By The Golf Channel

By winning the Honda Classic on Sunday, Rory McIlroy moved to No. 1 in the Official World Golf Ranking.

The 22-year-old bumps Luke Donald out of the top spot and is the second-youngest player to be No. 1, behind Tiger Woods, since the rankings were introduced in 1986.

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Bernhard Langer - April 6, 1986

Langer was the first No. 1 player when the rankings debuted in 1986 and his 1985 Masters victory was a large reason why. (Weeks at No. 1: Three.)

 

Seve Ballesteros - April 27, 1986

Three weeks after the Official World Golf Rankings inauguration in 1986, Seve Ballesteros took the top spot from Bernhard Langer and held it off and on until the fall of 1989. (Weeks at No. 1: 61.)

 

Greg Norman - September 14, 1986

Norman won his first major -- the Open Championship -- in 1986, topped the Australian Order of Merit for the fifth time and the PGA Tour money list for the first time. (Weeks at No. 1: 331.)

 

Nick Faldo - September 2, 1990

In the late 1980s and early 1990s, Nick Faldo was considered the best golfer in the world. He won more majors (six) than any other player in the world from 1987 through 1996. (Weeks at No. 1: 97.)

 

Ian Woosnam - April 7, 1991

Woosnam ascended to the top one week before winning his sole Masters and remained there just under one year. (Number of weeks at No. 1: 50.)

 

Fred Couples - March 22, 1992

Couples won the Masters in 1992 for his lone major and became the first American player to reach the No. 1 position in the Official World Golf Rankings since they debuted in 1986. (Weeks at No. 1: 16.)

 

Nick Price - August 14, 1994

Nick Price won six times in 1994 including the British Open and PGA Championship. He led the money list and was named the PGA Tour’s Player of the Year for the second year in a row. (Weeks at No. 1: 44.)

 

Tom Lehman - April 20, 1997

Lehman held world No. 1 for a single week in his career, marking the player with the shortest time spent at the top. (Weeks at No. 1: One.)

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