# List of male golfers who have been in the world top 10

This is a list of golfers who have appeared in the top 10 of the Official World Golf Ranking (OWGR). The rankings started on 6 April 1986 and are updated each week. 121 golfers have reached the top 10.
Tiger Woods holds the record for the most weeks in the world top 10, with 906. He is followed by Ernie Els with 788 weeks and Phil Mickelson with 775 weeks. Woods had a record run of 736 consecutive weeks in the top 10 from 13 April 1997 to 15 May 2011, had another run of 124 consecutive weeks from 25 March 2012 to 3 August 2014 and 46 further weeks from 14 April 2019 to 23 February 2020. Greg Norman was in the top 10 for 646 consecutive weeks from the start of the rankings in 1986 until 16 August 1998. Sergio García is the youngest player to reach the top 10, a week after his 20th birthday.
Before the start of the OWGR in 1986, world golf rankings were published in Mark McCormack's World of Professional Golf Annual from 1968 to 1985. These end-of-year rankings had Jack Nicklaus as the number one from 1968 to 1977, Tom Watson from 1978 to 1982 and Seve Ballesteros from 1983 to 1985.

## Current top 10

The table shows the top 10 ranked golfers and their average ranking points as of 16 March 2025, which is the end of week 11.
| Rank | Change | Player | Points | Top 10 since | Weeks |
| 1 | | Scottie Scheffler | 13.86 | 13 Feb 2022 | 162 |
| 2 | | Rory McIlroy | 9.86 | 17 Oct 2021 | 179 |
| 3 | | Xander Schauffele | 8.13 | 10 Jul 2022 | 141 |
| 4 | | Collin Morikawa | 6.58 | 19 May 2024 | 44 |
| 5 | | Ludvig Åberg | 6.10 | 10 Mar 2024 | 54 |
| 6 | | Hideki Matsuyama | 5.38 | 18 Aug 2024 | 31 |
| 7 | | Russell Henley | 4.98 | 9 Mar 2025 | 2 |
| 8 | | Wyndham Clark | 3.73 | 27 Aug 2023 | 82 |
| 9 | 1 | Tommy Fleetwood | 3.71 | 16 Feb 2025 | 5 |
| 10 | 1 | Justin Thomas | 3.69 | 16 Feb 2025 | 5 |
Change – change in position since the previous week. Top 10 since – indicates the date at which the player entered or last re-entered the top 10. Weeks – current number of consecutive weeks in the top 10.
Since the major revision of the rating method in September 2001, the highest points average as well as the largest lead in points average were set by Tiger Woods on September 16, 2007. After winning the BMW Championship and The Tour Championship in consecutive weeks, he had an average of 24.36 and a lead of 14.73 points over Phil Mickelson.

