- Number one ranked men
- Weeks at number one
- Weeks at number one by country
- Weeks at number one by Ryder Cup or Presidents Cup zone
- Earlier number ones
- See also
- References
- External links
The following is a list of golfers who have been top of the Official World Golf Ranking. As of March 31, 2019, Dustin Johnson is the number one ranked golfer. Tiger Woods has spent the most consecutive weeks (281) and most total weeks (683) in that position. The shortest time goes to Tom Lehman, who spent only one week at the top in April 1997. Three golfers have spent an entire calendar year atop the rankings: Nick Faldo (1993), Greg Norman (1996), and Woods (2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009). Number one ranked menNote 1: In the first column, each number signifies the first time that golfer was ranked number one. Note 2: In the "Cumulative total" column, each boldface number signifies total weeks as of the most recent time that golfer was ranked number one. | * | Current number one player as of March 31, 2019 |
| # | Country | Player | Start date | End date | Number
of weeks | Cumulative
total weeks | Ref. | | {{nts|1}} | FRG}} | Bernhard|Langer}} | 1986|04|6}} | 1986|04|26}} | 3}} | {{nts>3}} | [1] | | {{nts|2}} | ESP}} | Seve|Ballesteros}} | 1986|04|27}} | 1986|09|13}} | 20}} | 20}} | | | {{nts|3}} | AUS}} | Greg|Norman}} | 1986|09|14}} | 1987|11|21}} | 62}} | 62}} | | | {{ntsh|2}} | ESP}} | Seve|Ballesteros}} (2) | 1987|11|22}} | 1987|11|28}} | 1}} | 21}} | [2] | | {{ntsh|3}} | AUS}} | Greg|Norman}} (2) | 1987|11|29}} | 1988|10|29}} | 48}} | 110}} | [3] | | {{ntsh|2}} | ESP}} | Seve|Ballesteros}} (3) | 1988|10|30}} | 1988|11|5}} | 1}} | 22}} | [4] | | {{ntsh|3}} | AUS}} | Greg|Norman}} (3) | 1988|11|6}} | 1988|11|12}} | 1}} | 111}} | [5] | | {{ntsh|2}} | ESP}} | Seve|Ballesteros}} (4) | 1988|11|13}} | 1989|03|25}} | 19}} | 41}} | [6] | | {{ntsh|3}} | AUS}} | Greg|Norman}} (4) | 1989|03|26}} | 1989|04|1}} | 1}} | 112}} | [7] | | {{ntsh|2}} | ESP}} | Seve|Ballesteros}} (5) | 1989|04|2}} | 1989|08|19}} | 20}} | {{nts>61}} | [8] | | {{ntsh|3}} | AUS}} | Greg|Norman}} (5) | 1989|08|20}} | 1990|09|1}} | 54}} | 166}} | [9] | | {{nts|4}} | ENG}} | Nick|Faldo}} | 1990|09|2}} | 1990|10|13}} | 6}} | 6}} | [10] | | {{ntsh|3}} | AUS}} | Greg|Norman}} (6) | 1990|10|14}} | 1991|02|2}} | 16}} | 182}} | [11] | | {{ntsh|4}} | ENG}} | Nick|Faldo}} (2) | 1991|02|3}} | 1991|04|6}} | 9}} | 15}} | | | {{nts|5}} | WAL}} | Ian|Woosnam}} | 1991|04|7}} | 1992|03|21}} | 50}} | {{nts>50}} | | | {{nts|6}} | USA}} | Fred|Couples}} | 1992|03|22}} | 1992|03|28}} | 1}} | 1}} | | | {{ntsh|4}} | ENG}} | Nick|Faldo}} (3) | 1992|03|29}} | 1992|04|4}} | 1}} | 16}} | | | {{ntsh|6}} | USA}} | Fred|Couples}} (2) | 1992|04|5}} | 1992|07|18}} | 15}} | {{nts>16}} | | | {{ntsh|4}} | ENG}} | Nick|Faldo}} (4) | 