How Many Players Have Reached the World No. 1 Ranking in Golf?

Everybody would want to be the best in their profession. However, not everyone can be. Sport is a profession where being at the top is the goal of every other player. So, let’s find out how many golfers have managed to fulfill their goal and reached the World No.1 Ranking. 

who was the first to reach the top of the table?

The first person to reach the top of the table was Bernhard Langer. In 1986, he became the sport's first official number one ranked player following the creation of the OWGR.

Total No. of Players
 Have Reached the World
No. 1 Ranking

Since Bernhard Langer, there have been only 23 others who had the opportunity to be in the top position until now.

who is the youngest to become the best golfer

Tiger Woods was one of the 24 golfers who became the World no.1 in golf. Infact Tiger is the youngest to become the world’s best golfer. His age was  21 years and 167 days old.

who is the oldest player
to who became the World
no.1 in golf

Vijay Singh, nicknamed "The Big Fijian" is the oldest player to reach the World no.1 in golf.
He was  41 years, 6 months, and 2 weeks old

who is the current world
 No.1 in the OWGR

 Jon Rahm is the current world no.1 in the OWGR. He beat or tied 539 of 552 (97.6%) of golfers at the four most important events. And if all of that wasn't enough, he was one of just three golfers to win more than a single point for Europe at the Ryder Cup at Whistling Straits.

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