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Golfers Who’ve Reached The World No. 1 Ranking

Prof. Dr. Amarendra Bhushan DhirajEducation and CareerFebruary 21, 2017October 19, 2018

Dustin Johnson won the Genesis Open, and with that victory he became the 20th golfer to own the title of world No. 1, since the world ranking began in 1986.

Tiger Woods holds the record for the longest time at No 1 spot – 684 weeks in total including one stretch of 281 consecutive weeks. Greg Norman (331 weeks) is the only other player to have been No. 1 for more than 100 weeks.

Bernard Langer was the first No. 1 golfer when the rankings debuted in 1986. On April 27, 1986 Seve Ballesteros took the top spot from Bernhard Langer and held it off and on until the fall of 1989.

Below is a list of 20 golfer who has been ranked No. 1 in the official world golf ranking, along with the number of weeks each has held the top spot.

List of the 20 golfers who’ve reached the world No. 1 ranking

Rank	Golfer	Country	Weeks
1	Tiger Woods	US	683 weeks
2	Greg Norman	Australia	331 weeks
3	Nick Faldo	UK	97 weeks
4	Rory McIlroy	UK	95 weeks
5	Seve Ballesteros	Spain	61 weeks
6	Luke Donald	UK	56 weeks
7	Ian Woosnam,	UK	50 weeks
8	Jason Day	Australia	46 weeks
9	Nick Price	Zimbabwe	44 weeks
10	Vijay Singh	Fiji	32 weeks
11	Jordan Spieth	US	26 weeks
12	Lee Westwood	UK	22 weeks
13	Fred Couples	US	16 weeks
14	David Duval	US	15 weeks
15	Adam Scott	Australia	11 weeks
16	Ernie Els	South Africa	9 weeks
17	Martin Kaymer	Germany	8 weeks
18	Bernhard Langer	Germany	3 weeks
19	Tom Lehman	US	1 weeks
20	Dustin Johnson	US	1 weeks

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Prof. Dr. Amarendra Bhushan Dhiraj

Prof. Dr. Amarendra Bhushan Dhiraj is a publishing executive and economist who is the CEO and editor-in-chief of The CEOWORLD magazine, one of the world’s most influential and recognized global news publications. Additionally, he serves as the chair of the advisory board for the CEOWORLD magazine. He received his Ph.D. in Finance and Banking from the European Global School, Paris, France. He earned his Doctoral Degree in Chartered Accountancy from the European International University Paris, France, and a Doctorate in Business Administration from Kyiv National University of Technologies and Design (KNUTD), Ukraine. Dr. Amarendra also holds a Master of Business Administration degree in International Relations and Affairs from the American University of Athens, Alabama, United States.

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