1992|07|19}} | 1994|02|5}} | 81}} | {{nts>97}} | | | {{ntsh|3}} | AUS}} | Greg|Norman}} (7) | 1994|02|6}} | 1994|08|13}} | 27}} | 209}} | | | {{nts|7}} | ZIM}} | Nick|Price}} | 1994|08|14}} | 1995|06|17}} | 44}} | {{nts>44}} | | | {{ntsh|3}} | AUS}} | Greg|Norman}} (8) | 1995|06|18}} | 1997|04|19}} | 96}} | 305}} | | | {{nts|8}} | USA}} | Tom|Lehman}} | 1997|04|20}} | 1997|04|26}} | 1}} | {{nts>1}} | | | {{ntsh|3}} | AUS}} | Greg|Norman}} (9) | 1997|04|27}} | 1997|06|14}} | 7}} | 312}} | | | {{nts|9}} | USA}} | Tiger|Woods}} | 1997|06|15}} | 1997|06|21}} | 1}} | 1}} | | | {{nts|10}} | ZAF}} | Ernie|Els}} | 1997|06|22}} | 1997|06|28}} | 1}} | 1}} | | | {{ntsh|3}} | AUS}} | Greg|Norman}} (10) | 1997|06|29}} | 1997|07|5}} | 1}} | 313}} | | | {{ntsh|9}} | USA}} | Tiger|Woods}} (2) | 1997|07|6}} | 1997|09|6}} | 9}} | 10}} | | | {{ntsh|3}} | AUS}} | Greg|Norman}} (11) | 1997|09|7}} | 1998|01|10}} | 18}} | {{nts>331}} | | | {{ntsh|9}} | USA}} | Tiger|Woods}} (3) | 1998|01|11}} | 1998|04|11}} | 13}} | 23}} | | | {{ntsh|10}} | ZAF}} | Ernie|Els}} (2) | 1998|04|12}} | 1998|05|9}} | 4}} | 5}} | | | {{ntsh|9}} | USA}} | Tiger|Woods}} (4) | 1998|05|10}} | 1998|05|16}} | 1}} | 24}} | | | {{ntsh|10}} | ZAF}} | Ernie|Els}} (3) | 1998|05|17}} | 1998|06|13}} | 4}} | {{nts>9}} | | | {{ntsh|9}} | USA}} | Tiger|Woods}} (5) | 1998|06|14}} | 1999|03|27}} | 41}} | 65}} | | | {{nts|11}} | USA}} | David|Duval}} | 1999|03|28}} | 1999|07|3}} | 14}} | 14}} | | | {{ntsh|9}} | USA}} | Tiger|Woods}} (6) | 1999|07|4}} | 1999|08|7}} | 5}} | 70}} | | | {{ntsh|11}} | USA}} | David|Duval}} (2) | 1999|08|8}} | 1999|08|14}} | 1}} | {{nts>15}} | | | {{ntsh|9}} | USA}} | Tiger|Woods}} (7) | 1999|08|15}} | 2004|09|4}} | 264}} | 334}} | | | {{nts|12}} | FJI}} | Vijay|Singh}} | 2004|09|5}} | 2005|03|5}} | 26}} | 26}} | | | {{ntsh|9}} | USA}} | Tiger|Woods}} (8) | 2005|03|6}} | 2005|03|19}} | 2}} | 336}} | | | {{ntsh|12}} | FJI}} | Vijay|Singh}} (2) | 2005|03|20}} | 2005|04|9}} | 3}} | 29}} | | | {{ntsh|9}} | USA}} | Tiger|Woods}} (9) | 2005|04|10}} | 2005|05|21}} | 6}} | 342}} | | | {{ntsh|12}} | FJI}} | Vijay|Singh}} (3) | 2005|05|22}} | 2005|06|11}} | 3}} | {{nts>32}} | | | {{ntsh|9}} | USA}} | Tiger|Woods}} (10) | 2005|06|12}} | 2010|10|30}} | 281}} (record) | 623}} | | | {{nts|13}} | ENG}} | Lee|Westwood}} | 2010|10|31}} | 2011|02|26}} | 17}} | 17}} | [12][13] | | {{nts|14}} | DEU}} | Martin|Kaymer}} | 2011|02|27}} | 2011|04|23}} | 8}} | {{nts>8}} | | | {{ntsh|13}} | ENG}} | Lee|Westwood}} (2) | 2011|04|24}} | 2011|05|28}} | 5}} | {{nts>22}} | | | {{nts|15}} | ENG}} | Luke|Donald}} | 2011|05|29}} | 2012|03|03}} | 40}} | 40}} | | | {{nts|16}} | NIR}} | Rory|McIlroy}} | 2012|03|04}} | 2012|03|17}} | 2}} | 2}} | [14] | | {{ntsh|15}} | ENG}} | Luke|Donald}} (2) | 2012|03|18}} | 