March 23 1997 Official World Golf Ranking Week 12 / 1997 1995 / 1996 1997 Points Total No of Points Points Ranking Player Country Average Points Events Lost Gained 1 (1) Greg Norman Aus 11.11 489.00 44 -84.00 + 88.00 2 (2) Tom Lehman USA 9.59 489.00 51 -50.00 + 52.00 3 (3) Colin Montgomerie Sco 9.03 533.00 59 -43.00 + 48.00 4 (10) Mark O'Meara USA 8.70 435.00 50 -82.00 + 154.00 5 (4) Ernie Els SAf 8.52 494.00 58 -62.00 + 66.00 6 (8) Masashi Ozaki Jpn 8.33 358.00 43 -5.00 + 22.00 7 (6) Nick Faldo Eng 8.14 350.00 43 -81.00 + 72.00 8 (7) Phil Mickelson USA 8.00 400.00 50 -94.00 + 90.00 9 (13) Nick Price Zim 7.93 357.00 45 -46.00 + 140.00 10 (5) Fred Couples USA 7.65 329.00 43 -80.00 + 58.00 11 (14) Steve Elkington Aus 6.93 298.00 43 -45.00 + 80.00 12 (9) Davis Love-III USA 6.82 341.00 50 -67.00 + 24.00 13 (15) Scott Hoch USA 6.25 375.00 60 -27.00 + 70.00 14 (33) Tiger Woods USA 6.18 247.00 40 0.00 + 92.00 15 (11) Corey Pavin USA 5.98 299.00 50 -54.00 + 6.00 16 (28) Steve Jones USA 5.80 313.00 54 -19.00 + 98.00 17 (19) David Duval USA 5.69 296.00 52 -36.00 + 64.00 18 (12) Steve Stricker USA 5.59 257.00 46 -40.00 + 0.00 19 (16) Bernhard Langer Ger 5.35 257.00 48 -33.00 + 30.00 20 (21) Mark McNulty Ire 5.13 205.00 40 -45.00 + 46.00 21 (20) Vijay Singh Fij 5.02 306.00 61 -61.00 + 50.00 22 (17) Tom Watson USA 4.98 199.00 40 -28.00 + 16.00 23 (39) Jesper Parnevik Swe 4.80 245.00 51 -23.00 + 90.00 24 (18) Mark Brooks USA 4.71 297.00 63 -44.00 + 4.00 25 (24) Costantino Rocca Ity 4.51 266.00 59 -27.00 + 8.00 26 (22) Loren Roberts USA 4.40 207.00 47 -48.00 + 14.00 27 (23) Brad Faxon USA 4.34 217.00 50 -41.00 + 8.00 28 (31) Frank Nobilo NZl 4.29 240.00 56 -7.00 + 18.00 29 (25) Kenny Perry USA 4.20 206.00 49 -51.00 + 20.00 30 (34) Payne Stewart USA 4.20 214.00 51 -48.00 + 52.00 31 (27) Jeff Maggert USA 4.14 211.00 51 -31.00 + 18.00 32 (42) Craig Stadler USA 4.11 181.00 44 -46.00 + 84.00 33 (59) Paul Stankowski USA 4.07 232.00 57 -4.00 + 80.00 34 (26) Ian Woosnam Wal 3.98 219.00 55 -57.00 + 38.00 35 (29) Justin Leonard USA 3.93 232.00 59 -27.00 + 6.00 36 (32) Lee Janzen USA 3.85 227.00 59 -55.00 + 46.00 37 (38) Mark Calcavecchia USA 3.82 233.00 61 -40.00 + 52.00 38 (35) Bob Tway USA 3.72 186.00 50 -35.00 + 26.00 39 (40) Sam Torrance Sco 3.60 209.00 58 -9.00 + 18.00 40 (47=) Michael Bradley USA 3.57 189.00 53 -30.00 + 56.00 41 (60) John Cook USA 3.56 196.00 55 -3.00 + 58.00 