Ernie Els is not currently ranked in the top 300 of the world golf rankings.
Ernie Els's peak world ranking occured on June 1, 1998, when he was ranked #1 with 12.450 world ranking points.
Yes, Ernie Els has had the number 1 ranking for a total of 9 weeks. He first got to number 1 on June 23, 1997, and was most recently the top ranked player on June 8, 1998. His longest streak as the top ranked player was 4 consecutive weeks between April 13, 1998 and May 4, 1998.
Consecutive Weeks | Dates |
1 | June 23, 1997 - June 23, 1997 |
4 | April 13, 1998 - May 4, 1998 |
4 | May 18, 1998 - June 8, 1998 |
Ernie Els has spent a total of 705 weeks ranked in the top 10. His longest stretch was 447 consecutive weeks between April 3, 2000 and November 3, 2008.
Consecutive Weeks | Dates |
219 | January 1, 1996 - March 13, 2000 |
447 | April 3, 2000 - November 3, 2008 |
9 | November 17, 2008 - January 12, 2009 |
26 | March 15, 2010 - September 6, 2010 |
3 | September 27, 2010 - October 11, 2010 |
1 | January 17, 2011 - January 17, 2011 |
Year | Ranking | Points |
---|---|---|
1996 | 4 | 8.60 |
1997 | 4 | 9.89 |
1998 | 5 | 9.18 |
1999 | 5 | 8.64 |
2000 | 2 | 11.65 |
2001 | 4 | 6.99 |
2002 | 3 | 6.84 |
2003 | 3 | 8.41 |
2004 | 3 | 10.98 |
2005 | 5 | 8.03 |
2006 | 5 | 6.05 |
2007 | 4 | 6.51 |
2008 | 9 | 4.76 |
2009 | 17 | 4.13 |
2010 | 12 | 5.37 |
2011 | 56 | 2.37 |
2012 | 24 | 4.34 |
2013 | 27 | 3.55 |
2014 | 61 | 2.25 |
2015 | 189 | 0.95 |