## Most weeks in the top 10

As of 16 March 2025, 121 players have reached the world top 10 since the rankings started in April 1986. 25 of these have reached number 1 while a further 16 have reached number 2 but never number 1.
Tiger Woods was in the top 10 for 906 weeks. He was number 1 for 683 weeks, number 2 for 107 weeks and number 3 for 27 weeks. Phil Mickelson was never number 1 but was number 2 for 270 weeks.
The current top-10 are in bold.
| Player | Weeks | First | Last | Best | FirstB |
| Tiger Woods | 906 | 13 Apr 1997 | 23 Feb 2020 | 1 | 15 Jun 1997 |
| Ernie Els | 788 | 19 Jun 1994 | 16 Jan 2011 | 1 | 22 Jun 1997 |
| Phil Mickelson | 775 | 25 Aug 1996 | 7 Sep 2014 | 2 | 11 Feb 2001 |
| Rory McIlroy | 742 | 22 Nov 2009 | 16 Mar 2025 | 1 | 4 Mar 2012 |
| Greg Norman | 646 | 6 Apr 1986 | 16 Aug 1998 | 1 | 14 Sep 1986 |
| Vijay Singh | 544 | 23 Aug 1998 | 12 Jul 2009 | 1 | 5 Sep 2004 |
| Nick Faldo | 473 | 31 Jan 1988 | 6 Jul 1997 | 1 | 2 Sep 1990 |
| Davis Love III | 465 | 19 Apr 1992 | 20 Feb 2005 | 2 | 19 Jul 1998 |
| Sergio García | 453 | 16 Jan 2000 | 22 Apr 2018 | 2 | 9 Nov 2008 |
| Adam Scott | 446 | 15 Aug 2004 | 30 Aug 2020 | 1 | 18 May 2014 |
| Jim Furyk | 442 | 17 Jan 1999 | 7 Feb 2016 | 2 | 10 Sep 2006 |
| Bernhard Langer | 406 | 6 Apr 1986 | 30 Jun 1996 | 1 | 6 Apr 1986 |
| Dustin Johnson | 405 | 5 Jun 2011 | 1 May 2022 | 1 | 19 Feb 2017 |
| Colin Montgomerie | 400 | 15 May 1994 | 15 Jan 2006 | 2 | 17 Mar 1996 |
| Nick Price | 386 | 16 Aug 1992 | 6 Jul 2003 | 1 | 14 Aug 1994 |
| Justin Rose | 385 | 4 Nov 2007 | 9 Feb 2020 | 1 | 9 Sep 2018 |
| Lee Westwood | 354 | 12 Jul 1998 | 28 Jul 2013 | 1 | 31 Oct 2010 |
| Jon Rahm | 350 | 28 May 2017 | 11 Aug 2024 | 1 | 19 Jul 2020 |
| Ian Woosnam | 338 | 27 Sep 1987 | 12 Jun 1994 | 1 | 7 Apr 1991 |
| Henrik Stenson | 338 | 4 Feb 2007 | 21 Jan 2018 | 2 | 25 May 2014 |
| Seve Ballesteros | 337 | 6 Apr 1986 | 8 Nov 1992 | 1 | 27 Apr 1986 |
| Fred Couples | 322 | 9 Sep 1990 | 4 Apr 1999 | 1 | 22 Mar 1992 |
| José María Olazábal | 314 | 30 Apr 1989 | 8 Oct 1995 | 2 | 17 Mar 1991 |
| Pádraig Harrington | 304 | 11 Nov 2001 | 4 Apr 2010 | 3 | 20 Jul 2008 |
| Justin Thomas | 302 | 15 Jan 2017 | 16 Mar 2025 | 1 | 13 May 2018 |
| Paul Azinger | 292 | 20 Mar 1988 | 31 Jul 1994 | 4 | 22 Aug 1993 |
| Xander Schauffele | 282 | 30 Dec 2018 | 16 Mar 2025 | 2 | 19 May 2024 |
| Retief Goosen | 275 | 28 Oct 2001 | 24 Jun 2007 | 3 | 15 Jan 2006 |
| Jason Day | 265 | 19 Jun 2011 | 27 Jan 2019 | 1 | 20 Sep 2015 |
| Steve Stricker | 254 | 26 Aug 2007 | 19 Jan 2014 | 2 | 6 Sep 2009 |
| Patrick Cantlay | 250 | 2 Jun 2019 | 19 Jan 2025 | 3 | 23 Jan 2022 |
| Payne Stewart | 249 | 1986 | 14 Nov 1999 | 3 | 10 Jun 1990 |
| Jordan Spieth | 237 | 13 Apr 2014 | 9 Jul 2023 | 1 | 16 Aug 2015 |
| David Duval | 232 | 22 Feb 1998 | 11 Aug 2002 | 1 | 28 Mar 1999 |
| Curtis Strange | 222 | 1986 | 12 May 1991 | 3 | 19 Jun 1988 |
| Luke Donald | 220 | 12 Mar 2006 | 4 Aug 2013 | 1 | 29 May 2011 |
| Rickie Fowler | 206 | 14 Sep 2014 | 26 May 2019 | 4 | 24 Jan 2016 |
| Masashi Ozaki | 195 | 8 Oct 1989 | 26 Apr 1998 | 5 | 1 Sep 1996 |
| Mark O'Meara | 191 | 6 Apr 1986 | 9 Jan 2000 | 2 | 6 Sep 1998 |
| Bubba Watson | 186 | 1 May 2011 | 8 Jan 2017 | 2 | 22 Feb 2015 |
| David Toms | 179 | 19 Aug 2001 | 11 Jun 2006 | 5 | 3 Nov 2002 |
| Bryson DeChambeau | 175 | 2 Sep 2018 | 9 Feb 2025 | 4 | 9 May 2021 |
| Tom Kite | 174 | 12 Mar 1989 | 6 Feb 1994 | 5 | 16 Apr 1989 |
| Collin Morikawa | 173 | 9 Aug 2020 | 16 Mar 2025 | 2 | 24 Oct 2021 |
| Brooks Koepka | 170 | 18 Jun 2017 | 17 Oct 2021 | 1 | 21 Oct 2018 |
| Corey Pavin | 167 | 6 Apr 1986 | 9 Feb 1997 | 2 | 2 Jun 1996 |
| Sandy Lyle | 166 | 6 Apr 1986 | 6 Aug 1989 | 2 | 10 Apr 1988 |
| Scottie Scheffler | 162 | 13 Feb 2022 | 16 Mar 2025 | 1 | 27 Mar 2022 |
| Viktor Hovland | 146 | 1 Aug 2021 | 9 Feb 2025 | 3 | 30 Jan 2022 |
| Matt Kuchar | 142 | 29 Aug 2010 | 15 Feb 2015 | 4 | 2 Jun 2013 |
| Hideki Matsuyama | 123 | 23 Oct 2016 | 9 Mar 2025 | 2 | 18 Jun 2017 |
| Geoff Ogilvy | 123 | 18 Jun 2006 | 17 Jan 2010 | 3 | 29 Jun 2008 |
| Tom Lehman | 122 | 28 Jan 1996 | 18 Mar 2001 | 1 | 20 Apr 1997 |
| Hal Sutton | 121 | 6 Apr 1986 | 17 Jun 2001 | 4 | 23 Apr 2000 |
| Paul Casey | 116 | 5 Apr 2009 | 20 May 2018 | 3 | 24 May 2009 |
| Mike Weir | 111 | 24 Jun 2001 | 27 Feb 2005 | 3 | 15 Jun 2003 |
| Martin Kaymer | 110 | 24 Jan 2010 | 1 Mar 2015 | 1 | 27 Feb 2011 |
| Mark Calcavecchia | 109 | 27 Nov 1988 | 30 Dec 1990 | 5 | 23 Jul 1989 |
| Webb Simpson | 106 | 23 Oct 2011 | 16 May 2021 | 4 | 5 Jul 2020 |
| Kenny Perry | 103 | 15 Jun 2003 | 3 Jan 2010 | 4 | 28 Jun 2009 |
| Patrick Reed | 90 | 6 Dec 2015 | 11 Jul 2021 | 6 | 14 Jun 2020 |
| Lanny Wadkins | 86 | 1986 | 5 May 1991 | 5 | 1 Mar 1987 |
| David Frost | 86 | 17 Apr 1988 | 30 Oct 1994 | 6 | 20 Nov 1988 |
| Tsuneyuki Nakajima | 85 | 6 Apr 1986 | 15 Nov 1987 | 4 | 1986 |
| Mark McNulty | 84 | 14 Jun 1987 | 12 Apr 1992 | 6 | 18 Oct 1987 |
| Wyndham Clark | 83 | 16 Jul 2023 | 16 Mar 2025 | 3 | 21 Apr 2024 |
| Cameron Smith | 80 | 9 Jan 2022 | 20 Aug 2023 | 2 | 17 Jul 2022 |
| Ben Crenshaw | 80 | 16 Aug 1987 | 14 May 1989 | 5 | 22 May 1988 |
| Matt Fitzpatrick | 80 | 19 Jun 2022 | 7 Apr 2024 | 6 | 23 Apr 2023 |
| Max Homa | 67 | 19 Feb 2023 | 9 Jun 2024 | 5 | 2 Apr 2023 |
| Brandt Snedeker | 64 | 23 Sep 2012 | 8 Dec 2013 | 4 | 10 Feb 2013 |
| Louis Oosthuizen | 61 | 9 Sep 2012 | 26 Dec 2021 | 4 | 13 Jan 2013 |
| Chris DiMarco | 60 | 10 Feb 2002 | 2 Apr 2006 | 6 | 8 May 2005 |
| Francesco Molinari | 60 | 22 Jul 2018 | 22 Sep 2019 | 5 | 9 Sep 2018 |
| Steve Elkington | 58 | 15 Oct 1995 | 15 Feb 1998 | 3 | 20 Apr 1997 |
| Graeme McDowell | 55 | 31 Oct 2010 | 25 Aug 2013 | 4 | 16 Jan 2011 |
| Ludvig Åberg | 54 | 10 Mar 2024 | 9 Mar 2025 | 4 | 16 Jun 2024 |
| Jason Dufner | 50 | 27 May 2012 | 24 Nov 2013 | 6 | 16 Sep 2012 |
| Tommy Fleetwood | 46 | 4 Mar 2018 | 9 Mar 2025 | 9 | 18 Nov 2018 |
| John Cook | 46 | 23 Aug 1992 | 25 Jul 1993 | 7 | 11 Oct 1992 |
| Stewart Cink | 45 | 29 Aug 2004 | 23 Aug 2009 | 5 | 6 Jul 2008 |
| Tyrrell Hatton | 44 | 11 Oct 2020 | 2 Mar 2025 | 5 | 24 Jan 2021 |
| Brian Harman | 44 | 23 Jul 2023 | 26 May 2024 | 8 | 13 Aug 2023 |
| Chip Beck | 43 | 24 Apr 1988 | 29 Oct 1989 | 8 | 12 Feb 1989 |
| Darren Clarke | 43 | 29 Oct 2000 | 13 Jan 2002 | 8 | 22 Jul 2001 |
| Will Zalatoris | 42 | 14 Aug 2022 | 28 May 2023 | 7 | 25 Sep 2022 |
| K. J. Choi | 40 | 26 Aug 2007 | 29 Jun 2008 | 5 | 9 Mar 2008 |
| Jesper Parnevik | 38 | 23 Jan 2000 | 8 Apr 2001 | 7 | 14 May 2000 |
| Camilo Villegas | 34 | 28 Sep 2008 | 24 May 2009 | 7 | 28 Sep 2008 |
| Ian Poulter | 33 | 24 Jan 2010 | 3 Mar 2013 | 5 | 21 Feb 2010 |
| Tom Watson | 32 | 6 Apr 1986 | 1986 | 4* | 6 Apr 1986 |
| Rodger Davis | 29 | 19 Jul 1987 | 26 Jan 1992 | 7 | 19 Jul 1987 |
| Robert Karlsson | 27 | 5 Oct 2008 | 5 Apr 2009 | 6 | 19 Oct 2008 |
| Zach Johnson | 27 | 8 Dec 2013 | 22 Nov 2015 | 6 | 12 Jan 2014 |
| Danny Willett | 27 | 10 Apr 2016 | 30 Oct 2016 | 9 | 10 Apr 2016 |
| Alex Norén | 26 | 13 Nov 2016 | 6 Aug 2017 | 8 | 28 May 2017 |
| Bob Tway | 25 | 28 Dec 1986 | 14 Jun 1987 | 5 | 25 Jan 1987 |
| Justin Leonard | 24 | 29 Mar 1998 | 13 Jun 1999 | 6 | 10 May 1998 |
| Anthony Kim | 22 | 14 Sep 2008 | 23 May 2010 | 6 | 28 Sep 2008 |
| Rory Sabbatini | 21 | 9 Sep 2007 | 30 Mar 2008 | 8 | 23 Sep 2007 |
| Calvin Peete | 20 | 6 Apr 1986 | 1986 | 8* | 1986 |
| Charl Schwartzel | 20 | 22 May 2011 | 1 Apr 2012 | 6 | 11 Mar 2012 |
| Andy Bean | 19 | 1986 | 1 Mar 1987 | 5* | 1986 |
| Hunter Mahan | 19 | 26 Feb 2012 | 15 Jul 2012 | 4 | 1 Apr 2012 |
| Tony Finau | 17 | 2 Dec 2018 | 24 Oct 2021 | 9 | 2 Dec 2018 |
| Isao Aoki | 16 | 8 Mar 1987 | 19 Jul 1987 | 8 | 7 Jun 1987 |
| Sam Burns | 13 | 2 Jan 2022 | 9 Apr 2023 | 9 | 29 May 2022 |
| Stuart Appleby | 12 | 22 Feb 2004 | 9 May 2004 | 8 | 21 Mar 2004 |
| David Howell | 10 | 28 May 2006 | 13 Aug 2006 | 9 | 11 Jun 2006 |
| Hale Irwin | 8 | 19 May 1991 | 11 Aug 1991 | 7 | 19 May 1991 |
| Nick Watney | 8 | 3 Jul 2011 | 27 Nov 2011 | 9 | 31 Jul 2011 |
| Larry Mize | 7 | 28 June 1987 | 9 Aug 1987 | 10 | 28 June 1987 |
| Ian Baker-Finch | 6 | 29 Sep 1991 | 24 Nov 1991 | 10 | 29 Sep 1991 |
| Branden Grace | 6 | 14 Feb 2016 | 7 Aug 2016 | 10 | 14 Feb 2016 |
| Chad Campbell | 4 | 21 Mar 2004 | 6 Jun 2004 | 9 | 23 May 2004 |
| Harris English | 4 | 18 Jul 2021 | 15 Aug 2021 | 10 | 18 Jul 2021 |
| Ángel Cabrera | 3 | 25 Sep 2005 | 20 Nov 2005 | 9 | 2 Oct 2005 |
| Russell Henley | 2 | 9 Mar 2025 | 16 Mar 2025 | 7 | 9 Mar 2025 |
| Keegan Bradley | 2 | 24 Mar 2013 | 4 Aug 2013 | 10 | 24 Mar 2013 |
| Jimmy Walker | 2 | 29 Mar 2015 | 5 Apr 2015 | 10 | 29 Mar 2015 |
| Thomas Bjørn | 1 | 15 Jul 2001 | 15 Jul 2001 | 10 | 15 Jul 2001 |
Weeks – total number of weeks in the top 10. First – date the player first reached the top 10. Last – last week the player was in the top 10. Best – highest position reached by the player. FirstB – date the player was first at this highest position.
* No rankings were produced for the 12 weeks from 22 March 2020 to 7 June 2020 inclusive.
* * The available data for 1986 is incomplete and this number may be incorrect. The number given is the player's highest known position.
* Payne Stewart died on Monday 25 October 1999 at which time he was ranked 8th in the world. He remained on the rankings until 14 November, when he was still ranked 8, at which time he was removed from the rankings.