42 (53) Jeff Sluman USA 3.54 223.00 63 -16.00 + 46.00 43 (37) Robert Allenby Aus 3.50 210.00 60 -28.00 + 28.00 44 (36) Jay Haas USA 3.45 176.00 51 -25.00 + 12.00 45 (30) Mark McCumber USA 3.40 136.00 40 -34.00 + 6.00 46 (41) Duffy Waldorf USA 3.23 155.00 48 -25.00 + 16.00 47 (47=) Tommy Tolles USA 3.21 167.00 52 -18.00 + 22.00 48 (49) Jim Furyk USA 3.19 214.00 67 -42.00 + 50.00 49 (51) Fred Funk USA 3.17 209.00 66 -15.00 + 24.00 50 (57) David Frost SAf 3.12 187.00 60 -15.00 + 46.00 Ranking in brackets indicates position at 31st December 1996 (2 Year) Page 1 of 4 March 23 1997 Official World Golf Ranking Week 12 / 1997 1995 / 1996 1997 Points Total No of Points Points Ranking Player Country Average Points Events Lost Gained 51 (50) Brian Watts USA 3.04 143.00 47 -13.00 + 0.00 52 (43) Billy Mayfair USA 2.98 170.00 57 -24.00 + 8.00 53 (64) Lee Westwood Eng 2.94 185.00 63 -2.00 + 28.00 54 (55) D A Weibring USA 2.93 117.00 40 -4.00 + 0.00 55 (46) Peter Senior Aus 2.92 175.00 60 -35.00 + 22.00 56 (52) Craig Parry Aus 2.85 202.00 71 -30.00 + 20.00 57 (56) Shigeki Maruyama Jpn 2.78 164.00 59 -9.00 + 14.00 58 (44) Jim Gallagher-Jr USA 2.66 133.00 50 -29.00 + 4.00 59 (161) Peter Lonard Aus 2.35 94.00 40 -4.00 + 52.00 60 (282) Stuart Appleby Aus 2.32 123.00 53 -4.00 + 94.00 61 (72) Per-Ulrik Johansson Swe 2.32 109.00 47 -6.00 + 6.00 62 (61) Rocco Mediate USA 2.30 99.00 43 -8.00 + 4.00 63 (58) Ben Crenshaw USA 2.29 103.00 45 -25.00 + 0.00 64 (63) Woody Austin USA 2.28 157.00 69 -24.00 + 6.00 65 (74) Frankie Minoza Phi 2.27 109.00 48 -5.00 + 10.00 66 (86) Carlos Franco Par 2.24 92.00 41 -7.00 + 24.00 67 (62) Darren Clarke NIr 2.24 130.00 58 -26.00 + 6.00 68 (137) Miguel A Martin Spn 2.08 110.00 53 -1.00 + 40.00 69 (66) Naomichi Joe Ozaki Jpn 2.06 134.00 65 -27.00 + 10.00 70 (69) Kirk Triplett USA 2.06 103.00 50 -18.00 + 8.00 71 (67) Yoshinori Kaneko Jpn 2.05 119.00 58 -17.00 + 0.00 72 (116) Larry Nelson USA 2.02 91.00 45 -15.00 + 38.00 73 (80) Stephen Ames Can 2.02 99.00 49 -6.00 + 8.00 74 (84=) Clarence Rose USA 2.02 101.00 50 -1.00 + 14.00 75 (71) Miguel A Jimenez Spn 2.02 109.00 54 -22.00 + 6.00 76 (103=) Paul Broadhurst Eng 2.02 125.00 62 -2.00 + 22.00 77 (90) Brad Bryant USA 2.00 114.00 57 -24.00 + 36.00 78 (130) Hisayuki Sasaki Jpn 1.98 131.00 66 -4.00 + 46.00 79 (98) David Ogrin USA 1.98 121.00 61 -10.00 + 24.00 80 (73) Brandt Jobe USA 1.98 87.00 44 -23.00 + 10.00 