<Dd> Note 2: In the "Cumulative total" column, each boldface number signifies the most recent time that golfer was ranked number one . </Dd> <Table> <Tr> <Td> * </Td> <Td> Current number one player as of August 12, 2018 </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> * </Td> <Td> Current number one player as of August 12, 2018 </Td> </Tr> <Table> <Tr> <Th> #</Th> <Th> Country </Th> <Th> Player </Th> <Th> Start date </Th> <Th> End date </Th> <Th> Number of weeks </Th> <Th> Cumulative total </Th> <Th> Ref . </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 7000100000000000000 ♠ 1 </Td> <Td> FRG </Td> <Td> Bernhard Langer </Td> <Td> April 6, 1986 </Td> <Td> April 26, 1986 </Td> <Td> 7000300000000000000 ♠ 3 </Td> <Td> 7000300000000000000 ♠ 3 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 7000200000000000000 ♠ 2 </Td> <Td> ESP </Td> <Td> Seve Ballesteros </Td> <Td> April 27, 1986 </Td> <Td> September 13, 1986 </Td> <Td> 7001200000000000000 ♠ 20 </Td> <Td> 7001200000000000000 ♠ 20 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 7000300000000000000 ♠ 3 </Td> <Td> AUS </Td> <Td> Greg Norman </Td> <Td> September 14, 1986 </Td> <Td> November 21, 1987 </Td> <Td> 7001620000000000000 ♠ 62 </Td> <Td> 7001620000000000000 ♠ 62 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> ESP </Td> <Td> Seve Ballesteros (2) </Td> <Td> November 22, 1987 </Td> <Td> November 28, 1987 </Td> <Td> 7000100000000000000 ♠ 1 </Td> <Td> 7001210000000000000 ♠ 21 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> AUS </Td> <Td> Greg Norman (2) </Td> <Td> November 29, 1987 </Td> <Td> October 29, 1988 </Td> <Td> 7001480000000000000 ♠ 48 </Td> <Td> 7002110000000000000 ♠ 110 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> ESP </Td> <Td> Seve Ballesteros (3) </Td> <Td> October 30, 1988 </Td> <Td> November 5, 1988 </Td> <Td> 7000100000000000000 ♠ 1 </Td> <Td> 7001220000000000000 ♠ 22 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> AUS </Td> <Td> Greg Norman (3) </Td> <Td> November 6, 1988 </Td> <Td> November 12, 1988 </Td> <Td> 7000100000000000000 ♠ 1 </Td> <Td> 7002111000000000000 ♠ 111 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> ESP </Td> <Td> Seve Ballesteros (4) </Td> <Td> November 13, 1988 </Td> <Td> March 25, 1989 </Td> <Td> 7001190000000000000 ♠ 19 </Td> <Td> 7001410000000000000 ♠ 41 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> AUS </Td> <Td> Greg Norman (4) </Td> <Td> March 26, 1989 </Td> <Td> April 1, 1989 </Td> <Td> 7000100000000000000 ♠ 1 </Td> <Td> 7002112000000000000 ♠ 112 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> ESP </Td> <Td> Seve Ballesteros (5) </Td> <Td> April 2, 1989 </Td> <Td> August 19, 1989 </Td> <Td> 7001200000000000000 ♠ 20 </Td> <Td> 7001610000000000000 ♠ 61 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> AUS </Td> <Td> Greg Norman (5) </Td> <Td> August 20, 1989 </Td> <Td> September 1, 1990 </Td> <Td> 7001540000000000000 ♠ 54 </Td> <Td> 7002166000000000000 ♠ 166 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 7000400000000000000 ♠ 4 </Td> <Td> ENG </Td> <Td> Nick Faldo </Td> <Td> September 2, 1990 </Td> <Td> October 13, 1990 </Td> <Td> 7000600000000000000 ♠ 6 </Td> <Td> 7000600000000000000 ♠ 6 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> AUS </Td> <Td> Greg Norman (6) </Td> <Td> October 14, 1990 </Td> <Td> February 2, 1991 </Td> <Td> 7001160000000000000 ♠ 16 </Td> <Td> 7002182000000000000 ♠ 182 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> ENG </Td> <Td> Nick Faldo (2) </Td> <Td> February 3, 1991 </Td> <Td> April 6, 1991 </Td> <Td> 7000900000000000000 ♠ 9 </Td> <Td> 7001150000000000000 ♠ 15 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 7000500000000000000 ♠ 5 </Td> <Td> WAL </Td> <Td> Ian Woosnam </Td> <Td> April 7, 1991 </Td> <Td> March 21, 1992 </Td> <Td> 7001500000000000000 ♠ 50 </Td> <Td> 7001500000000000000 ♠ 50 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 7000600000000000000 ♠ 6 </Td> <Td> USA </Td> <Td> Fred Couples </Td> <Td> March 22, 1992 </Td> <Td> March 28, 1992 </Td> <Td> 7000100000000000000 ♠ 1 </Td> <Td> 7000100000000000000 ♠ 1 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> ENG </Td> <Td> Nick Faldo (3) </Td> <Td> March 29, 1992 </Td> <Td> April 4, 1992 </Td> <Td> 7000100000000000000 ♠ 1 </Td> <Td> 7001160000000000000 ♠ 16 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> USA </Td> <Td> Fred Couples (2) </Td> <Td> April 5, 1992 </Td> <Td> July 18, 1992 </Td> <Td> 7001150000000000000 ♠ 15 </Td> <Td> 7001160000000000000 ♠ 16 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> ENG </Td> <Td> Nick Faldo (4) </Td> <Td> July 19, 1992 </Td> <Td> February 5, 1994 </Td> <Td> 7001810000000000000 ♠ 81 </Td> <Td> 7001970000000000000 ♠ 97 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> AUS </Td> <Td> Greg Norman (7) </Td> <Td> February 6, 1994 </Td> <Td> August 13, 1994 </Td> <Td> 7001270000000000000 ♠ 27 </Td> <Td> 7002209000000000000 ♠ 209 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 7000700000000000000 ♠ 7 </Td> <Td> ZIM </Td> <Td> Nick Price </Td> <Td> August 14, 1994 </Td> <Td> June 17, 1995 </Td> <Td> 7001440000000000000 ♠ 44 </Td> <Td> 7001440000000000000 ♠ 44 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> AUS </Td> <Td> Greg Norman (8) </Td> <Td> June 18, 1995 </Td> <Td> April 19, 1997 </Td> <Td> 7001960000000000000 ♠ 96 </Td> <Td> 7002305000000000000 ♠ 305 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 7000800000000000000 ♠ 8 </Td> <Td> USA </Td> <Td> Tom Lehman </Td> <Td> April 20, 1997 </Td> <Td> April 26, 1997 </Td> <Td> 7000100000000000000 ♠ 1 </Td> <Td> 7000100000000000000 ♠ 1 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> AUS </Td> <Td> Greg Norman (9) </Td> <Td> April 27, 1997 </Td> <Td> June 14, 1997 </Td> <Td> 7000700000000000000 ♠ 7 </Td> <Td> 7002312000000000000 ♠ 312 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 7000900000000000000 ♠ 9 </Td> <Td> USA </Td> <Td> Tiger Woods </Td> <Td> June 15, 1997 </Td> <Td> June 21, 1997 </Td> <Td> 7000100000000000000 ♠ 1 </Td> <Td> 7000100000000000000 ♠ 1 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 7001100000000000000 ♠ 10 </Td> <Td> ZAF </Td> <Td> Ernie Els </Td> <Td> June 22, 1997 </Td> <Td> June 28, 1997 </Td> <Td> 7000100000000000000 ♠ 1 </Td> <Td> 7000100000000000000 ♠ 1 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> AUS </Td> <Td> Greg Norman (10) </Td> <Td> June 29, 1997 </Td> <Td> July 5, 1997 </Td> <Td> 7000100000000000000 ♠ 1 </Td> <Td> 7002313000000000000 ♠ 313 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> USA </Td> <Td> Tiger Woods (2) </Td> <Td> July 6, 1997 </Td> <Td> September 6, 1997 </Td> <Td> 7000900000000000000 ♠ 9 </Td> <Td> 7001100000000000000 ♠ 10 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> AUS </Td> <Td> Greg Norman (11) </Td> <Td> September 7, 1997 </Td> <Td> January 10, 1998 </Td> <Td> 7001180000000000000 ♠ 18 </Td> <Td> 7002331000000000000 ♠ 331 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> USA </Td> <Td> Tiger Woods (3) </Td> <Td> January 11, 1998 </Td> <Td> April 11, 1998 </Td> <Td> 7001130000000000000 ♠ 13 </Td> <Td> 7001230000000000000 ♠ 23 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> ZAF </Td> <Td> Ernie Els (2) </Td> <Td> April 12, 1998 </Td> <Td> May 9, 1998 </Td> <Td> 7000400000000000000 ♠ 4 </Td> <Td> 7000500000000000000 ♠ 5 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> USA </Td> <Td> Tiger Woods (4) </Td> <Td> May 10, 1998 </Td> <Td> May 16, 1998 </Td> <Td> 7000100000000000000 ♠ 1 </Td> <Td> 7001240000000000000 ♠ 24 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> ZAF </Td> <Td> Ernie Els (3) </Td> <Td> May 17, 1998 </Td> <Td> June 13, 1998 </Td> <Td> 7000400000000000000 ♠ 4 </Td> <Td> 7000900000000000000 ♠ 9 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> USA </Td> <Td> Tiger Woods (5) </Td> <Td> June 14, 1998 </Td> <Td> March 27, 1999 </Td> <Td> 7001410000000000000 ♠ 41 </Td> <Td> 7001650000000000000 ♠ 65 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 7001110000000000000 ♠ 11 </Td> <Td> USA </Td> <Td> David Duval </Td> <Td> March 28, 1999 </Td> <Td> July 3, 1999 </Td> <Td> 7001140000000000000 ♠ 14 </Td> <Td> 7001140000000000000 ♠ 14 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> USA </Td> <Td> Tiger Woods (6) </Td> <Td> July 4, 1999 </Td> <Td> August 7, 1999 </Td> <Td> 7000500000000000000 ♠ 5 </Td> <Td> 7001700000000000000 ♠ 70 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> USA </Td> <Td> David Duval (2) </Td> <Td> August 8, 1999 </Td> <Td> August 14, 1999 </Td> <Td> 7000100000000000000 ♠ 1 </Td> <Td> 7001150000000000000 ♠ 15 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> USA </Td> <Td> Tiger Woods (7) </Td> <Td> August 15, 1999 </Td> <Td> September 4, 2004 </Td> <Td> 7002264000000000000 ♠ 264 </Td> <Td> 7002334000000000000 ♠ 334 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 7001120000000000000 ♠ 12 </Td> <Td> FJI </Td> <Td> Vijay Singh </Td> <Td> September 5, 2004 </Td> <Td> March 5, 2005 </Td> <Td> 7001260000000000000 ♠ 26 </Td> <Td> 7001260000000000000 ♠ 26 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> USA </Td> <Td> Tiger Woods (8) </Td> <Td> March 6, 2005 </Td> <Td> March 19, 2005 </Td> <Td> 7000200000000000000 ♠ 2 </Td> <Td> 7002336000000000000 ♠ 336 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> FJI </Td> <Td> Vijay Singh (2) </Td> <Td> March 20, 2005 </Td> <Td> April 9, 2005 </Td> <Td> 7000300000000000000 ♠ 3 </Td> <Td> 7001290000000000000 ♠ 29 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> USA </Td> <Td> 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<Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> ENG </Td> <Td> Lee Westwood (2) </Td> <Td> April 24, 2011 </Td> <Td> May 28, 2011 </Td> <Td> 7000500000000000000 ♠ 5 </Td> <Td> 7001220000000000000 ♠ 22 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 7001150000000000000 ♠ 15 </Td> <Td> ENG </Td> <Td> Luke Donald </Td> <Td> May 29, 2011 </Td> <Td> March 3, 2012 </Td> <Td> 7001400000000000000 ♠ 40 </Td> <Td> 7001400000000000000 ♠ 40 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 7001160000000000000 ♠ 16 </Td> <Td> NIR </Td> <Td> Rory McIlroy </Td> <Td> March 4, 2012 </Td> <Td> March 17, 2012 </Td> <Td> 7000200000000000000 ♠ 2 </Td> <Td> 7000200000000000000 ♠ 2 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> ENG </Td> <Td> Luke Donald (2) </Td> <Td> March 18, 2012 </Td> <Td> April 14, 2012 </Td> <Td> 7000400000000000000 ♠ 4 </Td> <Td> 