Ryggs Johnston ensured we started the 2025 DP World Tour season with back-to-back first-time winners as he lifted the trophy at the ISPS HANDA Australian Open.
REPORT: Ryggs Johnston wins on just his second DP World Tour start
HIGHLIGHTS: ISPS Handa Australian Open - Final Round Highlights
Key facts: Ryggs Johnston's victory at the ISPS HANDA Australian Open
• His first DP World Tour victory in just his second DP World Tour appearance
• Finished T43 in last week’s BMW Australian PGA Championship on his Tour debut
• Gained his card for the 2025 Race to Dubai via Qualifying School, after finishing eighth
at Final Stage
• Moves up to second place in the Race to Dubai Rankings on 516.5 points, up
from 25th
• Moves up to 316th on the Official World Golf Ranking, up from 954th
• The first victory for an American player at the ISPS HANDA Australian Open
since it was included on the DP World Tour International Schedule in the 2023 season
(November 2024), and the first overall since Jordan Spieth triumphed in 2014 and 2016
• The first win for an American player on the DP World Tour since Billy Horschel
at the 2024 BMW PGA Championship
• The 270th win by an American player on the DP World Tour
• Attended Arizona State and made his professional debut on PGA Tour Americas in 2024
by virtue of finishing in the top 25 of the 2023-2024 university rankings
• Had four top tens in Official World Amateur Golf Ranking (WAGR) events including T2 in
the 2024 Pac 12 Championship won by Australian Karl Vilips