81 (92) Peter O'Malley Aus 1.97 122.00 62 -12.00 + 28.00 82 (84=) Tom Kite USA 1.96 92.00 47 -8.00 + 12.00 83 (103=) Billy Andrade USA 1.93 114.00 59 -8.00 + 22.00 84 (68) John Huston USA 1.92 100.00 52 -27.00 + 4.00 85 (65) Wayne Westner SAf 1.92 94.00 49 -45.00 + 18.00 86 (70) Andrew Coltart Sco 1.91 109.00 57 -25.00 + 4.00 87 (75) Wayne Riley Aus 1.91 122.00 64 -30.00 + 20.00 88 (162) Richard Green Aus 1.90 78.00 41 -9.00 + 40.00 89 (76) Hidemichi Tanaka Jpn 1.89 106.00 56 0.00 + 2.00 90 (54) Scott Simpson USA 1.86 91.00 49 -57.00 + 10.00 91 (91) John Daly USA 1.82 113.00 62 -11.00 + 12.00 92 (88) Larry Mize USA 1.80 88.00 49 -14.00 + 12.00 93 (95=) Padraig Harrington Ire 1.78 96.00 54 0.00 + 12.00 94 (111) Jay Don Blake USA 1.77 94.00 53 -18.00 + 28.00 95 (81) Paul McGinley Ire 1.76 102.00 58 -20.00 + 10.00 96 (112) Thomas Bjorn Den 1.76 86.00 49 -4.00 + 14.00 97 (179) Michael Long NZl 1.75 70.00 40 -1.00 + 30.00 98 (83) Tom Purtzer USA 1.74 80.00 46 -20.00 + 18.00 99 (107) Eduardo Romero Arg 1.73 76.00 44 -11.00 + 10.00 100 (97) Peter Mitchell Eng 1.72 98.00 57 -6.00 + 2.00 Ranking in brackets indicates position at 31st December 1996 (2 Year) Page 2 of 4 March 23 1997 Official World Golf Ranking Week 12 / 1997 1995 / 1996 1997 Points Total No of Points Points Ranking Player Country Average Points Events Lost Gained 101 (87) Paul Goydos USA 1.70 109.00 64 -41.00 + 32.00 102 (101) Gil Morgan USA 1.68 67.00 40 -2.00 + 0.00 103 (99) Tim Herron USA 1.67 90.00 54 -26.00 + 26.00 104 (110) Retief Goosen SAf 1.66 108.00 65 -23.00 + 28.00 105 (115) Andrew Oldcorn Sco 1.66 73.00 44 0.00 + 4.00 106 (89) Fuzzy Zoeller USA 1.65 66.00 40 -5.00 + 0.00 107 (103=) Scott McCarron USA 1.64 92.00 56 -24.00 + 26.00 108 (77) Todd Hamilton USA 1.64 90.00 55 -24.00 + 2.00 109 (95=) Kazuhiko Hosokawa Jpn 1.63 96.00 59 0.00 + 0.00 110 (78) Michael Campbell NZl 1.60 104.00 65 -23.00 + 6.00 111 (150) Rick Fehr USA 1.58 71.00 45 -11.00 + 24.00 112 (45) Peter Jacobsen USA 1.57 74.00 47 -84.00 + 16.00 113 (94) Greg Turner NZl 1.57 77.00 49 -13.00 + 4.00 114 (113) Jean Van de Velde Frn 1.55 90.00 58 -15.00 + 20.00 115 (100) Barry Lane Eng 1.55 85.00 55 -10.00 + 0.00 116 (132=) Dudley Hart USA 1.53 66.00 43 -2.00 + 0.00 117 (124) Andrew Magee USA 1.53 87.00 57 -16.00 + 22.00 118 (125) Paul Azinger USA 1.52 70.00 46 -15.00 + 18.00 119 (106) Jose Coceres Arg 1.52 73.00 48 -19.00 + 10.00 