7001440000000000000 ♠ 44 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> NIR </Td> <Td> Rory McIlroy (2) </Td> <Td> April 15, 2012 </Td> <Td> April 28, 2012 </Td> <Td> 7000200000000000000 ♠ 2 </Td> <Td> 7000400000000000000 ♠ 4 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> ENG </Td> <Td> Luke Donald (3) </Td> <Td> April 29, 2012 </Td> <Td> May 5, 2012 </Td> <Td> 7000100000000000000 ♠ 1 </Td> <Td> 7001450000000000000 ♠ 45 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> NIR </Td> <Td> Rory McIlroy (3) </Td> <Td> May 6, 2012 </Td> <Td> May 26, 2012 </Td> <Td> 7000300000000000000 ♠ 3 </Td> <Td> 7000700000000000000 ♠ 7 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> ENG </Td> <Td> Luke Donald (4) </Td> <Td> May 27, 2012 </Td> <Td> August 11, 2012 </Td> <Td> 7001110000000000000 ♠ 11 </Td> <Td> 7001560000000000000 ♠ 56 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> NIR </Td> <Td> Rory McIlroy (4) </Td> <Td> August 12, 2012 </Td> <Td> March 24, 2013 </Td> <Td> 7001320000000000000 ♠ 32 </Td> <Td> 7001390000000000000 ♠ 39 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> USA </Td> <Td> Tiger Woods (11) </Td> <Td> March 25, 2013 </Td> <Td> May 17, 2014 </Td> <Td> 7001600000000000000 ♠ 60 </Td> <Td> 7002683000000000000 ♠ 683 (record) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 7001170000000000000 ♠ 17 </Td> <Td> AUS </Td> <Td> Adam Scott </Td> <Td> May 18, 2014 </Td> <Td> August 2, 2014 </Td> <Td> 7001110000000000000 ♠ 11 </Td> <Td> 7001110000000000000 ♠ 11 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> NIR </Td> <Td> Rory McIlroy (5) </Td> <Td> August 3, 2014 </Td> <Td> August 15, 2015 </Td> <Td> 7001540000000000000 ♠ 54 </Td> <Td> 7001930000000000000 ♠ 93 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 7001180000000000000 ♠ 18 </Td> <Td> USA </Td> <Td> Jordan Spieth </Td> <Td> August 16, 2015 </Td> <Td> August 29, 2015 </Td> <Td> 7000200000000000000 ♠ 2 </Td> <Td> 7000200000000000000 ♠ 2 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> NIR </Td> <Td> Rory McIlroy (6) </Td> <Td> August 30, 2015 </Td> <Td> September 5, 2015 </Td> <Td> 7000100000000000000 ♠ 1 </Td> <Td> 7001940000000000000 ♠ 94 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> USA </Td> <Td> Jordan Spieth (2) </Td> <Td> September 6, 2015 </Td> <Td> 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</Td> <Td> November 8, 2015 </Td> <Td> March 26, 2016 </Td> <Td> 7001200000000000000 ♠ 20 </Td> <Td> 7001260000000000000 ♠ 26 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> AUS </Td> <Td> Jason Day (3) </Td> <Td> March 27, 2016 </Td> <Td> February 18, 2017 </Td> <Td> 7001470000000000000 ♠ 47 </Td> <Td> 7001510000000000000 ♠ 51 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 7001200000000000000 ♠ 20 </Td> <Td> USA </Td> <Td> Dustin Johnson </Td> <Td> February 19, 2017 </Td> <Td> May 12, 2018 </Td> <Td> 7001640000000000000 ♠ 64 </Td> <Td> 7001640000000000000 ♠ 64 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 7001210000000000000 ♠ 21 </Td> <Td> USA </Td> <Td> Justin Thomas </Td> <Td> May 13, 2018 </Td> <Td> June 9, 2018 </Td> <Td> 7000400000000000000 ♠ 4 </Td> <Td> 7000400000000000000 ♠ 4 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> USA </Td> <Td> Dustin Johnson (2) * </Td> <Td> June 10, 2018 </Td> <Td> Present </Td> <Td> 7001100000000000000 ♠ 10 </Td> <Td> 7001740000000000000 ♠ 74 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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