List of World Number One Male Golfers - Number One Ranked Men

Number One Ranked Men

* Current number one player as of February 3, 2013
# Country Player Start date End date Number
of weeks		 Accumulated
total		 Ref.
01 !1 FRG Langer, BernhardBernhard Langer 01986-04-06April 6, 1986 01986-04-26April 26, 1986 003 !3 003 !3
02 !2 ESP Ballesteros, SeveSeve Ballesteros 01986-04-27April 27, 1986 01986-09-13September 13, 1986 020 !20 020 !20
03 !3 AUS Norman, GregGreg Norman 01986-09-14September 14, 1986 01987-11-21November 21, 1987 062 !62 062 !62
02 ! ESP Ballesteros, SeveSeve Ballesteros (2) 01987-11-22November 22, 1987 01987-11-28November 28, 1987 001 !1 021 !21
03 ! AUS Norman, GregGreg Norman (2) 01987-11-29November 29, 1987 01988-10-29October 29, 1988 048 !48 110 !110
02 ! ESP Ballesteros, SeveSeve Ballesteros (3) 01988-10-30October 30, 1988 01988-11-05November 5, 1988 001 !1 022 !22
03 ! AUS Norman, GregGreg Norman (3) 01988-11-06November 6, 1988 01988-11-12November 12, 1988 001 !1 111 !111
02 ! ESP Ballesteros, SeveSeve Ballesteros (4) 01988-11-13November 13, 1988 01989-03-25March 25, 1989 019 !19 041 !41
03 ! AUS Norman, GregGreg Norman (4) 01989-03-26March 26, 1989 01989-04-01April 1, 1989 001 !1 112 !112
02 ! ESP Ballesteros, SeveSeve Ballesteros (5) 01989-04-02April 2, 1989 01989-08-19August 19, 1989 020 !20 061 !61
03 ! AUS Norman, GregGreg Norman (5) 01989-08-20August 20, 1989 01990-09-01September 1, 1990 054 !54 166 !166
04 !4 ENG Faldo, NickNick Faldo 01990-09-02September 2, 1990 01990-10-13October 13, 1990 006 !6 006 !6
03 ! AUS Norman, GregGreg Norman (6) 01990-10-14October 14, 1990 01991-02-02February 2, 1991 016 !16 182 !182
04 ! ENG Faldo, NickNick Faldo (2) 01991-02-03February 3, 1991 01991-04-06April 6, 1991 009 !9 015 !15
05 !5 WAL Woosnam, IanIan Woosnam 01991-04-07April 7, 1991 01992-03-21March 21, 1992 050 !50 050 !50
06 !6 USA Couples, FredFred Couples 01992-03-22March 22, 1992 01992-03-28March 28, 1992 001 !1 001 !1
04 ! ENG Faldo, NickNick Faldo (3) 01992-03-29March 29, 1992 01992-04-04April 4, 1992 001 !1 016 !16
06 ! USA Couples, FredFred Couples (2) 01992-04-05April 5, 1992 01992-07-18July 18, 1992 015 !15 016 !16
04 ! ENG Faldo, NickNick Faldo (4) 01992-07-19July 19, 1992 01994-02-05February 5, 1994 081 !81 097 !97
03 ! AUS Norman, GregGreg Norman (7) 01994-02-06February 6, 1994 01994-08-13August 13, 1994 027 !27 209 !209
07 !7 ZIM Price, NickNick Price 01994-08-14August 14, 1994 01995-06-17June 17, 1995 044 !44 044 !44
03 ! AUS Norman, GregGreg Norman (8) 01995-06-18June 18, 1995 01997-04-19April 19, 1997 096 !96 305 !305
08 !8 USA Lehman, TomTom Lehman 01997-04-20April 20, 1997 01997-04-26April 26, 1997 001 !1 001 !1
03 ! AUS Norman, GregGreg Norman (9) 01997-04-27April 27, 1997 01997-06-14June 14, 1997 007 !7 312 !312
09 !9 USA Woods, TigerTiger Woods 01997-06-15June 15, 1997 01997-06-21June 21, 1997 001 !1 001 !1
10 !10 ZAF Els, ErnieErnie Els 01997-06-22June 22, 1997 01997-06-28June 28, 1997 001 !1 001 !1