## Youngest and oldest players

The tables below list the five youngest players to enter the top 10 and the oldest five to still be there.
| Player | First | Age |
| Sergio García | 16 Jan 2000 | 20 years, 7 days |
| Rory McIlroy | 22 Nov 2009 | 20 years, 202 days |
| Jordan Spieth | 13 Apr 2014 | 20 years, 256 days |
| Tiger Woods | 13 Apr 1997 | 21 years, 104 days |
| Jon Rahm | 28 May 2017 | 22 years, 199 days |
| Player | Last | Age |
| Masashi Ozaki | 26 Apr 1998 | 51 years, 92 days |
| Kenny Perry | 3 Jan 2010 | 49 years, 146 days |
| Steve Stricker | 19 Jan 2014 | 46 years, 330 days |
| Nick Price | 6 Jul 2003 | 46 years, 159 days |
| Vijay Singh | 12 Jul 2009 | 46 years, 140 days |
The following table lists the youngest to reach a specific position in the top 10.
| Player | Pos | First | Age |
| Sergio García | 10 | 16 Jan 2000 | 20 years, 7 days |
| Rory McIlroy | 9 | 13 Dec 2009 | 20 years, 223 days |
| Jordan Spieth | 8 | 11 May 2014 | 20 years, 284 days |
| Jordan Spieth | 7 | 20 Apr 2014 | 20 years, 263 days |
| Sergio García | 6 | 15 Jul 2001 | 21 years, 187 days |
| Tiger Woods | 5 | 20 Apr 1997 | 21 years, 111 days |
| Jordan Spieth | 4 | 29 Mar 2015 | 21 years, 241 days |
| Tiger Woods | 3 | 13 Apr 1997 | 21 years, 104 days |
| Tiger Woods | 2 | 25 May 1997 | 21 years, 146 days |
| Tiger Woods | 1 | 15 Jun 1997 | 21 years, 167 days |
* Tiger Woods entered the top 10 at number 3, dropped to 5th for four weeks and was then never lower than 3rd for nearly 14 years.

## Most consecutive weeks in the top 10

Instances of 250 weeks or more are given.
| Player | Weeks | First | Last |
| Tiger Woods | 736 | 13 Apr 1997 | 15 May 2011 |
| Greg Norman | 646 | 6 Apr 1986 | 16 Aug 1998 |
| Nick Faldo | 406 | 19 Jun 1988 | 24 Mar 1996 |
| Phil Mickelson | 402 | 8 Feb 2004 | 16 Oct 2011 |
| Colin Montgomerie | 374 | 15 May 1994 | 8 Jul 2001 |
| Vijay Singh | 356 | 12 Nov 2000 | 2 Sep 2007 |
| Dustin Johnson | 355 | 8 Mar 2015 | 13 Mar 2022 |
| Ernie Els | 301 | 19 Jun 1994 | 19 Mar 2000 |
| Justin Thomas | 281 | 13 Aug 2017 | 19 Mar 2023 |
| Bernhard Langer | 267 | 26 May 1991 | 30 Jun 1996 |
| Ian Woosnam | 265 | 21 May 1989 | 12 Jun 1994 |
| Seve Ballesteros | 260 | 6 Apr 1986 | 24 Mar 1991 |
| Jon Rahm | 255 | 7 Jul 2019 | 11 Aug 2024 |
* 1 2 3 The rankings were frozen during the COVID-19 pandemic. Rankings were produced on 15 March 2020 and restarted on 14 June 2020. No rankings were produced for the 12 weeks from 22 March 2020 to 7 June 2020 inclusive.

## Longest gaps between appearances in the top 10

Instances of 200 weeks or more are given.
| Player | Weeks | App | Next |
| Hal Sutton | 641 | 7 Jun 1987 | 19 Sep 1999 |
| Louis Oosthuizen | 407 | 7 Jul 2013 | 18 Jul 2021 |
| Lee Westwood | 378 | 5 Aug 2001 | 2 Nov 2008 |
| Webb Simpson | 374 | 2 Dec 2012 | 2 Feb 2020 |
| Paul Casey | 362 | 12 Jun 2011 | 20 May 2018 |
| Corey Pavin | 346 | 19 Apr 1987 | 5 Dec 1993 |
| Payne Stewart | 298 | 10 Oct 1993 | 27 Jun 1999 |
| Mark O'Meara | 284 | 4 Jan 1987 | 14 Jun 1992 |
| Tiger Woods | 245 | 3 Aug 2014 | 14 Apr 2019 |
| David Frost | 234 | 26 Mar 1989 | 19 Sep 1993 |
| Tommy Fleetwood | 226 | 15 Mar 2020 | 8 Oct 2024 |
| Sergio García | 211 | 6 Dec 2009 | 22 Dec 2013 |
| Mark O'Meara | 207 | 14 Jun 1992 | 2 Jun 1996 |
* 1 2 The rankings were frozen during the COVID-19 pandemic. Rankings were produced on 15 March 2020 and restarted on 14 June 2020. No rankings were produced for the 12 weeks between these dates.

## Number two in the rankings but never number one

16 players have reached world No. 2 in the official rankings, but have never risen to world No. 1.
| Player | First | Last | Weeks |
| Sandy Lyle | 10 Apr 1988 | 11 Sep 1988 | 23 |
| José María Olazábal | 17 Mar 1991 | 5 Apr 1992 | 35 |
| Colin Montgomerie | 17 Mar 1996 | 20 Oct 1996 | 24 |
| Corey Pavin | 2 Jun 1996 | 2 Jun 1996 | 1 |
| Davis Love III | 19 Jul 1998 | 16 May 1999 | 5 |
| Mark O'Meara | 6 Sep 1998 | 17 Jan 1999 | 15 |
| Phil Mickelson | 11 Feb 2001 | 18 Aug 2013 | 270 |
| Jim Furyk | 10 Sep 2006 | 26 Aug 2007 | 39 |
| Sergio García | 9 Nov 2008 | 8 Mar 2009 | 18 |
| Steve Stricker | 6 Sep 2009 | 4 Apr 2010 | 12 |
| Henrik Stenson | 25 May 2014 | 5 Apr 2015 | 24 |
| Bubba Watson | 22 Feb 2015 | 15 Mar 2015 | 4 |
| Hideki Matsuyama | 18 Jun 2017 | 20 Aug 2017 | 7 |
| Collin Morikawa | 24 Oct 2021 | 17 Apr 2022 | 24 |
| Cameron Smith | 17 Jul 2022 | 9 Oct 2022 | 9 |
| Xander Schauffele | 19 May 2024 | 23 Feb 2025 | 36 |
First – first week the player reached number 2, Last – last week the player was at number 2, Weeks – total weeks at number 2.