2012|04|14}} | 4}} | 44}} | [15] | | {{ntsh|16}} | NIR}} | Rory|McIlroy}} (2) | 2012|04|15}} | 2012|04|28}} | 2}} | 4}} | [16] | | {{ntsh|15}} | ENG}} | Luke|Donald}} (3) | 2012|04|29}} | 2012|05|05}} | 1}} | 45}} | [17] | | {{ntsh|16}} | NIR}} | Rory|McIlroy}} (3) | 2012|05|06}} | 2012|05|26}} | 3}} | 7}} | [18] | | {{ntsh|15}} | ENG}} | Luke|Donald}} (4) | 2012|05|27}} | 2012|08|11}} | 11}} | {{nts>56}} | [19] | | {{ntsh|16}} | NIR}} | Rory|McIlroy}} (4) | 2012|08|12}} | 2013|03|24}} | 32}} | 39}} | | | {{ntsh|9}} | USA}} | Tiger|Woods}} (11) | 2013|03|25}} | 2014|05|17}} | 60}} | {{nts>683}} (record) | | | {{nts|17}} | AUS}} | Adam|Scott|dab=golfer}} | 2014|05|18}} | 2014|08|02}} | 11}} | {{nts>11}} | | | {{ntsh|16}} | NIR}} | Rory|McIlroy}} (5) | 2014|08|03}} | 2015|08|15}} | 54}} | 93}} | | | {{nts|18}} | USA}} | Jordan|Spieth}} | 2015|08|16}} | 2015|08|29}} | 2}} | 2}} | | | {{ntsh|16}} | NIR}} | Rory|McIlroy}} (6) | 2015|08|30}} | 2015|09|05}} | 1}} | 94}} | | | {{ntsh|18}} | USA}} | Jordan|Spieth}} (2) | 2015|09|06}} | 2015|09|12}} | 1}} | 3}} | | | {{ntsh|16}} | NIR}} | Rory|McIlroy}} (7) | 2015|09|13}} | 2015|09|19}} | 1}} | {{nts>95}} | | | {{nts|19}} | AUS}} | Jason|Day|dab=golfer}} | 2015|09|20}} | 2015|09|26}} | 1}} | 1}} | | | {{ntsh|18}} | USA}} | Jordan|Spieth}} (3) | 2015|09|27}} | 2015|10|17}} | 3}} | 6}} | | | {{ntsh|19}} | AUS}} | Jason|Day|dab=golfer}} (2) | 2015|10|18}} | 2015|11|07}} | 3}} | 4}} | | | {{ntsh|18}} | USA}} | Jordan|Spieth}} (4) | 2015|11|08}} | 2016|03|26}} | 20}} | {{nts>26}} | | | {{ntsh|19}} | AUS}} | Jason|Day}} (3) | 2016|03|27}} | 2017|02|18}} | 47}} | {{nts>51}} | | | {{nts|20}} | USA}} | Dustin|Johnson}} | 2017|02|19}} | 2018|05|12}} | 64}} | 64}} | | | {{nts|21}} | USA}} | Justin|Thomas|dab=golfer}} | 2018|05|13}} | 2018|06|09}} | 4}} | {{nts>4}} | | | {{ntsh|20}} | USA}} | Dustin|Johnson}} (2) | 2018|06|10}} | 2018|09|09}} | 13}} | 77}} | | | {{nts|22}} | ENG}} | Justin|Rose}} | 2018|09|10}} | 2018|09|22}} | 2}} | 2}} | | | {{ntsh|20}} | USA}} | Dustin|Johnson}} (3) | 2018|09|23}} | 2018|10|20}} | 4}} | 81}} | | | {{nts|23}} | USA}} | Brooks|Koepka}} | 2018|10|21}} | 2018|11|03}} | 2}} | 2}} | | | {{ntsh|22}} | ENG}} | Justin|Rose}} (2) | 2018|11|04}} | 2018|11|10}} | 1}} | 3}} | | | {{ntsh|23}} | USA}} | Brooks|Koepka}} (2) | 2018|11|11}} | 2018|11|17}} | 1}} | 3}} | | | {{ntsh|22}} | ENG}} | Justin|Rose}} (3) | 2018|11|18}} | 2018|11|24}} | 1}} | 4}} | | | {{ntsh|23}} | USA}} | Brooks|Koepka}} (3) | 2018|11|25}} | 2019|1|5}} | 6}} | {{nts>9}} | | | {{ntsh|22}} | ENG}} | Justin|Rose}} (4) | 2019|1|6}} | 2019|3|2}} | 8}} | {{nts>12}} | | | {{ntsh|20}} | USA}} | Dustin|Johnson}} (4)* | 2019|3|3}} | Present | 5}} | {{nts>86}} | |
Weeks at number one| * | Current number one player as of March 31, 2019 |
