Sports Rankings – Historical Rankings, Stats & Performance Data

★ Best in the year

#	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	Σ	Δ pts
1	Jack Nicklaus	Jack Nicklaus	Jack Nicklaus	Jack Nicklaus	Jack Nicklaus	Jack Nicklaus	357	–
2	Tiger Woods	Tiger Woods	Tiger Woods	Tiger Woods	Tiger Woods	Tiger Woods	296	–
3	Tom Watson	Tom Watson	Tom Watson	Phil Mickelson	Phil Mickelson	Phil Mickelson	172	▲ +5
4	Phil Mickelson	Phil Mickelson	Phil Mickelson	Tom Watson	Tom Watson	Tom Watson	165	–
5	Sam Snead	Sam Snead	Sam Snead	Sam Snead	Sam Snead	Sam Snead	142	–
6	Ben Hogan	Ben Hogan	Ben Hogan	Ben Hogan	Ben Hogan	Ben Hogan	137	–
7	Arnold Palmer	Arnold Palmer	Arnold Palmer	Arnold Palmer	Arnold Palmer	Arnold Palmer	136	–
8	Walter Hagen	Walter Hagen	Walter Hagen	Walter Hagen	Walter Hagen	Walter Hagen	131	–
9	Gary Player	Gary Player	Gary Player	Gary Player	Gary Player	Gary Player	129	–
10	Greg Norman	Greg Norman	Greg Norman	Greg Norman	Greg Norman	Greg Norman	123	–
11	Gene Sarazen	Gene Sarazen	Gene Sarazen	Gene Sarazen	Gene Sarazen	Rory McIlroy	115	▲ +7
12	Nick Faldo	Nick Faldo	Nick Faldo	Nick Faldo	Rory McIlroy	Gene Sarazen	114	–
13	Ernie Els	Ernie Els	Ernie Els	Ernie Els	Nick Faldo	Nick Faldo	104	–
14	Harry Vardon	Harry Vardon	Harry Vardon	Harry Vardon	Ernie Els	Ernie Els	103	–
15	Seve Ballesteros	Seve Ballesteros	Seve Ballesteros	Rory McIlroy	Harry Vardon	Harry Vardon	94	–
16	Byron Nelson	Byron Nelson	Rory McIlroy	Seve Ballesteros	Seve Ballesteros	Seve Ballesteros	91	–
17	Lee Trevino	Lee Trevino	Byron Nelson	Byron Nelson	Byron Nelson	Byron Nelson	89	–
18	John Henry Taylor	Rory McIlroy	Lee Trevino	Lee Trevino	Lee Trevino	Lee Trevino	89	–
19	Billy Casper	John Henry Taylor	John Henry Taylor	John Henry Taylor	John Henry Taylor	John Henry Taylor	84	–
20	Raymond Floyd	Billy Casper	Dustin Johnson	Dustin Johnson	Dustin Johnson	Dustin Johnson	82	–
21	Bobby Jones	Raymond Floyd	Billy Casper	Billy Casper	Billy Casper	Brooks Koepka	79	▲ +13
22	Rory McIlroy	Bobby Jones	Raymond Floyd	Raymond Floyd	Raymond Floyd	Billy Casper	78	–
23	James Braid	James Braid	Bobby Jones	Bobby Jones	Bobby Jones	Raymond Floyd	78	–
24	Ben Crenshaw	Ben Crenshaw	James Braid	James Braid	Jordan Spieth	Bobby Jones	77	–
25	Jim Furyk	Jim Furyk	Ben Crenshaw	Jordan Spieth	James Braid	Jordan Spieth	73	▲ +2
26	Nick Price	Nick Price	Jim Furyk	Ben Crenshaw	Ben Crenshaw	James Braid	70	–
27	Peter Thomson	Peter Thomson	Nick Price	Jim Furyk	Jim Furyk	Ben Crenshaw	69	–
28	Lloyd Mangrum	Jordan Spieth	Peter Thomson	Brooks Koepka	Brooks Koepka	Jim Furyk	67	–
29	Julius Boros	Lloyd Mangrum	Jordan Spieth	Nick Price	Nick Price	Nick Price	63	–
30	Jordan Spieth	Julius Boros	Lloyd Mangrum	Peter Thomson	Peter Thomson	Peter Thomson	63	–
31	Tom Morris Sr.	Brooks Koepka	Julius Boros	Lloyd Mangrum	Lloyd Mangrum	Lloyd Mangrum	62	–
32	Willie Park Sr.	Tom Morris Sr.	Brooks Koepka	Julius Boros	Julius Boros	Julius Boros	61	–
33	Jim Barnes	Willie Park Sr.	Tom Morris Sr.	Tom Morris Sr.	Tom Morris Sr.	Jason Day	59	▲ +5
34	Vijay Singh	Dustin Johnson	Willie Park Sr.	Willie Park Sr.	Willie Park Sr.	Tom Morris Sr.	59	–
35	Tom Kite	Jim Barnes	Jim Barnes	Jim Barnes	Jim Barnes	Willie Park Sr.	59	–
36	Bernhard Langer	Vijay Singh	Vijay Singh	Vijay Singh	Vijay Singh	Jim Barnes	58	–
37	Bobby Locke	Tom Kite	Tom Kite	Tom Kite	Tom Kite	Vijay Singh	58	–
38	Cary Middlecoff	Bernhard Langer	Bernhard Langer	Bernhard Langer	Bernhard Langer	Tom Kite	57	–
39	Hale Irwin	Bobby Locke	Bobby Locke	Bobby Locke	Bobby Locke	Bernhard Langer	56	–
40	Jimmy Demaret	Cary Middlecoff	Cary Middlecoff	Cary Middlecoff	Cary Middlecoff	Bobby Locke	56	–
41	Johnny Miller	Hale Irwin	Hale Irwin	Hale Irwin	Hale Irwin	Cary Middlecoff	56	–
42	Sergio García	Jimmy Demaret	Jimmy Demaret	Jimmy Demaret	Jimmy Demaret	Hale Irwin	56	–
43	Tom Weiskopf	Johnny Miller	Johnny Miller	Johnny Miller	Johnny Miller	Jimmy Demaret	55	–
44	Fred Couples	Sergio García	Sergio García	Sergio García	Sergio García	Johnny Miller	55	–
45	Lanny Wadkins	Tom Weiskopf	Jason Day	Jason Day	Jason Day	Sergio García	55	–
46	Payne Stewart	Fred Couples	Tom Weiskopf	Tom Weiskopf	Tom Weiskopf	Tom Weiskopf	54	–
47	Craig Wood	Lanny Wadkins	Fred Couples	Fred Couples	Fred Couples	Fred Couples	53	–
48	Jason Day	Payne Stewart	Lanny Wadkins	Lanny Wadkins	Lanny Wadkins	Lanny Wadkins	53	–
49	Willie Anderson	Craig Wood	Payne Stewart	Payne Stewart	Payne Stewart	Payne Stewart	53	–
50	Denny Shute	Jason Day	Craig Wood	Craig Wood	Craig Wood	Craig Wood	52	–