"The first to do so was Rory McIlroy, who was when he became the No. 1 amateur and when he first became the world No. 1 professional. Lydia Ko was the second to accomplish this feat, she was only and held the ranking for a record 130 consecutive weeks, and she was a mere when she first reached the pinnacle of the Rolex Rankings. Jordan Spieth was the most recent person to accomplish this feat, he was when he topped the amateur rankings and when he reached No. 1 in the Official World Golf Ranking. Events are ranked in eight"
"Leona Maguire Leona Maguire (born 30 November 1994) is an Irish professional golfer. She was ranked 1st in the world on the women's World Amateur Golf Ranking from 2 August 2016 until 28 February 2018 and was also ranked first for the 52 weeks from May 2015 to May 2016. Maguire's 135 weeks at the top is the longest in history. A native of County Cavan, her parents are schoolteachers Declan and Breda Maguire. At the age of 9, she gave up a promising swimming career to concentrate on golf. She is 15 minutes younger than her twin sister Lisa"
"Jordan Spieth Jordan Alexander Spieth (born July 27, 1993) is an American professional golfer on the PGA Tour and former world number one in the Official World Golf Ranking. He is a three-time major winner and the 2015 FedEx Cup champion. In April 2016, ""Time"" magazine named Spieth to its list of the ""100 Most Influential People"", noting that he ""exemplifies everything that's great about sports."" Spieth's first major win came in the 2015 Masters Tournament, when he shot a 270 (−18) and pocketed $1.8 million. He tied the 72-hole record set by Tiger Woods in 1997 and became the"
"Thongchai Jaidee (18), Miguel Ángel Jiménez (18), Joost Luiten (18), David Lynn, Matteo Manassero, Hideki Matsuyama (18), Francesco Molinari (18) 18. Top 50 on the Official World Golf Ranking list on March 31, 2014<br> Stephen Gallacher 19. International invitees<br> None Five players were appearing in their first major: Patrick Reed, Oliver Goss, Lee Chang-woo, Jordan Niebrugge and Mike McCoy. A further 19 were appearing in their first Masters: Jonas Blixt, Steven Bowditch, Roberto Castro, Brendon de Jonge, Graham DeLaet, Victor Dubuisson, Harris English, Derek Ernst, Matt Every, Matthew Fitzpatrick, Stephen Gallacher, Billy Horschel, Matt Jones, Chris Kirk, Joost Luiten, Garrick"
"Rory McIlroy Rory McIlroy, (born 4 May 1989) is a professional golfer from Northern Ireland who is a member of both the European and PGA Tours. He was world number one in the Official World Golf Ranking for 95 weeks. He is a four-time major champion, winning the 2011 U.S Open, (setting a tournament record score of −16), 2012 PGA Championship (with a tournament record margin of victory (8 strokes)), 2014 Open Championship, and 2014 PGA Championship. Along with Jack Nicklaus, Tiger Woods and Jordan Spieth he is one of four players to win three majors by the age of"
"through the end of 2011. During this time she was a professional golfer but not a member of any golf tour. Position in Women's World Golf Rankings at the end of each calendar year. Amateur Professional Lexi Thompson Alexis Noel ""Lexi"" Thompson (born February 10, 1995) is an American professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour. At age 12, she was the youngest golfer ever to qualify to play in the U.S. Women's Open. She turned professional in June 2010 at age 15. On September 18, 2011, Thompson set a then new record as the youngest-ever winner of an"
"turned professional after playing in the 2017 Walker Cup. Source: LA = Low amateur CUT = missed the half-way cut<br> ""T"" = tied for place Amateur Source: Alfie Plant Alfie Charles Plant (born 6 July 1992) is an English professional golfer. He came to prominence by winning the Silver Medal, as the leading amateur, at the 2017 Open Championship. Plant was runner-up at the 2015 English Amateur at Alwoodley Golf Club, Leeds losing 9&7 to Joe Dean in the 36 hole final. Plant played for England in the 2016 Eisenhower Trophy were the team finished second, their best ever finish"
"The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013 DNP = did not play<br> CUT = missed the half-way cut<br> T = tied<br> Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10 <nowiki>*</nowiki> Position in Women's World Golf Rankings at the end of each calendar year. Amateur Professional Yani Tseng Yani Tseng ( ""Zēng Yǎní""; born 23 January 1989) is a Taiwanese professional golfer playing on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour. She is the youngest player ever, male or female, to win five major championships and was ranked number 1 in the Women's World Golf Rankings for 109 consecutive weeks from"
"the Open Qualifying Series and his high finish gave him an entry to the 2019 Open Championship, his first major as a professional. Source: CUT = missed the half-way cut<br> ""T"" = tied Amateur Professional Romain Langasque Romain Langasque (born 18 May 1995) is a French professional golfer. He won The Amateur Championship in 2015 and in 2018 has biggest professional success in the Hopps Open de Provence. Langasque won The Amateur Championship in 2015 at Carnoustie Golf Links, beating Grant Forrest 4&2 in the final. His Amateur Championship win gave an entry to the 2015 Open Championship where he"
