Number 1 ranked men
Country Name Start date End date Number of weeks Accumulated weeks
West Germany Langer, BernhardBernhard Langer 01986-04-06 April 6, 1986 01986-04-26 April 26, 1986 3 3
Spain Ballesteros, SeverianoSeveriano Ballesteros (2) 01986-04-27 April 27, 1986 01986-09-13 September 13, 1986 20 20
Australia Norman, GregGreg Norman (3) 01986-09-14 September 14, 1986 01987-11-16 November 16, 1987 61 61
Spain Seve Ballesteros 01987-11-22 November 22, 1987 01987-11-28 November 28, 1987 1 21
Australia Greg Norman 01987-11-29 November 29, 1987 01988-10-29 October 29, 1988 49 110
Spain Seve Ballesteros 01988-10-30 October 30, 1988 01988-11-05 November 5, 1988 1 22
Australia Greg Norman 01988-11-06 November 6, 1988 01988-11-12 November 12, 1988 1 111
Spain Seve Ballesteros 01988-11-13 November 13, 1988 01989-03-25 March 25, 1989 19 41
Australia Greg Norman 01989-03-26 March 26, 1989 01989-04-01 April 1, 1989 1 112
Spain Seve Ballesteros 01989-04-02 April 2, 1989 01989-08-19 August 19, 1989 20 61
Australia Greg Norman 01989-08-20 August 20, 1989 01990-09-01 September 1, 1990 54 166
England Faldo, NickNick Faldo (4) 01990-09-02 September 2, 1990 01990-10-13 October 13, 1990 7 7
Australia Greg Norman 01990-10-14 October 14, 1990 01991-02-02 February 2, 1991 16 182
England Nick Faldo 01991-02-03 February 3, 1991 01991-04-06 April 6, 1991 9 16
Wales Woosnam, IanIan Woosnam (5) 01991-04-07 April 7, 1991 01992-03-21 March 21, 1992 50 50
United States Couples, FredFred Couples (6) 01992-03-22 March 22, 1992 01992-03-28 March 28, 1992 1 1
England Nick Faldo 01992-03-29 March 29, 1992 01992-04-04 April 4, 1992 1 17
United States Fred Couples 01992-04-05 April 5, 1992 01992-07-18 July 18, 1992 15 16
England Nick Faldo 01992-07-19 July 19, 1992 01994-02-05 February 5, 1994 81 98
Australia Greg Norman 01994-02-06 February 6, 1994 01994-08-13 August 13, 1994 27 209
Zimbabwe Price, NickNick Price (7) 01994-08-14 August 14, 1994 01995-06-17 June 17, 1995 44 44
Australia Greg Norman 01995-06-18 June 18, 1995 01997-04-19 April 19, 1997 96 305
United States Lehman, TomTom Lehman (8) 01997-04-20 April 20, 1997 01997-04-26 April 26, 1997 1 1
Australia Greg Norman 01997-04-27 April 27, 1997 01997-06-14 June 14, 1997 7 312
United States Woods, TigerTiger Woods (9) 01997-06-15 June 15, 1997 01997-06-21 June 21, 1997 1 1
South Africa Els, ErnieErnie Els (10) 01997-06-22 June 22, 1997 01997-06-28 June 28, 1997 1 1
Australia Greg Norman 01997-06-29 June 29, 1997 01997-07-05 July 5, 1997 1 313
United States Tiger Woods 01997-07-06 July 6, 1997 01997-09-06 September 6, 1997 9 10
Australia Greg Norman 01997-09-07 September 7, 1997 01998-01-10 January 10, 1998 18 331
United States Tiger Woods 01998-01-11 January 11, 1998 01998-04-11 April 11, 1998 13 23
South Africa Ernie Els 01998-04-12 April 12, 1998 01998-05-09 May 9, 1998 4 5
United States Tiger Woods 01998-05-10 May 10, 1998 01998-05-16 May 16, 1998 1 24
South Africa Ernie Els 01998-05-17 May 17, 1998 01998-06-13 June 13, 1998 4 9
United States Tiger Woods 01998-06-14 June 14, 1998 01999-03-27 March 27, 1999 41 65
United States Duval, DavidDavid Duval (11) 01999-03-28 March 28, 1999 01999-07-03 July 3, 1999 14 14
United States Tiger Woods 01999-07-04 July 4, 1999 01999-08-07 August 7, 1999 5 70
United States David Duval 01999-08-07 August 7, 1999 01999-08-14 August 14, 1999 1 15
United States Tiger Woods 01999-08-15 August 15, 1999 02004-09-04 September 4, 2004 264 334
Fiji Singh, VijayVijay Singh (12) 02004-09-05 September 5, 2004 02005-03-05 March 5, 2005 26 26
United States Tiger Woods 02005-03-06 March 6, 2005 02005-03-19 March 19, 2005 2 336
Fiji Vijay Singh 02005-03-20 March 20, 2005 02005-04-09 April 9, 2005 3 29
United States Tiger Woods 02005-04-10 April 10, 2005 02005-05-21 May 21, 2005 6 342
Fiji Vijay Singh 02005-05-22 May 22, 2005 02005-06-11 June 11, 2005 3 32
United States Tiger Woods 02005-06-12 June 12, 2005 Present 273 (record) 615 (record)
Weeks at number 1
Weeks at number 1
Rank Player Weeks
1. Woods, TigerTiger Woods 615
2. Norman, GregGreg Norman 331
3. Faldo, NickNick Faldo 98
4. Ballesteros, SeverianoSeveriano Ballesteros 61
5. Woosnam, IanIan Woosnam 50
6. Price, NickNick Price 44
7. Singh, VijayVijay Singh 32
8. Couples, FredFred Couples 16
9. Duval, DavidDavid Duval 15
10. Els, ErnieErnie Els 9
11. Langer, BernhardBernhard Langer 3
12. Lehman, TomTom Lehman 1
