSM Classic: T60