## Annual totals

The tables below list the number of weeks during each year that players were in the top 10, arranged by decade. In the "First" and "Last" columns, "+2000s" indicates that the player was also in the top 10 in an earlier or later decade.

### 1980s

29 players were in the top 10 from the start of the rankings in April 1986 to the end of 1989. Seve Ballesteros and Greg Norman were in the top 10 throughout this period.
| Player | 86 | 87 | 88 | 89 | Total | First | Last |
| Greg Norman | 39 | 52 | 53 | 52 | 196 | 6 Apr 1986 | +1990s |
| Seve Ballesteros | 39 | 52 | 53 | 52 | 196 | 6 Apr 1986 | +1990s |
| Curtis Strange | 35 | 33 | 53 | 52 | 173 | 1986 | +1990s |
| Sandy Lyle | 37 | 45 | 53 | 31 | 166 | 6 Apr 1986 | 6 Aug 1989 |
| Bernhard Langer | 39 | 52 | 40 | | 131 | 6 Apr 1986 | +1990s |
| Ian Woosnam | | 14 | 52 | 40 | 106 | 27 Sep 1987 | +1990s |
| Payne Stewart | 12 | 52 | 15 | 21 | 100 | 1986 | +1990s |
| Nick Faldo | | | 39 | 52 | 91 | 31 Jan 1988 | +1990s |
| Tsuneyuki Nakajima | 39 | 46 | | | 85 | 6 Apr 1986 | 15 Nov 1987 |
| Lanny Wadkins | 8 | 42 | 33 | | 83 | 1986 | +1990s |
| Ben Crenshaw | | 9 | 53 | 18 | 80 | 16 Aug 1987 | 14 May 1989 |
| Paul Azinger | | | 35 | 26 | 61 | 20 Mar 1988 | +1990s |
| Hal Sutton | 36 | 22 | | | 58 | 6 Apr 1986 | +2000s |
| Mark Calcavecchia | | | 6 | 51 | 57 | 27 Nov 1988 | +1990s |
| Tom Kite | | | | 43 | 43 | 12 Mar 1989 | +1990s |
| Chip Beck | | | 10 | 33 | 43 | 24 Apr 1988 | 29 Oct 1989 |
| Mark O'Meara | 39 | 1 | | | 40 | 6 Apr 1986 | +2000s |
| José María Olazábal | | | | 36 | 36 | 30 Apr 1989 | +1990s |
| David Frost | | | 23 | 11 | 34 | 17 Apr 1988 | +1990s |
| Tom Watson | 32 | | | | 32 | 6 Apr 1986 | 1986 |
| Mark McNulty | | 18 | 10 | | 28 | 14 Jun 1987 | +1990s |
| Bob Tway | 1 | 24 | | | 25 | 28 Dec 1986 | 14 Jun 1987 |
| Calvin Peete | 20 | | | | 20 | 6 Apr 1986 | 1986 |
| Andy Bean | 10 | 9 | | | 19 | 1986 | 1 Mar 1987 |
| Corey Pavin | 4 | 14 | | | 18 | 6 Apr 1986 | +1990s |
| Rodger Davis | | 12 | 5 | | 17 | 19 Jul 1987 | +1990s |
| Isao Aoki | | 16 | | | 16 | 8 Mar 1987 | 19 Jul 1987 |
| Larry Mize | | 7 | | | 7 | 21 Jun 1987 | 2 Aug 1987 |
| Masashi Ozaki | | | | 2 | 2 | 8 Oct 1989 | +1990s |

### 1990s

36 players were in the top 10 during the 1990s. Greg Norman was in the top 10 for the first 450 weeks of the 1990s.
| Player | 90 | 91 | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | Total | First | Last |
| Greg Norman | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 53 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 33 | | 450 | +1980s | 16 Aug 1998 |
| Nick Faldo | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 53 | 52 | 51 | 18 | | | 382 | +1980s | 6 Jul 1997 |
| Nick Price | | | 19 | 52 | 53 | 52 | 33 | 46 | 50 | 53 | 358 | 16 Aug 1992 | +2000s |
| Fred Couples | 5 | 34 | 52 | 52 | 53 | 52 | 43 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 322 | 9 Sep 1990 | 4 Apr 1999 |
| Colin Montgomerie | | | | | 34 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 53 | 295 | 15 May 1994 | +2000s |
| Ernie Els | | | | | 29 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 53 | 290 | 19 Jun 1994 | +2010s |
| José María Olazábal | 52 | 52 | 52 | 42 | 40 | 40 | | | | | 278 | +1980s | 8 Oct 1995 |
| Bernhard Langer | | 40 | 52 | 52 | 53 | 52 | 26 | | | | 275 | +1980s | 30 Jun 1996 |
| Ian Woosnam | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 24 | | | | | | 232 | +1980s | 12 Jun 1994 |
| Paul Azinger | 52 | 52 | 50 | 46 | 31 | | | | | | 231 | +1980s | 31 Jul 1994 |
| Davis Love III | | | 29 | 24 | 4 | | 13 | 30 | 52 | 53 | 205 | 19 Apr 1992 | +2000s |
| Masashi Ozaki | | | | 8 | 13 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 16 | | 193 | +1980s | 26 Apr 1998 |
| Mark O'Meara | | | 1 | | | | 21 | 50 | 31 | 47 | 150 | +1980s | +2000s |
| Payne Stewart | 52 | 52 | 23 | 1 | | | | | | 21 | 149 | +1980s | 14 Nov 1999 |
| Corey Pavin | | | | 4 | 41 | 52 | 47 | 5 | | | 149 | +1980s | 9 Feb 1997 |
| Tiger Woods | | | | | | | | 38 | 52 | 53 | 143 | 13 Apr 1997 | +2020s |
| Seve Ballesteros | 52 | 46 | 43 | | | | | | | | 141 | +1980s | 8 Nov 1992 |
| Tom Kite | 52 | 17 | 9 | 47 | 6 | | | | | | 131 | +1980s | 6 Feb 1994 |
| Phil Mickelson | | | | | | | 19 | 40 | 48 | 14 | 121 | 25 Aug 1996 | +2010s |
| Tom Lehman | | | | | | | 35 | 52 | 19 | | 106 | 28 Jan 1996 | +2000s |
| David Duval | | | | | | | | | 43 | 53 | 96 | 22 Feb 1998 | +2000s |
| Lee Westwood | | | | | | | | | 25 | 53 | 78 | 12 Jul 1998 | +2010s |
| Vijay Singh | | | | | | | | | 15 | 53 | 68 | 23 Aug 1998 | +2000s |
| Steve Elkington | | | | | | 12 | 24 | 20 | 2 | | 58 | 15 Oct 1995 | 15 Feb 1998 |
| Mark McNulty | 10 | 34 | 12 | | | | | | | | 56 | +1980s | 12 Apr 1992 |
| Mark Calcavecchia | 52 | | | | | | | | | | 52 | +1980s | 30 Dec 1990 |
| David Frost | | | | 9 | 43 | | | | | | 52 | +1980s | 30 Oct 1994 |
| Curtis Strange | 37 | 12 | | | | | | | | | 49 | +1980s | 12 May 1991 |
| ,John Cook | | | 19 | 27 | | | | | | | 46 | 23 Aug 1992 | 25 Jul 1993 |
| Justin Leonard | | | | | | | | | 15 | 9 | 24 | 29 Mar 1998 | 13 Jun 1999 |
| Rodger Davis | | 8 | 4 | | | | | | | | 12 | +1980s | 26 Jan 1992 |
| Jim Furyk | | | | | | | | | | 11 | 11 | 17 Jan 1999 | +2010s |
| Hale Irwin | | 8 | | | | | | | | | 8 | 19 May 1991 | 11 Aug 1991 |
| Ian Baker-Finch | | 6 | | | | | | | | | 6 | 29 Sep 1991 | 24 Nov 1991 |
| Lanny Wadkins | | 3 | | | | | | | | | 3 | +1980s | 5 May 1991 |
| Hal Sutton | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 1 | +1980s | +2000s |