03 ! AUS Norman, GregGreg Norman (10) 01997-06-29June 29, 1997 01997-07-05July 5, 1997 001 !1 313 !313
09 ! USA Woods, TigerTiger Woods (2) 01997-07-06July 6, 1997 01997-09-06September 6, 1997 009 !9 010 !10
03 ! AUS Norman, GregGreg Norman (11) 01997-09-07September 7, 1997 01998-01-10January 10, 1998 018 !18 331 !331
09 ! USA Woods, TigerTiger Woods (3) 01998-01-11January 11, 1998 01998-04-11April 11, 1998 013 !13 023 !23
10 ! ZAF Els, ErnieErnie Els (2) 01998-04-12April 12, 1998 01998-05-09May 9, 1998 004 !4 005 !5
09 ! USA Woods, TigerTiger Woods (4) 01998-05-10May 10, 1998 01998-05-16May 16, 1998 001 !1 024 !24
10 ! ZAF Els, ErnieErnie Els (3) 01998-05-17May 17, 1998 01998-06-13June 13, 1998 004 !4 009 !9
09 ! USA Woods, TigerTiger Woods (5) 01998-06-14June 14, 1998 01999-03-27March 27, 1999 041 !41 065 !65
11 !11 USA Duval, DavidDavid Duval 01999-03-28March 28, 1999 01999-07-03July 3, 1999 014 !14 014 !14
09 ! USA Woods, TigerTiger Woods (6) 01999-07-04July 4, 1999 01999-08-07August 7, 1999 005 !5 070 !70
11 ! USA Duval, DavidDavid Duval (2) 01999-08-08August 8, 1999 01999-08-14August 14, 1999 001 !1 015 !15
09 ! USA Woods, TigerTiger Woods (7) 01999-08-15August 15, 1999 02004-09-04September 4, 2004 264 !264 334 !334
12 !12 FJI Singh, VijayVijay Singh 02004-09-05September 5, 2004 02005-03-05March 5, 2005 026 !26 026 !26
09 ! USA Woods, TigerTiger Woods (8) 02005-03-06March 6, 2005 02005-03-19March 19, 2005 002 !2 336 !336
12 ! FJI Singh, VijayVijay Singh (2) 02005-03-20March 20, 2005 02005-04-09April 9, 2005 003 !3 029 !29
09 ! USA Woods, TigerTiger Woods (9) 02005-04-10April 10, 2005 02005-05-21May 21, 2005 006 !6 342 !342
12 ! FJI Singh, VijayVijay Singh (3) 02005-05-22May 22, 2005 02005-06-11June 11, 2005 003 !3 032 !32
09 ! USA Woods, TigerTiger Woods (10) 02005-06-12June 12, 2005 02010-10-30October 30, 2010 281 !281 (record) 623 !623 (record)
13 !13 ENG Westwood, LeeLee Westwood 02010-10-31October 31, 2010 02011-02-26February 26, 2011 017 !17 017 !17
14 !14 DEU Kaymer, MartinMartin Kaymer 02011-02-27February 27, 2011 02011-04-23April 23, 2011 008 !8 008 !8
13 ! ENG Westwood, LeeLee Westwood (2) 02011-04-24April 24, 2011 02011-05-28May 28, 2011 005 !5 022 !22
15 !15 ENG Donald, LukeLuke Donald 02011-05-29May 29, 2011 02012-03-03March 3, 2012 040 !40 040 !40
16 !16 NIR McIlroy, RoryRory McIlroy 02012-03-04March 4, 2012 02012-03-17March 17, 2012 002 !2 002 !2
15 ! ENG Donald, LukeLuke Donald (2) 02012-03-18March 18, 2012 02012-04-14April 14, 2012 004 !4 044 !44
16 ! NIR McIlroy, RoryRory McIlroy (2) 02012-04-15April 15, 2012 02012-04-28April 28, 2012 002 !2 004 !4
15 ! ENG Donald, LukeLuke Donald (3) 02012-04-29April 29, 2012 02012-05-05May 5, 2012 001 !1 045 !45
16 ! NIR McIlroy, RoryRory McIlroy (3) 02012-05-06May 6, 2012 02012-05-26May 26, 2012 003 !3 007 !7
15 ! ENG Donald, LukeLuke Donald (4) 02012-05-27May 27, 2012 02012-08-11August 11, 2012 011 !11 056 !56
16 ! NIR McIlroy, RoryRory McIlroy* (4) 02012-08-12August 12, 2012 Present 026 !26 033 !33

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