Official World Golf Rankings

Rankings archive

Year end world number 1 ranked golfers

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• 2004 Vijay Singh
• 2003 Tiger Woods
• 2002 Tiger Woods
• 2001 Tiger Woods
• 2000 Tiger Woods

World top 10 at 31 December 2004

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RankPlayerCountryPoints

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1Vijay SinghFiji13.46

Related Topics:
Vijay Singh - Fiji

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2Tiger WoodsUnited States11.95

Related Topics:
Tiger Woods - United States

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3Ernie ElsSouth Africa11.77

Related Topics:
Ernie Els - South Africa

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4Retief GoosenSouth Africa8.01

Related Topics:
Retief Goosen - South Africa

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5Phil MickelsonUnited States7.35

Related Topics:
Phil Mickelson - United States

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6Mike WeirCanada6.20

Related Topics:
Mike Weir - Canada

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7Davis Love IIIUnited States6.11

Related Topics:
Davis Love III - United States

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8Padraig HarringtonRepublic of Ireland6.05

Related Topics:
Padraig Harrington - Republic of Ireland

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9Sergio GarciaSpain5.71

Related Topics:
Sergio Garcia - Spain

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10Stewart CinkUnited States5.19

Related Topics:
Stewart Cink - United States

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World top 10 at 31 December 2003

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RankPlayerCountryPoints

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1Tiger WoodsUnited States14.58

Related Topics:
Tiger Woods - United States

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2Vijay SinghFiji9.77

Related Topics:
Vijay Singh - Fiji

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3Ernie ElsSouth Africa8.41

Related Topics:
Ernie Els - South Africa

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4Davis Love IIIUnited States7.53

Related Topics:
Davis Love III - United States

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5Jim FurykUnited States6.81

Related Topics:
Jim Furyk - United States

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6Mike WeirCanada6.54

Related Topics:
Mike Weir - Canada

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7Retief GoosenSouth Africa5.92

Related Topics:
Retief Goosen - South Africa

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8Padraig HarringtonRepublic of Ireland5.28

Related Topics:
Padraig Harrington - Republic of Ireland

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9David TomsUnited States5.09

Related Topics:
David Toms - United States

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10Kenny PerryUnited States5.08

Related Topics:
Kenny Perry - United States

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World top 10 at 31 December 2002

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RankPlayerCountryPoints

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1Tiger WoodsUnited States15.72

Related Topics:
Tiger Woods - United States

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2Phil MickelsonUnited States7.72

Related Topics:
Phil Mickelson - United States

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3Ernie ElsSouth Africa6.84

Related Topics:
Ernie Els - South Africa

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4Sergio GarciaSpain6.19

Related Topics:
Sergio Garcia - Spain

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5Retief GoosenSouth Africa6.16

Related Topics:
Retief Goosen - South Africa

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6David TomsUnited States6.02

Related Topics:
David Toms - United States

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7Padraig HarringtonRepublic of Ireland5.63

Related Topics:
Padraig Harrington - Republic of Ireland

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8Vijay SinghFiji5.53

Related Topics:
Vijay Singh - Fiji

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9Davis Love IIIUnited States4.82

Related Topics:
Davis Love III - United States

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10Colin MontgomerieScotland4.39

Related Topics:
Colin Montgomerie - Scotland

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World top 10 at 31 December 2001

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RankPlayerCountryPoints

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1Tiger WoodsUnited States15.67

Related Topics:
Tiger Woods - United States

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2Phil MickelsonUnited States9.16

Related Topics:
Phil Mickelson - United States

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3David DuvalUnited States7.98

Related Topics:
David Duval - United States

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4Ernie ElsSouth Africa6.99

Related Topics:
Ernie Els - South Africa

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5Davis Love IIIUnited States6.02

Related Topics:
Davis Love III - United States

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6Sergio GarciaSpain5.86

Related Topics:
Sergio Garcia - Spain

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7David TomsUnited States5.83

Related Topics:
David Toms - United States

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8Vijay SinghFiji5.60

Related Topics:
Vijay Singh - Fiji

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9Darren ClarkeNorthern Ireland5.03

Related Topics:
Darren Clarke - Northern Ireland

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10Retief GoosenSouth Africa4.95

Related Topics:
Retief Goosen - South Africa

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World top 10 at 31 December 2000

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RankPlayerCountry

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1Tiger WoodsUnited States

Related Topics:
Tiger Woods - United States

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2Ernie ElsSouth Africa

Related Topics:
Ernie Els - South Africa

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3David DuvalUnited States

Related Topics:
David Duval - United States

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4Phil MickelsonUnited States

Related Topics:
Phil Mickelson - United States

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5Lee WestwoodEngland

Related Topics:
Lee Westwood - England

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6Colin MontgomerieScotland

Related Topics:
Colin Montgomerie - Scotland

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7Davis Love IIIUnited States

Related Topics:
Davis Love III - United States

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8Hal SuttonUnited States

Related Topics:
Hal Sutton - United States

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9Vijay SinghFiji

Related Topics:
Vijay Singh - Fiji

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10Tom LehmanUnited States

Related Topics:
Tom Lehman - United States

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Note: points tallies for this date are not available from the official site. This table is taken from the prior week rankings on the 7 January 2001 list, which is the oldest list in the archive on the official site.

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