### 2000s

41 players were in the top 10 during the 2000s. Tiger Woods was in the top 10 throughout the 2000s.
| Player | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | Total | First | Last |
| Tiger Woods | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 53 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 521 | +1990s | +2020s |
| Phil Mickelson | 41 | 52 | 52 | 34 | 47 | 53 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 487 | +1990s | +2010s |
| Vijay Singh | 50 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 53 | 52 | 44 | 41 | 28 | 476 | +1990s | 12 Jul 2009 |
| Ernie Els | 50 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 53 | 52 | 52 | 51 | 2 | 468 | +1990s | +2010s |
| Sergio García | 1 | 33 | 52 | 12 | 21 | 53 | 49 | 12 | 33 | 49 | 315 | 16 Jan 2000 | +2010s |
| Pádraig Harrington | | 7 | 32 | 52 | 45 | 31 | 7 | 43 | 33 | 41 | 291 | 11 Nov 2001 | +2010s |
| Jim Furyk | 9 | 5 | 18 | 40 | 36 | 25 | 52 | 52 | 29 | 23 | 289 | +1990s | +2010s |
| Retief Goosen | | 5 | 52 | 39 | 51 | 53 | 52 | 23 | | | 275 | 28 Oct 2001 | 24 Jun 2007 |
| Davis Love III | 52 | 52 | 44 | 52 | 52 | 8 | | | | | 260 | +1990s | 20 Feb 2005 |
| Adam Scott | | | | | 9 | 46 | 51 | 52 | 31 | | 189 | 15 Aug 2004 | +2020s |
| David Toms | | 20 | 52 | 52 | 9 | 24 | 22 | | | | 179 | 19 Aug 2001 | 11 Jun 2006 |
| David Duval | 52 | 52 | 32 | | | | | | | | 136 | +1990s | 11 Aug 2002 |
| Geoff Ogilvy | | | | | | | 25 | 33 | 23 | 40 | 121 | 18 Jun 2006 | +2010s |
| Mike Weir | | 3 | 2 | 45 | 52 | 9 | | | | | 111 | 24 Jun 2001 | 27 Feb 2005 |
| Lee Westwood | 50 | 31 | | | | | | | 9 | 17 | 107 | +1990s | +2010s |
| Kenny Perry | | | | 27 | 11 | 17 | | | | 47 | 102 | 15 Jun 2003 | +2010s |
| Colin Montgomerie | 52 | 37 | 7 | 2 | | 5 | 2 | | | | 105 | +1990s | 15 Jan 2006 |
| Henrik Stenson | | | | | | | | 29 | 18 | 50 | 97 | 4 Feb 2007 | +2010s |
| Steve Stricker | | | | | | | | 19 | 38 | 31 | 88 | 26 Aug 2007 | +2010s |
| Hal Sutton | 42 | 20 | | | | | | | | | 62 | +1980s | 17 Jun 2001 |
| Chris DiMarco | | | 14 | 5 | | 32 | 9 | | | | 60 | 10 Feb 2002 | 2 Apr 2006 |
| Luke Donald | | | | | | | 33 | 21 | | | 54 | 12 Mar 2006 | +2010s |
| Stewart Cink | | | | | 15 | 12 | | | 12 | 6 | 45 | 29 Aug 2004 | 23 Aug 2009 |
| Darren Clarke | 4 | 37 | 2 | | | | | | | | 43 | 29 Oct 2000 | 13 Jan 2002 |
| K. J. Choi | | | | | | | | 17 | 23 | | 40 | 26 Aug 2007 | 29 Jun 2008 |
| Paul Casey | | | | | | | | | | 39 | 39 | 5 Apr 2009 | +2010s |
| Jesper Parnevik | 37 | 1 | | | | | | | | | 38 | 23 Jan 2000 | 8 Apr 2001 |
| Justin Rose | | | | | | | | 9 | 25 | | 34 | 4 Nov 2007 | +2020s |
| Camilo Villegas | | | | | | | | | 14 | 20 | 34 | 28 Sep 2008 | 24 May 2009 |
| Nick Price | 19 | | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | 28 | +1990s | 6 Jul 2003 |
| Robert Karlsson | | | | | | | | | 13 | 14 | 27 | 5 Oct 2008 | 5 Apr 2009 |
| Rory Sabbatini | | | | | | | | 10 | 11 | | 21 | 9 Sep 2007 | 30 Mar 2008 |
| Tom Lehman | 8 | 8 | | | | | | | | | 16 | +1990s | 18 Mar 2001 |
| Anthony Kim | | | | | | | | | 12 | 4 | 16 | 14 Sep 2008 | +2010s |
| Stuart Appleby | | | | | 12 | | | | | | 12 | 22 Feb 2004 | 9 May 2004 |
| David Howell | | | | | | | 10 | | | | 10 | 28 May 2006 | 13 Aug 2006 |
| Rory McIlroy | | | | | | | | | | 5 | 5 | 22 Nov 2009 | +2020s |
| Chad Campbell | | | | | 4 | | | | | | 4 | 21 Mar 2004 | 6 Jun 2004 |
| Ángel Cabrera | | | | | | 3 | | | | | 3 | 25 Sep 2005 | 20 Nov 2005 |
| Mark O'Meara | 1 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | +1980s | 9 Jan 2000 |
| Thomas Bjørn | | 1 | | | | | | | | | 1 | 15 Jul 2001 | 15 Jul 2001 |

