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Rory McIlroy became the second youngest at 22 years and days when he took over the top spot on March 4, Vijay Singh was 41 years, 6 months and 2 weeks old when he first became world number one on September 5, , and 42 years, 3 months and 3 weeks old when he last held the position on June 11, Of the twenty three, only eight have been Americans, the position also having been held by four Englishmen, three Australians, two Germans, two Spaniards, a Welshman, a Zimbabwean, a South African, a Fijian and a Northern Irishman.

The first three players are also the only ones to have been world number one for a full calendar year: Nick Faldo throughout , Greg Norman throughout , and Tiger Woods throughout , , , , , , and In , Tiger Woods achieved the remarkable feat of holding onto the number one position all year, despite not competing for more than six months after his June 16 playoff victory for the US Open against Rocco Mediate, as he underwent knee surgery and recuperation.

He was still world number one on February 25, , when he resumed tournament golf at the Accenture Match Play Championship. Tiger Woods also holds the record for the highest ever average points total, when he reached Just before that, on May 20, , Tiger Woods had also built the biggest ever lead in the rankings, when his Golf Ranking. Learn More About No. Share No. Dictionary Entries Near No. Statistics for No.

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