OFFICIAL
WORLD GOLF RANKING
CURRENT RANKING
EVENTS
NEWS
HISTORY & PAST RANKINGS
Ernie Els
World Number 783
CURRENT OWGR POSITION:
783
BEST OWGR POSITION:
1
POINTS AVERAGE:
0.1144
TOTAL POINTS:
4.58
DIVISOR:
40
EVENTS PLAYED:
30
1 Dustin Johnson
2 Jon Rahm
3 Justin Thomas
4 Xander Schauffele
5 Tyrrell Hatton
6 Collin Morikawa
7 Patrick Cantlay
8 Rory McIlroy
9 Webb Simpson
10 Bryson DeChambeau
11 Patrick Reed
12 Brooks Koepka
13 Tony Finau
14 Viktor Hovland
15 Daniel Berger
16 Matthew Fitzpatrick
17 Sungjae Im
18 Paul Casey
19 Matthew Wolff
20 Harris English
21 Tommy Fleetwood
22 Adam Scott
23 Hideki Matsuyama
24 Ryan Palmer
25 Kevin Na
26 Louis Oosthuizen
27 Cameron Smith
28 Abraham Ancer
29 Joaquin Niemann
30 Victor Perez
31 Scottie Scheffler
32 Marc Leishman
33 Jason Kokrak
34 Kevin Kisner
35 Justin Rose
36 Christiaan Bezuidenhout
37 Lee Westwood
38 Max Homa
39 Shane Lowry
40 Billy Horschel
41 Bernd Wiesberger
42 Sergio Garcia
43 Robert MacIntyre
44 Gary Woodland
45 Jason Day
46 Carlos Ortiz
47 Matt Kuchar
48 Will Zalatoris
49 Brendon Todd
50 Tiger Woods
Ernie Els
World Number 783
BY YEAR
Counting Events
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
1999
1998
1997
1996
1995
1994
1993
1992
1991
1990
1989
Event
Tour
Week
Year
Finish
Rank Points
Weight
Adj. Points
Rank After
Saudi International powered by SoftBank Investment Advisers
EUR
6
2021
MC
-
1
-
758th
Omega Dubai Desert Classic
EUR
5
2021
MC
-
1
-
747th
the Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide
USA
29
2020
MC
-
0.7935
-
478th
RBC Heritage
USA
25
2020
T48
1.84
0.75
1.38
458th
Dimension Data Pro-Am
AFR,CHA
7
2020
MC
-
0.6848
-
486th
Saudi International powered by SoftBank Investment Advisors
EUR
5
2020
T52
-
0.663
-
469th
Emirates Australian Open
ANZ
49
2019
MC
-
0.5761
-
451st
Alfred Dunhill Championship
AFR,EUR
48
2019
T64
-
0.5652
-
438th
Nedbank Golf Challenge hosted by Gary Player
EUR
46
2019
T52
-
0.5435
-
420th
Alfred Dunhill Links Championship
EUR
39
2019
MC
-
0.4674
-
413rd
BMW PGA Championship
EUR
38
2019
T64
-
0.4565
-
389th
D+D Real Czech Masters
EUR
33
2019
MC
-
0.4022
-
345th
Wyndham Championship
USA
31
2019
WD
-
0.3804
-
347th
148th Open Championship
MAJ
29
2019
T32
3.90
0.3587
1.4
345th
Rocket Mortgage Classic
USA
26
2019
MC
-
0.3261
-
379th
U.S. Open
MAJ
24
2019
MC
-
0.3043
-
358th
the Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide
USA
22
2019
WD
-
0.2826
-
354th
AT&T Byron Nelson
USA
19
2019
MC
-
0.25
-
343rd
Wells Fargo Championship
USA
18
2019
MC
-
0.2391
-
335th
RBC Heritage
USA
16
2019
MC
-
0.2174
-
322nd
Valero Texas Open
USA
14
2019
T57
-
0.1957
-
319th
Maybank Championship
ASA,EUR
12
2019
T7
3.52
0.1739
0.61
323rd
Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard
USA
10
2019
MC
-
0.1522
-
363rd
The Honda Classic
USA
9
2019
T20
2.68
0.1413
0.38
359th
Genesis Open
USA
7
2019
T56
1.21
0.1196
0.14
396th
AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am
USA
6
2019
T28
1.96
0.1087
0.21
418th
Saudi International powered by SBIA
EUR
5
2019
MC
-
0.0978
-
435th
Omega Dubai Desert Classic
EUR
4
2019
T12
4.89
0.087
0.43
424th
Alfred Dunhill Championship
AFR,EUR
50
2018
T26
-
0.0217
-
539th
South African Open
AFR,EUR
49
2018
T15
2.64
0.0109
0.03
525th
BEST PERFORMANCES
CAREER TO DATE
No
Event
Tour
Year
Finish
Points Won
Rank After
1
141st OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP
MAJ
2012
1
100.00
15th
2
OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP
MAJ
2002
1
100.00
3rd
3
U.S. OPEN CHAMP.
MAJ
1997
1
100.00
4th
4
U S OPEN CHAMP.
MAJ
1994
1
100.00
7th
5
WGC - CA Championship
WGC
2010
1
74.00
8th
6
Bay Hill Invit'l
USA
1998
1
72.00
2nd
7
WGC - Amex Championship
WGC
2004
1
70.00
2nd
8
the Memorial Tournament
USA
2004
1
70.00
2nd
9
Nissan Open
USA
1999
1
66.00
4th
10
Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard
USA
2010
1
60.00
7th
11
THE OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP
MAJ
2004
2
60.00
2nd
12
THE MASTERS TOURNAMENT
MAJ
2004
2
60.00
3rd
13
Genuity Championship
USA
2002
1
60.00
3rd
14
MASTERS TOURNAMENT
MAJ
2000
2
60.00
7th
15
J Walker W'ld Ch
EUR
1994
1
60.00
6th
16
Sony Open in Hawaii
USA
2003
1
58.00
2nd
17
Sony Open in Hawaii
USA
2004
1
56.00
3rd
18
The International
USA
2000
1
56.00
2nd
19
Buick Classic
USA
1996
1
56.00
5th
20
Mercedes Championships
USA
2003
1
54.00
2nd