### 2010s

50 players were in the top 10 in the 2010s.
| Player | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | Total | First | Last |
| Rory McIlroy | 42 | 51 | 52 | 52 | 50 | 52 | 53 | 51 | 47 | 52 | 502 | +2000s | +2020s |
| Justin Rose | | | 41 | 52 | 50 | 50 | 31 | 17 | 52 | 52 | 345 | +2000s | +2020s |
| Dustin Johnson | | 27 | 10 | | 7 | 43 | 53 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 296 | 5 Jun 2011 | +2020s |
| Jason Day | | 29 | 11 | 2 | 49 | 52 | 53 | 42 | 26 | 1 | 265 | 19 Jun 2011 | 27 Jan 2019 |
| Adam Scott | | 22 | 34 | 52 | 52 | 19 | 45 | 18 | | | 242 | +2000s | +2020s |
| Henrik Stenson | 8 | | | 21 | 52 | 52 | 53 | 52 | 3 | | 241 | +2000s | 21 Jan 2018 |
| Tiger Woods | 52 | 20 | 41 | 52 | 31 | | | | | 38 | 234 | +1990s | +2020s |
| Jordan Spieth | | | | | 18 | 52 | 53 | 52 | 41 | | 216 | 13 Apr 2014 | +2020s |
| Rickie Fowler | | | | | 16 | 37 | 43 | 42 | 51 | 17 | 206 | 14 Sep 2014 | 26 May 2019 |
| Bubba Watson | | 1 | 34 | 7 | 38 | 52 | 53 | 1 | | | 186 | 1 May 2011 | 8 Jan 2017 |
| Lee Westwood | 52 | 53 | 52 | 12 | | | | | | | 169 | +1990s | 28 Jul 2013 |
| Phil Mickelson | 52 | 42 | 8 | 42 | 23 | | | | | | 167 | +1990s | 7 Sep 2014 |
| Steve Stricker | 52 | 53 | 26 | 32 | 3 | | | | | | 166 | +2000s | 19 Jan 2014 |
| Luke Donald | 30 | 53 | 52 | 31 | | | | | | | 166 | +2000s | 4 Aug 2013 |
| Jim Furyk | 52 | 8 | | | 24 | 52 | 6 | | | | 142 | +1990s | 7 Feb 2016 |
| Matt Kuchar | 5 | 36 | 13 | 42 | 42 | 4 | | | | | 142 | 29 Aug 2010 | 15 Feb 2015 |
| Justin Thomas | | | | | | | | 36 | 52 | 52 | 140 | 15 Jan 2017 | +2020s |
| Sergio García | | | | 2 | 51 | 38 | 2 | 35 | 10 | | 138 | +2000s | 22 Apr 2018 |
| Jon Rahm | | | | | | | | 29 | 52 | 40 | 121 | 28 May 2017 | +2020s |
| Brooks Koepka | | | | | | | | 17 | 49 | 52 | 118 | 18 Jun 2017 | +2020s |
| Martin Kaymer | 35 | 53 | 20 | | | 2 | | | | | 110 | 24 Jan 2010 | 1 Mar 2015 |
| Hideki Matsuyama | | | | | | | 11 | 52 | 23 | | 86 | 23 Oct 2016 | +2020s |
| Paul Casey | 52 | 24 | | | | | | | 1 | | 77 | +2000s | 20 May 2018 |
| Brandt Snedeker | | | 15 | 49 | | | | | | | 64 | 23 Sep 2012 | 8 Dec 2013 |
| Bryson DeChambeau | | | | | | | | | 18 | 42 | 60 | 2 Sep 2018 | +2020s |
| Francesco Molinari | | | | | | | | | 24 | 36 | 60 | 22 Jul 2018 | 22 Sep 2019 |
| Graeme McDowell | 8 | 28 | | 19 | | | | | | | 55 | 31 Oct 2010 | 25 Aug 2013 |
| Webb Simpson | | 11 | 39 | | | | | | | | 50 | 23 Oct 2011 | +2020s |
| Jason Dufner | | | 32 | 18 | | | | | | | 50 | 27 May 2012 | 24 Nov 2013 |
| Xander Schauffele | | | | | | | | | 1 | 45 | 46 | 30 Dec 2018 | +2020s |
| Patrick Reed | | | | | | 4 | 33 | 6 | 2 | | 45 | 6 Dec 2015 | +2020s |
| Louis Oosthuizen | | | 10 | 27 | | | | | | | 37 | 9 Sep 2012 | +2020s |
| Ian Poulter | 29 | 2 | | 2 | | | | | | | 33 | 24 Jan 2010 | 3 Mar 2013 |
| Patrick Cantlay | | | | | | | | | | 31 | 31 | 2 Jun 2019 | +2020s |
| Ernie Els | 29 | 1 | | | | | | | | | 30 | +1990s | 16 Jan 2011 |
| Zach Johnson | | | | 4 | 14 | 9 | | | | | 27 | 8 Dec 2013 | 22 Nov 2015 |
| Danny Willett | | | | | | | 27 | | | | 27 | 10 Apr 2016 | 30 Oct 2016 |
| Alex Norén | | | | | | | 8 | 18 | | | 26 | 13 Nov 2016 | 6 Aug 2017 |
| Charl Schwartzel | | 9 | 11 | | | | | | | | 20 | 22 May 2011 | 1 Apr 2012 |
| Hunter Mahan | | | 19 | | | | | | | | 19 | 26 Feb 2012 | 15 Jul 2012 |
| Tommy Fleetwood | | | | | | | | | 11 | 7 | 18 | 4 Mar 2018 | +2020s |
| Pádraig Harrington | 13 | | | | | | | | | | 13 | +2000s | 4 Apr 2010 |
| Nick Watney | | 8 | | | | | | | | | 8 | 3 Jul 2011 | 27 Nov 2011 |
| Tony Finau | | | | | | | | | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2 Dec 2018 | +2020s |
| Anthony Kim | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 6 | +2000s | 23 May 2010 |
| Branden Grace | | | | | | | 6 | | | | 6 | 14 Feb 2016 | 7 Aug 2016 |
| Geoff Ogilvy | 2 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | +2000s | 17 Jan 2010 |
| Keegan Bradley | | | | 2 | | | | | | | 2 | 24 Mar 2013 | 4 Aug 2013 |
| Jimmy Walker | | | | | | 2 | | | | | 2 | 29 Mar 2015 | 5 Apr 2015 |
| Kenny Perry | 1 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | +2000s | 3 Jan 2010 |

### 2020s

32 players have been in the top 10 so far in the 2020s, updated to 16 March 2025. The current top-10 are in bold.
| Player | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | Total | First | Last |
| Xander Schauffele | 28 | 52 | 41 | 52 | 52 | 11 | 236 | +2010s | 16 Mar 2025 |
| Rory McIlroy | 40 | 27 | 53 | 52 | 52 | 11 | 235 | +2000s | 16 Mar 2025 |
| Jon Rahm | 40 | 52 | 53 | 52 | 32 | | 229 | +2010s | 11 Aug 2024 |
| Patrick Cantlay | 29 | 44 | 53 | 52 | 40 | 1 | 219 | +2010s | 19 Jan 2025 |
| Collin Morikawa | 21 | 52 | 48 | 8 | 33 | 11 | 173 | 9 Aug 2020 | 16 Mar 2025 |
| Scottie Scheffler | | | 47 | 52 | 52 | 11 | 162 | 13 Feb 2022 | 16 Mar 2025 |
| Justin Thomas | 40 | 52 | 53 | 12 | | 5 | 162 | +2010s | 16 Mar 2025 |
| Viktor Hovland | | 9 | 40 | 39 | 52 | 6 | 146 | 1 Aug 2021 | 9 Feb 2025 |
| Bryson DeChambeau | 27 | 51 | 5 | | 28 | 4 | 115 | +2010s | 9 Feb 2025 |
| Dustin Johnson | 40 | 52 | 17 | | | | 109 | +2010s | 1 May 2022 |
| Wyndham Clark | | | | 20 | 52 | 11 | 83 | 16 Jul 2023 | 16 Mar 2025 |
| Cameron Smith | | | 47 | 33 | | | 80 | 9 Jan 2022 | 20 Aug 2023 |
| Matt Fitzpatrick | | | 26 | 44 | 10 | | 80 | 19 Jun 2022 | 7 Apr 2024 |
| Max Homa | | | | 46 | 21 | | 67 | 19 Feb 2023 | 9 Jun 2024 |
| Webb Simpson | 36 | 20 | | | | | 56 | +2010s | 16 May 2021 |
| Ludvig Åberg | | | | | 43 | 11 | 54 | 10 Mar 2024 | 16 Mar 2025 |
| Brooks Koepka | 28 | 24 | | | | | 52 | +2010s | 17 Oct 2021 |
| Patrick Reed | 23 | 22 | | | | | 45 | +2010s | 11 Jul 2021 |
| Tyrrell Hatton | 12 | 25 | | | | 7 | 44 | 11 Oct 2020 | 2 Mar 2025 |
| Brian Harman | | | | 24 | 20 | | 44 | 23 Jul 2023 | 26 May 2024 |
| Will Zalatoris | | | 21 | 21 | | | 42 | 14 Aug 2022 | 28 May 2023 |
| Hideki Matsuyama | | | 6 | | 20 | 11 | 37 | +2010s | 16 Mar 2025 |
| Tommy Fleetwood | 7 | | | | 13 | 8 | 28 | +2010s | 16 Mar 2025 |
| Louis Oosthuizen | | 24 | | | | | 24 | +2010s | 26 Dec 2021 |
| Jordan Spieth | | 1 | 9 | 11 | | | 21 | +2010s | 9 Jul 2023 |
| Adam Scott | 15 | | | | | | 15 | +2000s | 30 Aug 2020 |
| Sam Burns | | | 11 | 2 | | | 13 | 2 Jan 2022 | 9 Apr 2023 |
| Tony Finau | | 9 | | | | | 9 | +2010s | 24 Oct 2021 |
| Tiger Woods | 8 | | | | | | 8 | +1990s | 23 Feb 2020 |
| Justin Rose | 6 | | | | | | 6 | +2000s | 9 Feb 2020 |
| Harris English | | 4 | | | | | 4 | 18 Jul 2021 | 15 Aug 2021 |
| Russell Henley | | | | | | 2 | 2 | 9 Mar 2025 | 16 Mar 2025 |
* ↑ The rankings were frozen during the COVID-19 pandemic. Rankings were produced on 15 March 2020 and restarted on 14 June 2020. No rankings were produced for the 12 weeks from 22 March 2020 to 7 June 2020 inclusive.

