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Reign as World No. 1 male golfer[edit]
Woods holds the record for most consecutive weeks at No. 1, 281, and the most total number of weeks, 683.[20] Since 1997, he has spent over twelve years atop the Official World Golf Ranking, and has been the number one player for all 52 weeks of a year a record eight times – 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009. He has spent 861 weeks ranked in the top-10, and overtook Ernie Els as the golfer with the most weeks ranked in the top 10 in 2013.[21]
This list is complete as of May 18, 2014.
| Start date |
End date |
Weeks |
Approximate time |
Successor |
| June 15, 1997 |
June 21, 1997 |
1 |
7 days |
 Ernie Els |
| July 6, 1997 |
September 6, 1997 |
9 |
2 months |
 Greg Norman |
| January 11, 1998 |
April 11, 1998 |
13 |
3 months |
Ernie Els |
| May 10, 1998 |
May 16, 1998 |
1 |
7 days |
Ernie Els |
| June 14, 1998 |
March 27, 1999 |
41 |
9 months, 13 days |
 David Duval |
| July 4, 1999 |
August 7, 1999 |
5 |
1 month, 3 days |
David Duval |
| August 15, 1999 |
September 4, 2004 |
264 |
5 years, 20 days |
 Vijay Singh |
| March 6, 2005 |
March 19, 2005 |
2 |
14 days |
Vijay Singh |
| April 10, 2005 |
May 21, 2005 |
6 |
1 month, 11 days |
Vijay Singh |
| June 12, 2005 |
October 30, 2010 |
281 |
5 years, 4.5 months |
 Lee Westwood |
| March 25, 2013 |
May 17, 2014 |
60 |
1 year, 2 months |
Adam Scott |
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