How many weeks in total was Spain’s Seve Ballesteros ranked the number 1 player in the world?
Seve totalled 61 weeks at number 1 over 5 separate periods.
More about Seve Ballesteros
Seve was the second golfer to hold an official number 1 ranking after they were introduced in 1986. Bernhard Langer as the first.
He won a total of 91 professional tournaments including 5 Majors and 50 tournaments on the European Tour.
Each of the US PGA tour wins came between 1978 and 1988, the period he battled with Greg Norman for the number one ranking.
Seve’s son Javier is now carving out his own career as a professional golfer. This touching article in the Telegraph shows a strong bond between the two.
Seve won his first major title after making a birdie 3 from the car park on 16 in the 1979 British Open. Watch the video below.
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