Has Luke Donald ever been the world number one golfer?

Luke Donald held the official world golf ranking number one for 56 weeks between May 2011 and August 2012.

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In 2011 Luke Donald won the PGA Tour money list and European Race to Dubai. He became the first player to win both money lists on the PGA and European Tours in the same year.

In May 2011, Luke Donald became the number one golfer after winning the BMW PGA Championship.

Rory McIlroy took over the number one position in August 2012.

Currently Luke Donald holds 5 PGA Tour and 7 European Tour wins.