120 (117) Hajime Meshiai Jpn 1.51 77.00 51 -1.00 + 0.00 121 (155) Mike Brisky USA 1.47 87.00 59 -5.00 + 24.00 122 (102) Paul Lawrie Sco 1.47 66.00 45 -13.00 + 0.00 123 (159=) Ignacio Garrido Spn 1.46 76.00 52 -5.00 + 20.00 124 (93) Alex Cejka Ger 1.46 73.00 50 -21.00 + 4.00 125 (131) Katsuyoshi Tomori Jpn 1.46 102.00 70 -2.00 + 18.00 126 (220=) Jose M Olazabal Spn 1.45 58.00 40 -3.00 + 28.00 127 (79) John Morse USA 1.45 81.00 56 -32.00 + 6.00 128 (108) Nolan Henke USA 1.44 69.00 48 -13.00 + 0.00 129 (139) Russ Cochran USA 1.43 80.00 56 -5.00 + 10.00 130 (82) Lennie Clements USA 1.42 68.00 48 -26.00 + 2.00 131 (351=) Steven Alker NZl 1.40 56.00 40 0.00 + 38.00 132 (126) Masanobu Kimura Jpn 1.39 78.00 56 -2.00 + 2.00 133 (135) Satoshi Higashi Jpn 1.39 96.00 69 0.00 + 0.00 134 (118=) Steve Lowery USA 1.39 86.00 62 -20.00 + 14.00 135 (118=) Masahiro Kuramoto Jpn 1.38 90.00 65 -2.00 + 0.00 136 (121) David Ishii USA 1.37 71.00 52 -6.00 + 0.00 137 (246) Stephen Leaney Aus 1.35 54.00 40 -1.00 + 26.00 138 (120) Tommy Nakajima Jpn 1.34 82.00 61 -3.00 + 2.00 139 (123) Robert Gamez USA 1.34 79.00 59 -14.00 + 8.00 140 (144) David Gilford Eng 1.31 67.00 51 -10.00 + 10.00 141 (143) Jerry Kelly USA 1.31 72.00 55 -9.00 + 10.00 142 (152) Diego Borrego Spn 1.30 56.00 43 -2.00 + 6.00 143= (145) Grant Waite NZl 1.30 78.00 60 -8.00 + 8.00 143= (148) Glen Day USA 1.30 78.00 60 -10.00 + 8.00 145= (229) Fulton Allem SAf 1.29 54.00 42 -12.00 + 32.00 145= (149) Brandel Chamblee USA 1.29 63.00 49 -9.00 + 6.00 147 (127) Bob Estes USA 1.28 59.00 46 -14.00 + 2.00 148 (261) Don Pooley USA 1.28 55.00 43 -8.00 + 34.00 149 (146=) Eduardo Herrera Col 1.26 58.00 46 -8.00 + 6.00 150 (140) Emlyn Aubrey USA 1.26 59.00 47 -12.00 + 4.00 Ranking in brackets indicates position at 31st December 1996 (2 Year) Page 3 of 4 March 23 1997 Official World Golf Ranking Week 12 / 1997 1995 / 1996 1997 Points Total No of Points Points Ranking Player Country Average Points Events Lost Gained 151 (129) Nobuo Serizawa Jpn 1.25 79.00 63 -6.00 + 0.00 152 (109) Seve Ballesteros Spn 1.24 57.00 46 -11.00 + 0.00 153 (220=) Stewart Cink USA 1.23 49.00 40 0.00 + 16.00 154 (153) Peter Teravainen USA 1.22 66.00 54 -3.00 + 2.00 155 (146=) Raymond Russell Sco 1.22 62.00 51 -2.00 + 4.00 156 (151) Anthony Painter Aus 1.20 48.00 40 -14.00 + 12.00 157 (136) Joey Sindelar USA 1.19 64.00 54 -6.00 + 0.00 158 (206) Doug Martin USA 1.16