"title in the boys' division. ""Results not in chronological order before 2018."" CUT = missed the half-way cut<br> T = tied <nowiki>*</nowiki> Position in Women's World Golf Rankings at the end of each calendar year. Amateur Nelly Korda Nelly Korda (born July 28, 1998) is an American professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour. Korda has won titles on both the Symetra Tour and the LPGA Tour. Korda was a member of the 2015 U.S. Junior Solheim Cup. As an amateur, she won the 2015 Harter Hall Invitational, the 2015 PING Invitational, and was a 2015 AJGA Rolex Junior"
"Maverick McNealy Maverick Scott McNealy (born November 7, 1995) is an American professional golfer and 2013 graduate of The Harker School. In late 2016 and early 2017, he was the number one ranked golfer in the World Amateur Golf Ranking. McNealy qualified for the 2014 U.S. Open at Pinehurst at the age of 18. During the 2014−15 golf season, McNealy shot a 61 in the final round of the Pac-12 Conference Championship tournament, tying the 18-hole Stanford record held by Tiger Woods and Cameron Wilson. In 2015, he won the Haskins Award, which is presented annually to the best collegiate"
"DNP = did not play<br> CUT = missed the half-way cut<br> WD = withdrew<br> T = tied<br> Yellow background for top-10. Amateur Professional Su-Hyun Oh Su-Hyun Oh (born 23 May 1996) is a South Korea-born Australian professional golfer and a member of the 2013 Golf Australia National Squad. She became the number one ranked amateur in the world in October 2013. Born in Busan, South Korea, Oh moved to Australia at the age of eight and has played golf since the age of nine. In 2009, at 12, she was the youngest player to ever qualify for the Women's Australian"
"order prior to 2015."" QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play<br> ""T"" = tied <nowiki>*</nowiki> Complete as of the 2018 seasons.<br> † Lee was not ranked because he was not a member. Amateur Professional Danny Lee (golfer) Danny Jin-Myung Lee (; born 24 July 1990) is a New Zealand professional golfer. Lee was born in Incheon, South Korea, and emigrated to New Zealand at the age of eight. He became a New Zealand citizen on 2 September 2008 at Rotorua, where he attended Rotorua Boys' High School. Lee became the youngest ever winner of"
"needs children, military families and youth golf. PGA Tour playoff record (4–3) PGA Tour of Australasia playoff record (1–0) LA = Low amateur<br> CUT = missed the half-way cut<br> ""T"" indicates a tie for a place ""Results not in chronological order prior to 2015."" QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play<br> ""T"" = Tied<br> <nowiki>*</nowiki> ""As of the 2018 season"" Amateur Professional Jordan Spieth Jordan Alexander Spieth (born July 27, 1993) is an American professional golfer on the PGA Tour and former world number one in the Official World Golf Ranking. He is a"
"from 46 different countries and was headed by the 2006 U.S. Amateur champion, Richie Ramsay of Scotland. In February 2011, the United States Golf Association (USGA) endorsed the rankings and announced it would use them for an exemption category in all their men's amateur championships, including the U.S. Amateur, beginning in 2011. The women's rankings were started in February 2011. Mitsuki Katahira was the first number one. Leona Maguire holds the record for most weeks at the top of the rankings with 135 weeks. Only three players have ever held the No. 1-ranking as both an amateur and a professional."
"Dustin Johnson Dustin Hunter Johnson (born June 22, 1984) is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour. He is a former World Number 1 in the Official World Golf Ranking. Through May 6, 2018, he had held the title of the Number 1-ranked golfer for 64 consecutive weeks, which is the 5th longest streak in PGA Tour history. On May 13, 2018, Justin Thomas overtook Johnson, but Johnson regained the Number 1 ranking four weeks later by winning the FedEx St. Jude Classic. Johnson retained the top ranking for another 13 weeks until Justin Rose overtook"
"chronological order before 2017."" WD = withdrew<br> ""T"" indicates a tie for a place ""*As of the 2018 season."" There is a summary of Singh's European Tour career here. Amateur Professional Vijay Singh Vijay Singh, CF (Hindi: विजय सिंह), ; born 22 February 1963), nicknamed ""The Big Fijian"", is an Indo-Fijian professional golfer who was Number 1 in the Official World Golf Ranking for 32 weeks in 2004 and 2005. Vijay was the 12th man to reach the world No. 1-ranking and was the only new world No. 1 in the 2000s decade. He has won three major championships (The"
"Tour, the most by any player. Scotland is the nephew of former Attorney General Baroness Scotland. CUT = missed the halfway cut<br> ""T"" = tied Amateur Zane Scotland Zane Leo Scotland (born 17 July 1982) is an English professional golfer. Scotland was born in Manchester and educated at The John Fisher School in Surrey. In 1997 he won a competition to find a British Tiger Woods. He went on to have a successful amateur career, winning several tournaments and gaining many representative honours, in addition to becoming the youngest English player ever to qualify for The Open Championship in 1999."
