Masters 2025: Texas Open 2025 winner Brian Harman gets major ranking boost ahead of the Masters

Texas Open 2025 winner Brian Harman gets major ranking boost ahead of the Masters

Modified Apr 07, 2025 12:52 GMT

Valero Texas Open 2025 - Final Round - Source: Getty — Brian Harman at the Valero Texas Open 2025 (Image Source: Getty)

The Valero Texas Open 2025 win has helped Brian Harman get a major ranking boost ahead of the Masters. He has made a 27-spot jump to get inside the top 25 in the latest OWGR update.

On Sunday, April 6, Brian Harman carded a 3-over 75 to aggregate at 9-under. Despite shooting the worst round of the week, he managed to post a three-shot win over Ryan Gerard and claim his fourth PGA Tour title.

Ahead of this week, Harman was ranked 49th in the OWGR and was on the verge of dropping out of the top 50 for the first time since 2022. However, he has now surged to 22nd in the latest ranking update.

Meanwhile, Scottie Scheffler continues to dominate the top spot, followed by Rory McIlroy. Among the other names, Maverick McNealy has broken into the top 10 of the OWGR after a T3 finish at San Antonio. Notably, he will make his first-ever start at Augusta National this week.

Here's a look at the latest OWGR:

Scottie Scheffler: 14.0663
Rory McIlroy: 9.8817
Xander Schauffele: 7.7824
Collin Morikawa: 6.6090
Ludvig Åberg: 5.7037
Hideki Matsuyama: 5.3940
Russell Henley: 5.0357
Justin Thomas: 4.3249
Viktor Hovland: 4.2421
Maverick McNealy: 3.6722
Wyndham Clark: 3.6494
Tommy Fleetwood: 3.5932
Shane Lowry: 3.5841
Sepp Straka: 3.5001
Keegan Bradley: 3.4842
Patrick Cantlay: 3.4147
Robert MacIntyre: 3.3111
Tyrrell Hatton: 3.2794
Bryson DeChambeau: 3.2010
Billy Horschel: 3.1823
Corey Conners: 2.9531
Brian Harman: 2.9446
Min Woo Lee: 2.9397
Akshay Bhatia: 2.8473
Sungjae Im: 2.8331
Sahith Theegala: 2.8178
Thomas Detry: 2.7893
Aaron Rai: 2.7722
J.J. Spaun: 2.7549
Lucas Glover: 2.5686
Nick Taylor: 2.5669
Adam Scott: 2.5468
Tom Kim: 2.5065
Tony Finau: 2.4885
Byeong Hun An: 2.4513
Jason Day: 2.4469
Sam Burns: 2.4050
Harris English: 2.3459
Justin Rose: 2.3068
Denny McCarthy: 2.2851

How has Brian Harman performed in the Masters over the years? Record explored

Brian Harman hasn't had great memories with the Masters so far and has the worst record here among all four majors. He has made just two cuts in six starts at the Augusta National and hasn't finished better than T12 in 2021. He has yet to make it to the weekend since that year.

Here's a look at Harman's results at the Masters Tournament:

2015: CUT (76, 72)
2018: T44, +4 (73, 74, 76, 69)
2021: T12 -2 (69, 69, 74, 74)
2022: CUT (74, 75)
2023: CUT (77, 74)
2024: CUT (81, 72)

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