Which 2 golfers have been world No 1 without winning a major?
Which 2 golfers have been world No 1 without winning a major?
More about the two golfers have been world number one without winning a major championship. Luke Donald held the official world golf ranking number one for 56 weeks between May 2011 and August 2012. In October 2010 Lee Westwood became the number one golfer, ending the reign of Tiger Woods.
Is Lee Westwood a member of the PGA?
Westwood, who has 25 European Tour (now DP World Tour) victories to rank eighth all-time, has resigned his PGA Tour membership but is still playing the DP World Tour and said he plans to play its flagship event, the BMW PGA Championship, next month.
Who has won 3 of the 4 majors in golf?
Only five golfers have won all four of golf’s modern majors at any time during their careers, an achievement which is often referred to as a Career Grand Slam: Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus, and Tiger Woods. Woods and Nicklaus have won each of the four majors at least three times.
Who has been number 1 in golf the longest?
Tiger Woods has spent the most consecutive weeks (281) and most total weeks (683) at the top of the rankings, and Tom Lehman the fewest total weeks, having spent just a single week at the top in April 1997.
Who is the lowest ranked golfer to win a major?
This victory and a solid first season on the PGA Tour led to Curtis being named the 2003 PGA Tour Rookie of the Year. Curtis was the lowest-ranked player to win a major since official world rankings were first calculated.
How many times has Lee Westwood won on the PGA Tour?
Over the last 26 years, he’s competed in 88 major championships, come painfully close to winning, but never actually gotten the job done. Westwood has finished in the top 10 19 times and in the top 3 nine times.
