Year End World Top 10 Players and Ranking Point Tallies
See History section above for notes on changes to method of calculation.
| Rank | 2011 | 2010 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luke Donald | 10.03 | Lee Westwood | 9.24 |
| 2 | Lee Westwood | 8.06 | Tiger Woods | 7.88 |
| 3 | Rory McIlroy | 7.77 | Martin Kaymer | 7.26 |
| 4 | Martin Kaymer | 6.55 | Phil Mickelson | 6.70 |
| 5 | Adam Scott | 5.50 | Jim Furyk | 6.22 |
| 6 | Steve Stricker | 5.33 | Graeme McDowell | 6.18 |
| 7 | Dustin Johnson | 5.27 | Steve Stricker | 6.11 |
| 8 | Jason Day | 5.07 | Paul Casey | 5.90 |
| 9 | Charl Schwartzel | 5.06 | Luke Donald | 5.65 |
| 10 | Webb Simpson | 5.03 | Rory McIlroy | 5.60 |
| Rank | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tiger Woods | 14.67 | Tiger Woods | 11.97 | Tiger Woods | 19.62 |
| 2 | Phil Mickelson | 8.26 | Sergio García | 8.10 | Phil Mickelson | 8.72 |
| 3 | Steve Stricker | 6.67 | Phil Mickelson | 7.03 | Jim Furyk | 6.55 |
| 4 | Lee Westwood | 6.60 | Pádraig Harrington | 6.95 | Ernie Els | 6.51 |
| 5 | Pádraig Harrington | 5.55 | Vijay Singh | 6.65 | Steve Stricker | 6.45 |
| 6 | Jim Furyk | 5.53 | Robert Karlsson | 5.09 | Justin Rose | 6.00 |
| 7 | Paul Casey | 5.36 | Camilo Villegas | 4.90 | Adam Scott | 5.81 |
| 8 | Henrik Stenson | 5.33 | Henrik Stenson | 4.77 | Pádraig Harrington | 5.57 |
| 9 | Rory McIlroy | 4.86 | Ernie Els | 4.77 | K.J. Choi | 5.15 |
| 10 | Kenny Perry | 4.72 | Lee Westwood | 4.73 | Vijay Singh | 5.08 |
| Rank | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tiger Woods | 20.41 | Tiger Woods | 17.16 | Vijay Singh | 12.79 |
| 2 | Jim Furyk | 8.88 | Vijay Singh | 9.78 | Tiger Woods | 11.60 |
| 3 | Phil Mickelson | 7.17 | Phil Mickelson | 8.14 | Ernie Els | 10.98 |
| 4 | Adam Scott | 7.03 | Retief Goosen | 8.10 | Retief Goosen | 7.47 |
| 5 | Ernie Els | 6.05 | Ernie Els | 8.03 | Phil Mickelson | 7.00 |
| 6 | Retief Goosen | 5.61 | Sergio García | 7.23 | Pádraig Harrington | 5.55 |
| 7 | Vijay Singh | 5.58 | Jim Furyk | 5.80 | Sergio García | 5.40 |
| 8 | Pádraig Harrington | 5.46 | Colin Montgomerie | 4.78 | Mike Weir | 5.40 |
| 9 | Luke Donald | 5.25 | Adam Scott | 4.68 | Davis Love III | 5.38 |
| 10 | Geoff Ogilvy | 5.21 | Chris DiMarco | 4.58 | Stewart Cink | 4.65 |
| Rank | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tiger Woods | 14.58 | Tiger Woods | 15.72 | Tiger Woods | 15.67 |
| 2 | Vijay Singh | 9.77 | Phil Mickelson | 7.72 | Phil Mickelson | 9.16 |
| 3 | Ernie Els | 8.41 | Ernie Els | 6.84 | David Duval | 7.98 |
| 4 | Davis Love III | 7.53 | Sergio García | 6.19 | Ernie Els | 6.99 |
| 5 | Jim Furyk | 6.81 | Retief Goosen | 6.16 | Davis Love III | 6.02 |
