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Quiz about World Number One Male Golfers 19862011

World Number One Male Golfers 1986-2011 Quiz

Since official world rankings were first calculated in 1986, 15 different male golfers topped the world rankings over the next 25 years, to 2011. The correct order will be the first occasion a golfer was ranked number one.

An ordering quiz by GoodVibe. Estimated time: 3 mins.

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GoodVibe

Time
3 mins

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Order Quiz

Quiz #
416,404

Updated
May 04 24

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
11 / 15

Plays
123

Last 3 plays: Guest 212 (5/15), Guest 195 (15/15), Guest 194 (9/15).

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What's the Correct Order?	Choices
1. (1986 first world no. 1)	Greg Norman
2. (1986)	David Duval
3. (1986)	Nick Faldo
4. (1990 first unique no. 1 of the 1990s)	Luke Donald
5. (1991)	Bernhard Langer
6. (1992 first no. 1 from the USA)	Ernie Els
7. (1994)	Vijay Singh
8. (1997 shortest time at no. 1)	Martin Kaymer
9. (1997 most times at no. 1)	Ian Woosnam
10. (1997)	Tiger Woods
11. (1999)	Nick Price
12. (2004 only golfer not named Tiger Woods who was no. 1 in 2000s)	Lee Westwood
13. (2010)	Seve Ballesteros
14. (2011)	Tom Lehman
15. (2011)	Fred Couples

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Bernhard Langer

Langer was number one for three weeks in 1986.

2. Seve Ballesteros

The Spaniard was number one for a total on 61 weeks on five different occasions, the first occasion for 20 weeks in 1986.

3. Greg Norman

Norman was number one for a total of 331 weeks over eleven different occasions, the first for 62 weeks from September 1986 to November 1987.

4. Nick Faldo

Faldo was number one for a total of 97 weeks. His first stint was six weeks in September 1990.

5. Ian Woosnam

The Welshman was number one for 50 weeks from April 1991 to March 1992.

6. Fred Couples

Couples was number one for 16 weeks in 1992, the first was a one-week stint in March.

7. Nick Price

Nick Price was number one for 44 weeks from August 1994 to June 1995.

8. Tom Lehman

Tom Lehman was number one for only one week in April 1997.

9. Tiger Woods

Tiger Woods first became number one in June 1997. Woods holds the record for time at world number one, with a total of 683 weeks, including 281 consecutive from 2005 to 2010.

10. Ernie Els

Els was first number one in June 1997. He spent three different stints at the top for a total on nine weeks.

11. David Duval

Duval was number one for a total of 15 weeks, the first for 14 weeks from March to July 1999.

12. Vijay Singh

Singh was number one for the first time in September 2004. Singh was number one for a total 32 weeks

13. Lee Westwood

Westwood was first unique number one of the 2010s. He was number one from October 2010 through February 2011 and April 2011 to May 2011. Westwood was the first golfer to reach number one despite not winning a major.

14. Martin Kaymer

Kaymer was number one from February 2011 to April 2011, for a total of eight weeks.

15. Luke Donald

Donald was number one for a total of 56 weeks, the first from May 2011 from March 2012. Donald had a career year in 2011, winning the money lists on both the PGA and European Tour. Like countryman Lee Westwood, Donald never had that major victory.

Source: Author GoodVibe

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