| Rank | Player | Country | Weeks | Order | Majors | | 1}} | {{sortname|Tiger|Woods}} | {{USA}} | 683 | 9 | 14 | | 2}} | {{sortname|Greg|Norman}} | {{AUS}} | 331 | 3 | 2 | | 3}} | {{sortname|Nick|Faldo}} | {{ENG}} | 97 | 4 | 6 | | 4}} | {{sortname|Rory|McIlroy}} | {{NIR}} | 95 | 16 | 4 | | 5}} | {{sortname|Dustin|Johnson}}* | {{USA}} | 86 | 20 | 1 | | 6}} | {{sortname|Seve|Ballesteros}} | {{ESP}} | 61 | 2 | 5 | | 7}} | {{sortname|Luke|Donald}} | {{ENG}} | 56 | 15 | 0 | | 8}} | {{sortname|Jason|Day}} | {{AUS}} | 51 | 19 | 1 | | 9}} | {{sortname|Ian|Woosnam}} | {{WAL}} | 50 | 5 | 1 | | 10|}} | {{sortname|Nick|Price}} | {{ZWE}} | 44 | 7 | 3 | | 11}} | {{sortname|Vijay|Singh}} | {{FJI}} | 32 | 12 | 3 | | 12}} | {{sortname|Jordan|Spieth}} | {{USA}} | 26 | 18 | 3 | | 13}} | {{sortname|Lee|Westwood}} | {{ENG}} | 22 | 13 | 0 | | 14}} | {{sortname|Fred|Couples}} | {{USA}} | 16 | 6 | 1 | | 15}} | {{sortname|David|Duval}} | {{USA}} | 15 | 11 | 1 | | 16}} | {{sortname|Justin|Rose}} | {{ENG}} | 12 | 22 | 1 | | 17}} | {{sortname|Adam|Scott|dab=golfer}} | {{AUS}} | 11 | 17 | 1 | | {{nts|18}} | {{sortname|Ernie|Els}} | {{ZAF}} | 9 | 10 | 4 | | {{sortname|Brooks|Koepka}} | {{USA}} | 9 | 23 | 3 | | 20}} | {{sortname|Martin|Kaymer}} | {{DEU}} | 8 | 14 | 2 | | 21}} | {{sortname|Justin|Thomas|dab=golfer}} | {{USA}} | 4 | 21 | 1 | | 22}} | {{sortname|Bernhard|Langer}} | {{FRG}} | 3 | 1 | 2 | | 23}} | {{sortname|Tom|Lehman}} | {{USA}} | 1 | 8 | 1 |
Order – indicates the sequence in which the players first reached number 1.
Majors – number of major championships each player has won throughout his golfing career.Weeks at number one by country| * | Country with the current number one player as of March 31, 2019 |
| Rank | Country | Weeks | Order | Majors | Players | Top player | First player | Latest player | Zone | | 1}} | {{USA}}* | 840 | 6 | 25 | 8 | {{sortname|Tiger|Woods}} | {{sortname|Fred|Couples}} | {{sortname|Dustin|Johnson}} | USA | | 2}} | {{AUS}} | 393 | 3 | 4 | 3 | {{sortname|Greg|Norman}} | {{sortname|Greg|Norman}} | {{sortname|Jason|Day}} | IT | | 3}} | {{ENG}} | 187 | 4 | 7 | 4 | {{sortname|Nick|Faldo}} | {{sortname|Nick|Faldo}} | {{sortname|Justin|Rose}} | EUR | | 4}} | {{NIR}} | 95 | 10 | 4 | 1 | {{sortname|Rory|McIlroy}} | EUR | | 5}} | {{ESP}} | 61 | 2 | 5 | 1 | {{sortname|Seve|Ballesteros}} | EUR | | 6}} | {{WAL}} | 50 | 5 | 1 | 1 | {{sortname|Ian|Woosnam}} | EUR | | 7}} | {{ZWE}} | 44 | 7 | 3 | 1 | {{sortname|Nick|Price}} | IT | | 8}} | {{FJI}} | 32 | 9 | 3 | 1 | {{sortname|Vijay|Singh}} | IT | | 9}} | {{DEU}} (including West Germany) | 11 | 1 | 4 | 2 | {{sortname|Martin|Kaymer}} | {{sortname|Bernhard|Langer}} | {{sortname|Martin|Kaymer}} | EUR | | 10}} | {{ZAF}} | 9 | 8 | 4 | 1 | {{sortname|Ernie|Els}} | IT |
Order – indicates the sequence in which the country first had a number 1 player.