| 6 | Mike Weir | 6.54 | David Toms | 6.02 | Sergio García | 5.86 |
| 7 | Retief Goosen | 5.92 | Pádraig Harrington | 5.63 | David Toms | 5.83 |
| 8 | Pádraig Harrington | 5.28 | Vijay Singh | 5.53 | Vijay Singh | 5.60 |
| 9 | David Toms | 5.09 | Davis Love III | 4.82 | Darren Clarke | 5.03 |
| 10 | Kenny Perry | 5.08 | Colin Montgomerie | 4.39 | Retief Goosen | 4.95 |
| Rank | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tiger Woods | 29.40 | Tiger Woods | 19.98 | Tiger Woods | 12.30 |
| 2 | Ernie Els | 11.65 | David Duval | 13.15 | Mark O'Meara | 10.43 |
| 3 | David Duval | 11.20 | Colin Montgomerie | 10.36 | David Duval | 9.67 |
| 4 | Phil Mickelson | 11.07 | Davis Love III | 9.48 | Davis Love III | 9.43 |
| 5 | Lee Westwood | 9.46 | Ernie Els | 8.64 | Ernie Els | 9.18 |
| 6 | Colin Montgomerie | 8.34 | Lee Westwood | 7.85 | Nick Price | 8.98 |
| 7 | Davis Love III | 7.88 | Vijay Singh | 7.82 | Colin Montgomerie | 8.91 |
| 8 | Hal Sutton | 7.71 | Nick Price | 7.20 | Lee Westwood | 8.65 |
| 9 | Vijay Singh | 7.17 | Phil Mickelson | 6.58 | Vijay Singh | 8.51 |
| 10 | Tom Lehman | 7.10 | Mark O'Meara | 6.52 | Phil Mickelson | 7.76 |
| Rank | 1997 | 1996 | 1995 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greg Norman | 11.49 | Greg Norman | 10.78 | Greg Norman | 21.93 |
| 2 | Tiger Woods | 10.76 | Tom Lehman | 9.74 | Nick Price | 16.34 |
| 3 | Nick Price | 9.93 | Colin Montgomerie | 9.10 | Bernhard Langer | 15.64 |
| 4 | Ernie Els | 9.89 | Ernie Els | 8.60 | Ernie Els | 14.66 |
| 5 | Davis Love III | 9.09 | Fred Couples | 8.16 | Colin Montgomerie | 14.00 |
| 6 | Phil Mickelson | 8.73 | Nick Faldo | 7.98 | Nick Faldo | 13.94 |
| 7 | Colin Montgomerie | 8.58 | Phil Mickelson | 7.77 | Corey Pavin | 13.47 |
| 8 | Masashi Ozaki | 8.05 | Masashi Ozaki | 7.58 | Fred Couples | 11.02 |
| 9 | Tom Lehman | 8.02 | Davis Love III | 7.53 | Masashi Ozaki | 10.82 |
| 10 | Mark O'Meara | 7.98 | Mark O'Meara | 7.12 | Steve Elkington | 10.43 |
| Rank | 1994 | 1993 | 1992 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nick Price | 21.30 | Nick Faldo | 20.65 | Nick Faldo | 23.54 |
| 2 | Greg Norman | 20.68 | Greg Norman | 18.79 | Fred Couples | 16.27 |
| 3 | Nick Faldo | 16.78 | Bernhard Langer | 17.19 | Ian Woosnam | 13.14 |
| 4 | Bernhard Langer | 15.66 | Nick Price | 15.89 | José María Olazábal | 12.87 |
| 5 | José María Olazábal | 15.18 | Fred Couples | 14.93 | Greg Norman | 12.63 |
| 6 | Fred Couples | 13.74 | Paul Azinger | 14.59 | Bernhard Langer | 12.44 |
| 7 | Ernie Els | 13.57 | Ian Woosnam | 11.41 | John Cook | 11.68 |
| 8 | Colin Montgomerie | 12.38 | Tom Kite | 10.07 | Nick Price | 11.51 |
