Wood claims MENA Golf Tour rankings title after regional tensions end season

Englishman Chris Wood has claimed the 2025/26 MENA Golf Tour rankings title following the conclusion of the Morocco Series with regional tensions bringing an end to the season.

The decision was made after the removal of events in Jordan, Qatar and the UAE from the schedule following the ongoing US/Israeli attacks on Iran from February 28. 

It means former Ryder Cup star Wood, 38, has finished top of the rankings with a dominant points haul of 59,320.

Spain's Juan Salama finishes second on 33,050 points, with France's Pierre Pineau third on 31,531 points and Jack Davidson fourth with 30,355 points.

As winner of the Final MENA Golf Tour Rankings, Wood receives a Category 12 exemption and a full HotelPlanner Tour card for the remainder of the 2026 season, with his first eligible event the Italian Challenge Open (7–10 May).

Wood said: "I'm very proud to have won. There are some impressive players on the MENA Golf Tour, which shows the depth of golf worldwide nowadays. I was pushed all the way to my three victories, which is great for me to have those pressure situations.

"Each win offered me something different, and to win in three different countries is something I'm very proud of. The MENA Golf Tour has offered me a realistic route back to where I want to be playing, and I can't wait to get going."

Wood's triumph represents a remarkable chapter in one of professional golf's most compelling comeback stories.

The three-time DP World Tour winner, whose career highlights include the 2016 BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth and a place in Europe's Ryder Cup team at Hazeltine that same year, spent several years battling chronic anxiety and burnout before returning to competitive golf.

Having secured his MENA Golf Tour card by winning Q School in Portugal by six shots, Wood claimed victory in each of the three countries the Tour visited this season - the Rolear Algarve Classic in Portugal, the Address Marassi Golf Resort event in Egypt, and the Al Houara Classic in Morocco - before sealing the Rankings title by a commanding margin.