"Walker Cup at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club, scoring 3½ points in a Great Britain and Ireland team that won 16½–9½. Chesters turned professional after the 2015 Walker Cup. In 2016 he played on the Challenge Tour. He finished tied for 16th place in the 2016 European Tour Qualifying School to earn his place on the 2017 European Tour. Source: CUT = missed the half-way cut<br> ""T"" = tied Amateur Ashley Chesters Ashley John Warburton Chesters (born 25 August 1989) is an English professional golfer. Chesters won the European Amateur in 2014 and 2015, the first golfer to"
"of Cumberwell Park in Bradford on Avon. In 2015, she married professional golfer Estanislao Goya. They divorced in 2018. Henni Zuël Henrietta ""Henni"" Zuël (born 6 January 1990) is an English professional golfer and the youngest ever player to join the Ladies European Tour as an amateur. She was a nominee for Britain’s Best Awards for Home Grown Talent and entered the professional Ladies European Tour after turning pro in 2008. Born in Salisbury, Wiltshire, Zuël’s interest in golf first materialised at the age of nine, when she watched the Masters on television. Transfixed by the golf on display and,"
"on that tour. He also won the final tournament of the year, the Boonchu Ruangkit Championship to finish fifth on the ADT Order of Merit and earn his 2016 Asian Tour card. He also qualified for the 2016 Open Championship by finishing sixth at the 2015 Thailand Golf Championship. ^ – Co-sanctioned event: Asian Development Tour and All Thailand Golf Tour CUT = missed the half-way cut<br> ""T"" = tied Professional Phachara Khongwatmai Phachara Khongwatmai (born 3 May 1999) is a Thai professional golfer. Khongwatmai became the youngest winner of a professional tournament when he won the Sing Hua Hin"
"World Number 2, Rory McIlroy, in a playoff for his 2nd European Tour victory Storm also works with ""Today's Golfer"" magazine, writing tips and reviews. Co-sanctioned by the Sunshine Tour. European Tour playoff record (1–1) CUT = missed the half-way cut<br> ""T"" = tied Amateur Professional Graeme Storm Graeme Raymond Storm (born 13 March 1978) is an English professional golfer. Storm was born in Hartlepool. He learnt his trade at Hartlepool Golf Club, where he still holds the course record of 62. He won The Amateur Championship in 1999 and represented Great Britain & Ireland in the Walker Cup, before"
"golfer in the world, making him only the second German (after Bernhard Langer) to be the top-ranked golfer in the world. At the time he was the second youngest to reach world number one behind Tiger Woods, soon surpassed by Rory McIlroy in March 2012, who gained the top ranking at age 22. In April, he relinquished his number one ranking after eight weeks to Westwood, who won the Indonesian Masters. After reaching the number one ranking, Kaymer decided to undergo a swing change to be able to move the ball both ways. Frustrated with his disappointing results at the"
"Roberta Vinci Roberta Vinci (; born 18 February 1983) is a retired Italian professional tennis player. Up until 6 April 2015, she held the position of world No. 1 in doubles, while reaching a career-high of No. 7 in singles in May 2016. She is the fourth Italian woman to have reached the top 10 in singles, together with Flavia Pennetta, Francesca Schiavone and Sara Errani. At 33 years and 4 days old, she became the oldest player ever to make her first appearance in the top 10. She rose to worldwide prominence at the 2015 US Open, when she"
"Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10. <nowiki>*</nowiki> Position in Women's World Golf Rankings at the end of each calendar year. Professional Inbee Park Inbee Park (, or ; born 12 July 1988) is a South Korean professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour and the LPGA of Japan Tour. She has been the number one ranked player in the Women's World Golf Rankings for four separate runs: April 2013 to June 2014, October 2014 to February 2015, June 2015 to October 2015, and since April 2018. Park has won seven major championships in her career, including three"
"WD = withdrew<br> ""T"" = tied ""Results not in chronological order prior to 2015."" QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play<br> WD = withdrew<br> ""T"" = tied <nowiki>*</nowiki> ""As of the 2018 season"" Professional Equipment is accurate as of the Wells Fargo Championship (6 May 2018) Jason Day Jason Day (born 12 November 1987) is an Australian professional golfer and PGA Tour member. He is a former World Number 1 in the World Golf Ranking, having first achieved the ranking in September 2015. Day first broke into the world's top ten in June 2011,"
