World Number One Women's Golfers 2006-2021 Quiz

The Women's World Golf Rankings started in 2006. This quiz highlights the first fifteen. The correct order indicates when the golfer first reached number one.

An ordering quiz by GoodVibe. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Annika Sorenstam

Sorenstam was number one for sixty weeks from February 2006 to April 2007. Sorenstam retired after the 2008 season.

2. Lorena Ochoa

Ochoa was number one from April 2007 to May 2010 for a record 158 consecutive weeks.

3. Jiyai Shin

Shin was number one for a total of 25 weeks on three separate occasions, the first for seven weeks from 3rd May 2010 to 20th June 2010.

4. Ai Miyazato

Miyazato was number one for a total of 11 weeks, the first coming on 21st June 2010 for ne week. Miyazato had three third place finishes in majors and was the first number one never to win one.

5. Cristie Kerr

Kerr was number one on three separate occasions for a total of five weeks, the first coming 28th June 2010 for three weeks. Kerr is a natural left-hander who plays right handed.

6. Yani Tseng

Tseng was number one from February 2011 to March 2013 for 109 consecutive weeks.

7. Stacy Lewis

Lewis was number one from 18th March 2013 to 14th April 2013 and again from 2nd June 2014 to 26th October 2014 for a total of 25 weeks.

8. Inbee Park

Park was number one on three separate occasions for a total of 92 weeks, the first from 15th April 2013 to 1st June 2014.

9. Lydia Ko

Ko was number one from February 2015 to June 2015. After a five-year hiatus from the top, Ko was number one from November 2022 to April 2023.

10. Ariya Jutanugarn

Jutanugarn was number one on three different occasions for a total of 23 weeks, the first on 12th June 2017 for two weeks.

11. Ryu So-yeun

Ryu was number one for 17 weeks from 26th June 2017 to 5th November 2017.

12. Park Sung-Hyun

Park was number one on four separate occasions for a total of 20 weeks, the first on 7th November 2017 for one week.

13. Shanshan Feng

Feng was number one for 23 weeks from 13th November 2017 to 22nd April 2018.

14. Ko Jin-Young

Ko was first number one from April 2019 to June 2019. Ko was number one when COVID-19 froze the rankings for eight weeks. In 2023, Ko set the record for most time at number one for a total of 163 weeks.

15. Nelly Korda

Korda was first number one from June 2021 to October 2021. In 2024, Korda won five consecutive events.

Source: Author GoodVibe

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What's the Correct Order?	Choices
1. (2006)	Stacy Lewis
2. (2007)	Shanshan Feng
3. (2010 - May)	Ai Miyazato
4. (2010 - June)	Annika Sorenstam
5. (2010 - end of June)	Yani Tseng
6. (2011)	Ryu So-yeun
7. (2013 - March)	Nelly Korda
8. (2013 - April)	Cristie Kerr
9. (2015)	Park Sung-Hyun
10. (2017 - June)	Jiyai Shin
11. (2017 - end of June)	Inbee Park
12. (2017 - November)	Ko Jin-Young
13. (2017 - end of November)	Ariya Jutanugarn
14. (2019)	Lorena Ochoa
15. (2021)	Lydia Ko