The following is a list of the 19 golfers who have risen to the top of the
Official World Golf Ranking. As of February 1, 2016,
Jordan Spieth is the number one ranked golfer.
Tiger Woods has spent the most consecutive weeks (281) and most total weeks (683) in that position. 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).