"(3,4), Jason Day (3,4), Branden Grace (3,4,5), Bill Haas (3,4), Russell Henley, Charley Hoffman (3), J. B. Holmes (3,4), Billy Horschel (3,4), Thongchai Jaidee (3), Dustin Johnson (3,4), Kevin Kisner (3), Brooks Koepka (3,4), Anirban Lahiri (4), Marc Leishman (3), Shane Lowry (3), Hideki Matsuyama (3), Francesco Molinari (3), Ryan Moore (3,4), Kevin Na (3), Louis Oosthuizen (3), Ryan Palmer (3), Charl Schwartzel (3), Adam Scott (3), Brandt Snedeker (3,4), Brendon Todd (3), Bernd Wiesberger (3,4), Danny Willett (3,4), Gary Woodland (3) 3. The top 50 players from the Official World Golf Ranking as of August 3, 2015. Marc Warren,"
"in position to become the youngest Masters champion in history; Tiger Woods holds the record at age 21. But Watson retook the lead heading into the back nine and never relinquished it. Spieth finished in a tie for second with Jonas Blixt, becoming the youngest runner-up in Masters history. Spieth ended the tournament with no scores above even-par (72) in any of his rounds. His finish moved him into the top 10 in the world rankings for the first time. Following the PGA Championship, Spieth earned selection to the 2014 Ryder Cup team, becoming the youngest American to play in"
"2015."" ^ The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013 DNP = did not play<br> CUT = missed the half-way cut<br> T = tied<br> WD = withdrew Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10 <nowiki>*</nowiki> Position in Women's World Golf Rankings at the end of each calendar year. Amateur Professional Suzann Pettersen Suzann Pettersen (born 7 April 1981) is a Norwegian professional golfer. She plays mainly on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour, and is also a member of the Ladies European Tour. Her career best world ranking is second and she has held that position several times, most"
"and the 2018 U.S. Open. Following the 2018 U.S. Open, Ellis turned professional on the Challenge Tour. Source: CUT = missed the half-way cut Source: Harry Ellis (golfer) Harry Jack Ellis (born 10 September 1995) is an English professional golfer. In 2012, Ellis became the youngest winner of the English Amateur at the age of 16, beating the previous record held by Nick Faldo. As a junior, at Florida State University, Ellis was named a PING honorable mention All-American. In 2017, Ellis won The Amateur Championship, becoming just the third player to win both the English Amateur and The Amateur"
"and Open Championship. He moved from seventh in the World Amateur Golf Ranking to third with the win. Luck was awarded the Emerging Athlete of the Year at the 2016 Australian Institute of Sport Performance Awards. Luck later decided to turn professional at the 2017 Valero Texas Open, meaning he forfeited his U.S. Open and Open Championship exemptions. Source: As an amateur<br> CUT = missed the half-way cut<br> ""T"" = tied for place Amateur Curtis Luck Curtis Luck (born 9 August 1996) is an Australian professional golfer from Cottesloe, Western Australia. In March 2017 he became the number one ranked"
"111th in the Race to Dubai, one place and €7,318 short of retaining his European Tour card, leaving him with limited status for the 2015 season. He regained full status by winning the Russian Open in September, his second European Tour title. CUT = missed the half-way cut<br> ""T"" = tied Professional Lee Slattery Lee Andrew Slattery (born 3 August 1978) is an English professional golfer who currently plays on the European Tour. Slattery was born in Southport, Lancashire. He turned professional in 1998 and spent his early career playing in minor tournaments on mini-tours in the United Kingdom. He"
"tournament raised his FIDE rating to 2801, making him, aged 18 years and 336 days, the youngest player ever to surpass 2800 Elo. The youngest before Carlsen to achieve this feat was Vladimir Kramnik at the age of 25, and up until this point only Kasparov, Topalov, Kramnik, and Anand had achieved a 2800+ rating. The FIDE rankings in January 2010 recorded Carlsen's rating at 2810, which made him No. 1 rated player in the world. This meant that Carlsen became, at the age of 19 years and 32 days, the youngest ever world No. 1, as well as the"