Who’s on top of the Official World Golf Ranking this week? Take a look at the current top 15…
OFFICIAL WORLD GOLF RANKING – TOP 15
The men’s world golf rankings are known as the Official World Golf Ranking, which dates back to 1986. Points are won each week in tournaments across the globe, with the ranking decided by a divisor that works over a two year (104 weeks) rolling period.
Ranking points are won on Eligible Golf Tours sanctioned by the OWGR, with the points decided via the tournament’s Total Field Rating. There are 23 Eligible Golf Tours that play for OWGR points, with the ranking being founded by Augusta National Golf Club, the PGA of America, the R&A, the USGA, the DP World Tour (formerly European Tour), the PGA Tour and the International Federation of PGA Tours – made up of the Asian Tour, DP World Tour, PGA Tour, Sunshine Tour, Japan Golf Tour and PGA Tour of Australasia.
Tiger Woods holds the record for the most weeks as world number one with 683 weeks, followed by Greg Norman with 331, Dustin Johnson with 135 and Rory McIlroy with 106. Only four men have held the number one spot for more than 100 weeks.
Scottie Scheffler became the 25th man to hold the number one position after winning the 2022 WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play Championship.
The world rankings in golf are crucial for entry criteria into some of the game’s biggest event. The top 50 in the OWGR rankings qualify for the Masters and the Open Championship, with the top 60 making the US Open and the top 100 making the PGA Championship.
OFFICIAL WORLD GOLF RANKING – MOST WEEKS AS WORLD NO.1
- 1. Tiger Woods – 683
- 2. Greg Norman – 331
- 3. Dustin Johnson – 135
- 4. Rory McIlroy – 106
- 5. Nick Faldo – 97
- 6. Seve Ballesteros – 61
- 7. Luke Donald – 56
- 8. Jason Day – 51
- 9. Ian Woosnam – 50
- 10. Brooks Koepka – 47
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