Majors – number of major championships the country's world-ranked number 1 players have won throughout their golfing careers.
Players – number of players from that country who have been world-ranked number 1.
Top player – the player from that country who has spent most weeks as the world-ranked number 1 player.
First player – the player from that country who was first to be world-ranked number 1 player, left blank if that country has only one such player.
Latest player – the player from that country who was most recently world-ranked number 1 player, left blank if that country has only one such player.
Zone – The zone to which that country now belongs for Ryder Cup or Presidents Cup purposes: - EUR = Europe (plays in Ryder Cup)
- IT = International Team (plays in Presidents Cup)
- USA = United States of America (plays in both cups)
Weeks at number one by Ryder Cup or Presidents Cup zone| * | Zone with the current number one player as of March 31, 2019 |
| Rank | Zone | Weeks | Order | Majors | Players | Top player | First player | Latest player | | 1}} | {{USA}} (plays in both cups)* | 840 | 3 | 25 | 8 | {{sortname|Tiger|Woods}} | {{sortname|Fred|Couples}} | {{sortname|Dustin|Johnson}} | | 2}} | International team (plays in Presidents Cup) | 478 | 2 | 14 | 6 | {{sortname|Greg|Norman}} | {{sortname|Greg|Norman}} | {{sortname|Jason|Day}} | | 3}} | {{flag|Europe}} (plays in Ryder Cup) | 404 | 1 | 21 | 9 | {{sortname|Nick|Faldo}} | {{sortname|Bernhard|Langer}} | {{sortname|Justin|Rose}} |
Weeks – the total number of weeks players from the zone have been world-ranked number 1, including any weeks Australia's Greg Norman was world-ranked number 1 before the Presidents Cup and its International Team zone were first created. It was first played in September 1994, shortly after the August 1994 end of Greg Norman's first 7 periods (starting in September 1986) and 209 weeks at Number 1 (out of his total of 11 periods and 331 weeks).
Order – indicates the sequence in which the zone first had a number 1 player.
Majors – number of major championships the zone's world-ranked number 1 players have won throughout their golfing careers.
Players – number of players from that zone who have been world-ranked number 1.
Top player – the player from that zone who has spent most weeks as the world-ranked number 1 player.
First player – the player from that zone who was first to be world-ranked number 1 player.
Latest player – the player from that zone who was most recently world-ranked number 1 player.Earlier number onesBefore the start of the Official World Golf Ranking in 1986, unofficial world golf rankings were published in Mark McCormack's World of Professional Golf Annual from 1968 to 1985. These annual world golf rankings gave Jack Nicklaus as the number one from 1968 to 1977, Tom Watson from 1978 to 1982 and Seve Ballesteros from 1983 to 1985. See also- List of male golfers who have been in the world top 10
References- General
- {{Cite web |url=http://www.officialworldgolfranking.com |title=Official World Golf Ranking |work=Official World Golf Ranking |accessdate=2017-07-03}}
- {{Cite web |url=http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/wire?section=golfonline&id=7706867 |title=Number 1 Golf Rankings |accessdate=2012-03-20}}
- Specific
1. ^{{Cite web |url=http://dps.endavadigital.net/owgr/doc/content/archive/1986/owgr01f1986.pdf |title=Week ending April 6th 1986 |work=Official World Golf Ranking |accessdate=2012-03-20 |format=pdf}}
2. ^{{Cite web |url=http://dps.endavadigital.net/owgr/doc/content/archive/1987/owgr47f1987.pdf |title=Week ending November 22nd 1987 |work=Official World Golf Ranking |accessdate=2012-03-20 |format=pdf}}
3. ^{{Cite web |url=http://dps.endavadigital.net/owgr/doc/content/archive/1987/owgr48f1987.pdf |title=Week ending November 29th 1987 |work=Official World Golf Ranking |accessdate=2012-03-20 |format=pdf}}