| 9 | Masashi Ozaki | 11.39 | Davis Love III | 9.61 | Paul Azinger | 10.83 |
| 10 | Corey Pavin | 10.87 | Corey Pavin | 9.59 | Davis Love III | 10.75 |
| Rank | 1991 | 1990 | 1989 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ian Woosnam | 17.11 | Greg Norman | 18.95 | Greg Norman | 17.76 |
| 2 | Nick Faldo | 15.34 | Nick Faldo | 18.54 | Nick Faldo | 16.25 |
| 3 | José María Olazábal | 15.32 | José María Olazábal | 17.22 | Seve Ballesteros | 15.03 |
| 4 | Seve Ballesteros | 13.70 | Ian Woosnam | 15.47 | Curtis Strange | 13.79 |
| 5 | Greg Norman | 13.11 | Payne Stewart | 12.75 | Payne Stewart | 12.82 |
| 6 | Fred Couples | 12.78 | Paul Azinger | 11.63 | Tom Kite | 12.41 |
| 7 | Bernhard Langer | 12.59 | Seve Ballesteros | 10.15 | José María Olazábal | 12.00 |
| 8 | Payne Stewart | 11.83 | Tom Kite | 10.10 | Mark Calcavecchia | 11.81 |
| 9 | Paul Azinger | 10.88 | Mark McNulty | 10.06 | Ian Woosnam | 11.56 |
| 10 | Rodger Davis | 8.90 | Mark Calcavecchia | 9.96 | Paul Azinger | 10.95 |
| Rank | 1988 | 1987 | 1986 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seve Ballesteros | 1458 | Greg Norman | 1231 | Greg Norman | 1507 |
| 2 | Greg Norman | 1365 | Seve Ballesteros | 1169 | Bernhard Langer | 1181 |
| 3 | Sandy Lyle | 1297 | Bernhard Langer | 1112 | Seve Ballesteros | 1175 |
| 4 | Nick Faldo | 1103 | Sandy Lyle | 879 | Tsuneyuki Nakajima | 899 |
| 5 | Curtis Strange | 1092 | Curtis Strange | 873 | Andy Bean | 694 |
| 6 | Ben Crenshaw | 898 | Ian Woosnam | 830 | Bob Tway | 687 |
| 7 | Ian Woosnam | 854 | Payne Stewart | 717 | Hal Sutton | 674 |
| 8 | David Frost | 843 | Lanny Wadkins | 697 | Curtis Strange | 653 |
| 9 | Paul Azinger | 825 | Mark McNulty | 673 | Payne Stewart | 652 |
| 10 | Mark Calcavecchia | 819 | Ben Crenshaw | 668 | Mark O'Meara | 639 |
Single-season total ranking points leaders
Although not recognized by any official award, these golfers have won the most World Ranking Points during the years for which the rankings have been calculated:
- 1984 Tom Watson
- 1985 Bernhard Langer
- 1986 Greg Norman
- 1987 Seve Ballesteros and Ian Woosnam
- 1988 Seve Ballesteros
- 1989 Greg Norman
- 1990 José María Olazábal
- 1991 Seve Ballesteros
- 1992 Nick Faldo
- 1993 Greg Norman
- 1994 Ernie Els
- 1995 Greg Norman
- 1996 Tom Lehman
- 1997 Ernie Els
- 1998 Mark O'Meara
- 1999 Tiger Woods
- 2000 Tiger Woods
- 2001 Tiger Woods
- 2002 Tiger Woods
- 2003 Vijay Singh
- 2004 Vijay Singh
- 2005 Tiger Woods
- 2006 Tiger Woods
- 2007 Tiger Woods
- 2008 Tiger Woods
- 2009 Tiger Woods
- 2010 Lee Westwood
- 2011 Luke Donald
- 2012 Rory McIlroy
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