## Year-end world top 10 players

A number of different methods have been used to calculate the rankings, so that the ranking points given below are not necessarily comparable between different years. From 1986 to 1988 total ranking points determined the order. Since 1989 average ranking points have been used. Until the end of 1995 a three-year system was used, reduced to two years from 1996. The new system produced much lower averages than the earlier one. There have been many changes even since 1996. The tapering system, whereby points gained in an event are gradually lost over the next two years, has also been changed. A change made during 2001 meant that average points were much lower than previously.
| Rank | 2024 | 2024 | 2023 | 2023 | 2022 | 2022 |
| 1 | Scottie Scheffler | 15.60 | Scottie Scheffler | 10.03 | Rory McIlroy | 8.65 |
| 2 | Xander Schauffele | 9.23 | Rory McIlroy | 8.63 | Scottie Scheffler | 8.41 |
| 3 | Rory McIlroy | 7.67 | Jon Rahm | 7.69 | Cameron Smith | 7.57 |
| 4 | Collin Morikawa | 5.41 | Viktor Hovland | 6.60 | Patrick Cantlay | 7.26 |
| 5 | Ludvig Åberg | 5.32 | Patrick Cantlay | 5.41 | Jon Rahm | 6.53 |
| 6 | Hideki Matsuyama | 4.72 | Xander Schauffele | 5.40 | Xander Schauffele | 6.19 |
| 7 | Wyndham Clark | 4.65 | Max Homa | 4.64 | Will Zalatoris | 5.80 |
| 8 | Viktor Hovland | 4.34 | Matt Fitzpatrick | 4.54 | Justin Thomas | 5.41 |
| 9 | Tommy Fleetwood | 3.79 | Brian Harman | 4.21 | Matt Fitzpatrick | 5.27 |
| 10 | Bryson DeChambeau | 3.77 | Wyndham Clark | 4.02 | Viktor Hovland | 5.23 |
| Rank | 2021 | 2021 | 2020 | 2020 | 2019 | 2019 |
| 1 | Jon Rahm | 9.53 | Dustin Johnson | 12.67 | Brooks Koepka | 10.43 |
| 2 | Collin Morikawa | 8.76 | Jon Rahm | 9.98 | Rory McIlroy | 9.35 |
| 3 | Dustin Johnson | 7.12 | Justin Thomas | 9.17 | Jon Rahm | 8.09 |
| 4 | Patrick Cantlay | 6.46 | Rory McIlroy | 7.14 | Justin Thomas | 7.08 |
| 5 | Bryson DeChambeau | 6.43 | Bryson DeChambeau | 7.10 | Dustin Johnson | 6.92 |
| 6 | Xander Schauffele | 6.39 | Webb Simpson | 7.02 | Tiger Woods | 6.58 |
| 7 | Justin Thomas | 6.37 | Collin Morikawa | 7.01 | Patrick Cantlay | 6.28 |
| 8 | Viktor Hovland | 6.33 | Xander Schauffele | 6.90 | Justin Rose | 6.12 |
| 9 | Rory McIlroy | 6.28 | Patrick Cantlay | 6.22 | Xander Schauffele | 5.68 |
| 10 | Louis Oosthuizen | 5.30 | Tyrrell Hatton | 6.14 | Tommy Fleetwood | 5.59 |
| Rank | 2018 | 2018 | 2017 | 2017 | 2016 | 2016 |
| 1 | Brooks Koepka | 9.62 | Dustin Johnson | 10.41 | Jason Day | 10.91 |
| 2 | Justin Rose | 9.61 | Jordan Spieth | 9.21 | Rory McIlroy | 9.83 |
| 3 | Dustin Johnson | 8.24 | Justin Thomas | 8.36 | Dustin Johnson | 9.53 |
| 4 | Justin Thomas | 7.87 | Jon Rahm | 8.05 | Henrik Stenson | 8.69 |
| 5 | Bryson DeChambeau | 6.91 | Hideki Matsuyama | 7.92 | Jordan Spieth | 8.04 |
| 6 | Jon Rahm | 6.45 | Justin Rose | 7.84 | Hideki Matsuyama | 7.49 |
| 7 | Francesco Molinari | 6.00 | Rickie Fowler | 6.80 | Adam Scott | 6.55 |
| 8 | Rory McIlroy | 5.97 | Brooks Koepka | 6.33 | Patrick Reed | 5.40 |
| 9 | Tony Finau | 5.54 | Henrik Stenson | 5.90 | Alex Norén | 5.35 |
| 10 | Xander Schauffele | 5.49 | Sergio García | 5.66 | Bubba Watson | 5.19 |
| Rank | 2015 | 2015 | 2014 | 2014 | 2013 | 2013 |
| 1 | Jordan Spieth | 11.51 | Rory McIlroy | 11.04 | Tiger Woods | 11.69 |
| 2 | Jason Day | 10.94 | Henrik Stenson | 8.13 | Adam Scott | 9.60 |
| 3 | Rory McIlroy | 10.75 | Adam Scott | 7.71 | Henrik Stenson | 9.16 |
| 4 | Bubba Watson | 7.95 | Bubba Watson | 7.27 | Justin Rose | 7.16 |
| 5 | Henrik Stenson | 7.34 | Sergio García | 6.70 | Phil Mickelson | 7.06 |
| 6 | Rickie Fowler | 7.13 | Justin Rose | 6.69 | Rory McIlroy | 6.50 |
| 7 | Justin Rose | 7.02 | Jim Furyk | 6.62 | Matt Kuchar | 6.15 |
| 8 | Dustin Johnson | 6.13 | Jason Day | 5.81 | Steve Stricker | 5.72 |
| 9 | Jim Furyk | 5.62 | Jordan Spieth | 5.75 | Zach Johnson | 5.45 |
| 10 | Patrick Reed | 4.66 | Rickie Fowler | 5.47 | Sergio García | 5.31 |
| Rank | 2012 | 2012 | 2011 | 2011 | 2010 | 2010 |
| 1 | Rory McIlroy | 13.22 | Luke Donald | 10.03 | Lee Westwood | 9.24 |
| 2 | Luke Donald | 8.62 | Lee Westwood | 8.06 | Tiger Woods | 7.88 |
| 3 | Tiger Woods | 8.53 | Rory McIlroy | 7.77 | Martin Kaymer | 7.26 |
| 4 | Justin Rose | 6.42 | Martin Kaymer | 6.55 | Phil Mickelson | 6.70 |
| 5 | Adam Scott | 6.21 | Adam Scott | 5.50 | Jim Furyk | 6.22 |
| 6 | Louis Oosthuizen | 6.14 | Steve Stricker | 5.33 | Graeme McDowell | 6.18 |
| 7 | Lee Westwood | 6.03 | Dustin Johnson | 5.27 | Steve Stricker | 6.11 |
| 8 | Bubba Watson | 5.29 | Jason Day | 5.07 | Paul Casey | 5.90 |
| 9 | Jason Dufner | 5.29 | Charl Schwartzel | 5.06 | Luke Donald | 5.65 |
| 10 | Brandt Snedeker | 5.23 | Webb Simpson | 5.03 | Rory McIlroy | 5.60 |
| Rank | 2009 | 2009 | 2008 | 2008 | 2007 | 2007 |
| 1 | Tiger Woods | 14.67 | Tiger Woods | 11.97 | Tiger Woods | 19.62 |
| 2 | Phil Mickelson | 8.26 | Sergio García | 8.10 | Phil Mickelson | 8.72 |
| 3 | Steve Stricker | 6.67 | Phil Mickelson | 7.03 | Jim Furyk | 6.55 |
| 4 | Lee Westwood | 6.60 | Pádraig Harrington | 6.95 | Ernie Els | 6.51 |
| 5 | Pádraig Harrington | 5.55 | Vijay Singh | 6.65 | Steve Stricker | 6.45 |
| 6 | Jim Furyk | 5.53 | Robert Karlsson | 5.09 | Justin Rose | 6.00 |
| 7 | Paul Casey | 5.36 | Camilo Villegas | 4.90 | Adam Scott | 5.81 |
| 8 | Henrik Stenson | 5.33 | Henrik Stenson | 4.77 | Pádraig Harrington | 5.57 |
| 9 | Rory McIlroy | 4.86 | Ernie Els | 4.77 | K. J. Choi | 5.15 |
| 10 | Kenny Perry | 4.72 | Lee Westwood | 4.73 | Vijay Singh | 5.08 |