4. ^{{Cite web |url=http://dps.endavadigital.net/owgr/doc/content/archive/1988/owgr44f1988.pdf |title=Week ending October 30th 1988 |work=Official World Golf Ranking |accessdate=2012-03-20 |format=pdf}}
5. ^{{Cite web |url=http://dps.endavadigital.net/owgr/doc/content/archive/1988/owgr45f1988.pdf |title=Week ending November 6th 1988 |work=Official World Golf Ranking |accessdate=2012-03-20 |format=pdf}}
6. ^{{Cite web |url=http://dps.endavadigital.net/owgr/doc/content/archive/1988/owgr46f1988.pdf |title=Week ending November 13th 1988 |work=Official World Golf Ranking |accessdate=2012-03-20 |format=pdf}}
7. ^{{Cite web |url=http://dps.endavadigital.net/owgr/doc/content/archive/1989/owgr12f1989.pdf |title=Week ending March 26th 1989 |work=Official World Golf Ranking |accessdate=2012-03-20 |format=pdf}}
8. ^{{Cite web |url=http://dps.endavadigital.net/owgr/doc/content/archive/1989/owgr13f1989.pdf |title=Week ending April 2nd 1989 |work=Official World Golf Ranking |accessdate=2012-03-20 |format=pdf}}
9. ^{{Cite web |url=http://dps.endavadigital.net/owgr/doc/content/archive/1989/owgr33f1989.pdf |title=Week ending August 20th 1989 |work=Official World Golf Ranking |accessdate=2012-03-20 |format=pdf}}
10. ^{{Cite web |url=http://dps.endavadigital.net/owgr/doc/content/archive/1990/owgr35f1990.pdf |title=Week ending September 2nd 1990 |work=Official World Golf Ranking |accessdate=2012-03-20 |format=pdf}}
11. ^{{Cite web |url=http://dps.endavadigital.net/owgr/doc/content/archive/1990/owgr41f1990.pdf |title=Week ending October 14th 1990 |work=Official World Golf Ranking |accessdate=2012-03-20 |format=pdf}}
12. ^{{Cite news |url=http://sports.espn.go.com/golf/news/story?id=5748917 |title=Lee Westwood is world golf No. 1 |work=ESPN |accessdate=2010-11-01 |date=2010-10-31}}
13. ^{{Cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/golf/9143219.stm |title=Lee Westwood becomes world number one as Kaymer falters |work=BBC Sport |accessdate=2010-10-31 |date=2010-10-31}}
14. ^{{Cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/mar/04/rory-mcilroy-honda-classic-tiger-woods |title=Rory McIlroy climbs to world No1 after Honda Classic win |newspaper=The Guardian |accessdate=2012-03-04 |date=2012-03-05 |location=London |first=Lawrence |last=Donegan}}
15. ^{{Cite web |url=http://www.officialworldgolfranking.com/news/fullstory.sps?iNewsid=6653939&itype=&iCategoryID=0 |title=Luke Donald back to World Number One after play-off victory at the Transitions Championship |accessdate=2012-03-20 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130521075617/http://www.officialworldgolfranking.com/news/fullstory.sps?iNewsid=6653939&itype=&iCategoryID=0 |archivedate=2013-05-21 |df= }}
16. ^{{Cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/golf/9206409/Luke-Donald-loses-world-No-1-ranking-to-Rory-McIlroy.html |title=Luke Donald loses world No 1 ranking to Rory McIlroy |accessdate=2012-04-16 | location=London |work=The Daily Telegraph |date=2012-04-16}}
17. ^{{Cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/apr/30/luke-donald-new-orleans-no1 |title=Luke Donald finishes third in New Orleans to regain No1 spot |accessdate=2012-04-30 | location=London |work=The Guardian |date=2012-04-30}}
18. ^{{Cite web |url=http://www.espn.co.uk/golf/sport/story/149689.html |title=McIlroy snatches world No. 1 ranking from Donald |work=ESPN |accessdate=2012-05-07}}
19. ^{{Cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/golf/europeantour/9293747/Luke-Donalds-PGA-Championship-master-class-at-Wentworth-takes-him-back-to-world-No-1-spot.html |title=Luke Donald's PGA Championship master class at Wentworth takes him back to world No 1 spot|accessdate=2012-05-28 | location=London |work=The Daily Telegraph |first=James |last=Corrigan |date=2012-05-27}}
External links- {{Official website|http://www.owgr.com}}
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