Laurie Canter emerged from the first play-off of the 2025 Race to Dubai season to become a two-time DP World Tour winner with victory at the Bapco Energies Bahrain Championship.
• REPORT: Canter wins play-off in Bahrain to claim second DP World Tour title
• HIGHLIGHTS: Bapco Energies Bahrain Championship | Final round highlights
Key facts: Laurie Canter’s victory at the Bapco Energies Bahrain Championship
• His second DP World Tour title in his 157th start and his first since the 2024 European Open, 245 days ago
• Rises to second on the Race to Dubai Rankings, up from ninth on 1148.6 points
• He now leads the International Swing Rankings on 897.0 points
• Rises to eighth on the European Team Rankings for the 2025 Ryder Cup, with the top six earning an automatic spot
• Rises to a career-high 51st on the Official World Golf Ranking, up from 89th
• Best finish from three previous appearances on the Race to Dubai this season was third at the Hero Dubai Desert Classic
• He is the third English winner on the 2025 Race to Dubai, following John Parry at the AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open and Tyrrell Hatton at the Hero Dubai Desert Classic
• It is the 380th win by a player from England on the DP World Tour
‘Great to have a target like that’ – Canter focused on cracking world’s top 50
Canter has enjoyed a fine start to 2025, with his win in Bahrain coming on the back of a solo third-place finish at the Rolex Series’ Hero Dubai Desert Classic.
Prior to that, the 35-year-old helped Great Britain & Ireland defeat Continental Europe in the Team Cup, contributing three points from his four matches.
He will hope to continue his fine form at the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters this week, with his focus on continuing to climb the Official World Golf Ranking.
“Delighted (with how I’m playing). I now my head fully into trying to climb the world rankings,” he said.
“This is going to get me some points and I’ve not got many to defend, so I’ll do everything I can to get myself in that top 50 and open up the opportunities that brings. I’m not that far off it now, and it’s great to have a target like that.
“We’ve got a lot to play for out here. The PGA TOUR carrot at the end of the year, but actually there are so many things during the season that you can play your way into.
“Personally, I’m very motivated to do that at the moment. I feel like I’ve got a nice run of it in front of me.”
