The Official World Golf Ranking
Updated August 28, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
Begun in 1986, the Official World Golf Ranking (formerly the Sony World Ranking) combines the best golfers on the five PGA men's tours (U.S., Europe, South Africa, Japan and Australasia). Rankings are based on a rolling two-year period and weighted in favor of more recent results. Points are awarded after each worldwide tournament according to finish. Final point averages are determined by dividing a player's total points by the number of tournaments played over that two-year period (through Oct. 4, 1998).
| Avg | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tiger Woods, USA | 11.91 |
| 2 | David Duval, USA | 10.77 |
| 3 | Ernie Els, S. Afr. | 9.98 |
| 4 | Mark O'Meara, USA | 9.90 |
| 5 | Davis Love III, USA | 9.29 |
| 6 | Colin Montgomerie, Sco. | 8.97 |
| 7 | Nick Price, Zim. | 8.90 |
| 8 | Lee Westwood, Eng. | 8.53 |
| 9 | Vijay Singh, Fij. | 8.27 |
| 10 | Phil Mickelson, USA | 8.14 |
| 11 | Fred Couples, USA | 8.05 |
| 12 | Jumbo Ozaki, Jpn. | 6.67 |
| 13 | Greg Norman, Aus. | 6.56 |
| 14 | Steve Elkington, Aus. | 6.32 |
| 15 | Jim Furyk, USA | 6.27 |
| 16 | Justin Leonard, USA | 6.08 |
| 17 | Jesper Parnevik, Swe. | 5.96 |
| 18 | Tom Lehman, USA | 5.82 |
| 19 | Scott Hoch, USA | 5.73 |
| 20 | Tom Watson, USA | 5.50 |
| PGA Majors | Tournament Results | European PGA Tour |
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