The Abu Dhabi Aldar Championship reached its conclusion on Sunday, as Jon Rahm ultimately won the tournament. The No. 2 golfer in the world, Rory McIlroy, kept things interesting and ultimately finished in third place with a -19. Tyrrell Hatton's -21 was good for second place while Rahm won with a score of -23. Rahm has played quality golf in recent action, which led The Shotgun Start podcast to discuss whether or not Rahm deserves to be No. 3 overall in the Official World Golf Rankings behind McIlroy and No. 1 overall Scottie Scheffler.

Is Jon Rahm currently the No. 3 golfer in the world?@JosephLaMagna and @BrendanPorath discuss after his win in Abu Dhabi: pic.twitter.com/vJOAe0sVuj

— The Shotgun Start (@TheShotgunStart) November 9, 2026

The current World Golf Rankings have Rahm at No. 6 overall, trailing Scheffler, McIlroy, Matt Fitzpatrick, Cameron Young and Wyndham Clark.

Rahm features the ceiling of a star. He can be a bit inconsistent at times, but when he's on top of his game — like he was at the Abu Dhabi Aldar Championship this past weekend — Rahm is difficult to beat to say the least.

He has 11 PGA Tour wins, 11 European Tour Wins and four LIV Golf wins. Rahm won the Masters in 2023 and US Open in 2021. He's also finished second in both the PGA Championship and The Open Championship.

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His case for being No. 3 overall in the Official World Golf Rankings is captivating. He will need to find more consistent success to achieve the feat, but the idea of him advancing on the leaderboard is realistic. The 2027 season could be a big one for Jon Rahm if he plays up to his potential.

It will be interesting to see where he ends up in the rankings following the upcoming year.