| Rank | 2006 | 2006 | 2005 | 2005 | 2004 | 2004 |
| 1 | Tiger Woods | 20.41 | Tiger Woods | 17.16 | Vijay Singh | 12.79 |
| 2 | Jim Furyk | 8.88 | Vijay Singh | 9.78 | Tiger Woods | 11.60 |
| 3 | Phil Mickelson | 7.17 | Phil Mickelson | 8.14 | Ernie Els | 10.98 |
| 4 | Adam Scott | 7.03 | Retief Goosen | 8.10 | Retief Goosen | 7.47 |
| 5 | Ernie Els | 6.05 | Ernie Els | 8.03 | Phil Mickelson | 7.00 |
| 6 | Retief Goosen | 5.61 | Sergio García | 7.23 | Pádraig Harrington | 5.55 |
| 7 | Vijay Singh | 5.58 | Jim Furyk | 5.80 | Sergio García | 5.40 |
| 8 | Pádraig Harrington | 5.46 | Colin Montgomerie | 4.78 | Mike Weir | 5.40 |
| 9 | Luke Donald | 5.25 | Adam Scott | 4.68 | Davis Love III | 5.38 |
| 10 | Geoff Ogilvy | 5.21 | Chris DiMarco | 4.58 | Stewart Cink | 4.65 |
| Rank | 2003 | 2003 | 2002 | 2002 | 2001 | 2001 |
| 1 | Tiger Woods | 14.58 | Tiger Woods | 15.72 | Tiger Woods | 15.67 |
| 2 | Vijay Singh | 9.77 | Phil Mickelson | 7.72 | Phil Mickelson | 9.16 |
| 3 | Ernie Els | 8.41 | Ernie Els | 6.84 | David Duval | 7.98 |
| 4 | Davis Love III | 7.53 | Sergio García | 6.19 | Ernie Els | 6.99 |
| 5 | Jim Furyk | 6.81 | Retief Goosen | 6.16 | Davis Love III | 6.02 |
| 6 | Mike Weir | 6.54 | David Toms | 6.02 | Sergio García | 5.86 |
| 7 | Retief Goosen | 5.92 | Pádraig Harrington | 5.63 | David Toms | 5.83 |
| 8 | Pádraig Harrington | 5.28 | Vijay Singh | 5.53 | Vijay Singh | 5.60 |
| 9 | David Toms | 5.09 | Davis Love III | 4.82 | Darren Clarke | 5.03 |
| 10 | Kenny Perry | 5.08 | Colin Montgomerie | 4.39 | Retief Goosen | 4.95 |
| Rank | 2000 | 2000 | 1999 | 1999 | 1998 | 1998 |
| 1 | Tiger Woods | 29.40 | Tiger Woods | 19.98 | Tiger Woods | 12.30 |
| 2 | Ernie Els | 11.65 | David Duval | 13.15 | Mark O'Meara | 10.43 |
| 3 | David Duval | 11.20 | Colin Montgomerie | 10.36 | David Duval | 9.67 |
| 4 | Phil Mickelson | 11.07 | Davis Love III | 9.48 | Davis Love III | 9.43 |
| 5 | Lee Westwood | 9.46 | Ernie Els | 8.64 | Ernie Els | 9.18 |
| 6 | Colin Montgomerie | 8.34 | Lee Westwood | 7.85 | Nick Price | 8.98 |
| 7 | Davis Love III | 7.88 | Vijay Singh | 7.82 | Colin Montgomerie | 8.91 |
| 8 | Hal Sutton | 7.71 | Nick Price | 7.20 | Lee Westwood | 8.65 |
| 9 | Vijay Singh | 7.17 | Phil Mickelson | 6.58 | Vijay Singh | 8.51 |
| 10 | Tom Lehman | 7.10 | Mark O'Meara | 6.52 | Phil Mickelson | 7.76 |
| Rank | 1997 | 1997 | 1996 | 1996 | 1995 | 1995 |
| 1 | Greg Norman | 11.49 | Greg Norman | 10.78 | Greg Norman | 21.93 |
| 2 | Tiger Woods | 10.76 | Tom Lehman | 9.74 | Nick Price | 16.34 |
| 3 | Nick Price | 9.93 | Colin Montgomerie | 9.10 | Bernhard Langer | 15.64 |
| 4 | Ernie Els | 9.89 | Ernie Els | 8.60 | Ernie Els | 14.66 |
| 5 | Davis Love III | 9.09 | Fred Couples | 8.16 | Colin Montgomerie | 14.00 |
| 6 | Phil Mickelson | 8.73 | Nick Faldo | 7.98 | Nick Faldo | 13.94 |
| 7 | Colin Montgomerie | 8.58 | Phil Mickelson | 7.77 | Corey Pavin | 13.47 |
| 8 | Masashi Ozaki | 8.05 | Masashi Ozaki | 7.58 | Fred Couples | 11.02 |
| 9 | Tom Lehman | 8.02 | Davis Love III | 7.53 | Masashi Ozaki | 10.82 |
| 10 | Mark O'Meara | 7.98 | Mark O'Meara | 7.12 | Steve Elkington | 10.43 |
| Rank | 1994 | 1994 | 1993 | 1993 | 1992 | 1992 |
| 1 | Nick Price | 21.30 | Nick Faldo | 20.65 | Nick Faldo | 23.54 |
| 2 | Greg Norman | 20.68 | Greg Norman | 18.79 | Fred Couples | 16.27 |
| 3 | Nick Faldo | 16.78 | Bernhard Langer | 17.19 | Ian Woosnam | 13.14 |
| 4 | Bernhard Langer | 15.66 | Nick Price | 15.89 | José María Olazábal | 12.87 |
| 5 | José María Olazábal | 15.18 | Fred Couples | 14.93 | Greg Norman | 12.63 |
| 6 | Fred Couples | 13.74 | Paul Azinger | 14.59 | Bernhard Langer | 12.44 |
| 7 | Ernie Els | 13.57 | Ian Woosnam | 11.41 | John Cook | 11.68 |
| 8 | Colin Montgomerie | 12.38 | Tom Kite | 10.07 | Nick Price | 11.51 |
| 9 | Masashi Ozaki | 11.39 | Davis Love III | 9.61 | Paul Azinger | 10.83 |
| 10 | Corey Pavin | 10.87 | Corey Pavin | 9.59 | Davis Love III | 10.75 |
| Rank | 1991 | 1991 | 1990 | 1990 | 1989 | 1989 |
| 1 | Ian Woosnam | 17.11 | Greg Norman | 18.95 | Greg Norman | 17.76 |
| 2 | Nick Faldo | 15.34 | Nick Faldo | 18.54 | Nick Faldo | 16.25 |
| 3 | José María Olazábal | 15.32 | José María Olazábal | 17.22 | Seve Ballesteros | 15.03 |
| 4 | Seve Ballesteros | 13.70 | Ian Woosnam | 15.47 | Curtis Strange | 13.79 |
| 5 | Greg Norman | 13.11 | Payne Stewart | 12.75 | Payne Stewart | 12.82 |
| 6 | Fred Couples | 12.78 | Paul Azinger | 11.63 | Tom Kite | 12.41 |
| 7 | Bernhard Langer | 12.59 | Seve Ballesteros | 10.15 | José María Olazábal | 12.00 |
| 8 | Payne Stewart | 11.83 | Tom Kite | 10.10 | Mark Calcavecchia | 11.81 |
| 9 | Paul Azinger | 10.88 | Mark McNulty | 10.06 | Ian Woosnam | 11.56 |
| 10 | Rodger Davis | 8.90 | Mark Calcavecchia | 9.96 | Paul Azinger | 10.95 |
| Rank | 1988 | 1988 | 1987 | 1987 | 1986 | 1986 |
| 1 | Seve Ballesteros | 1458 | Greg Norman | 1231 | Greg Norman | 1507 |
| 2 | Greg Norman | 1365 | Seve Ballesteros | 1169 | Bernhard Langer | 1181 |
| 3 | Sandy Lyle | 1297 | Bernhard Langer | 1112 | Seve Ballesteros | 1175 |
| 4 | Nick Faldo | 1103 | Sandy Lyle | 879 | Tsuneyuki Nakajima | 899 |
| 5 | Curtis Strange | 1092 | Curtis Strange | 873 | Andy Bean | 694 |
| 6 | Ben Crenshaw | 898 | Ian Woosnam | 830 | Bob Tway | 687 |
| 7 | Ian Woosnam | 854 | Payne Stewart | 717 | Hal Sutton | 674 |
| 8 | David Frost | 843 | Lanny Wadkins | 697 | Curtis Strange | 653 |
| 9 | Paul Azinger | 825 | Mark McNulty | 673 | Payne Stewart | 652 |
| 10 | Mark Calcavecchia | 819 | Ben Crenshaw | 668 | Mark O'Meara | 639 |
Source for 1986: