Arnold Palmer was the number one ranked golfer or golf
personality in GOLFWORLD BUSINESS' inaugural Golf
Personality Index (GPI) rankings, which lists the top 50
players in terms of personality. Today, THE DAILY
highlights the top 25 and select others. Current and former
touring golf pros, TV commentators and prominent golf
instructors who appear in ads for golf products were
included in the ranking. Using a ten-point scale, 559 avid
golfers randomly selected from the N.Y. Times Magazine
Group's databases completed questionnaires on the golf
personalities based on three criteria: familiarity,
likability and credibility (GOLFWORLD BUSINESS, 9/00).
OVERALL
RK PLAYER SCORE FAMILIARITY LIKABILITY CREDIBILITY
1) A. PALMER 76.3 9.6 (t1) 9.5 (1) 9.4 (1)
2) J. NICKLAUS 73.2 9.6 (t1) 8.9 (3) 9.3 (2)
3) T. WOODS 67.6 9.6 (t1) 8.1 (t19) 8.6 (t10)
4) P. MICKELSON 63.4 9.1 (t7) 8.8 (t4) 8.9 (3)
5) F. COUPLES 63.1 9.1 (t7) 9.0 (2) 8.7 (t6)
6) T. WATSON 62.5 9.2 (t5) 8.3 (16) 8.7 (t6)
7) T. LEHMAN 62.3 8.9 (t12) 8.6 (t7) 8.8 (t4)
8) G. NORMAN 61.3 9.3 (4) 8.0 (t22) 8.3 (t17)
9) L. TREVINO 61.3 9.2 (t5) 8.6 (t7) 8.3 (t17)
10) D. LOVE III 61.2 9.0 (t10) 8.4 (t12) 8.7 (t6)
11) N. LOPEZ 61.0 8.7 (t19) 8.8 (t4) 8.8 (t4)
12) C. RODRIGUEZ 60.4 8.9 (t12) 8.8 (t4) 8.3 (t17)
13) E. ELS 60.1 8.8 (t16) 8.5 (t9) 8.7 (t6)
14) G. PLAYER 60.1 8.9 (t12) 8.1 (t19) 8.5 (t12)
15) B. CRENSHAW 59.7 8.7 (t19) 8.5 (t9) 8.6 (t10)
16) F. ZOELLER 59.6 9.0 (t10) 8.4 (t12) 8.0 (t30)
17) P. AZINGER 59.3 8.5 (t27) 8.5 (t9) 8.5 (t12)
18) M. O'MEARA 59.1 8.9 (t12) 8.4 (t12) 8.4 (t14)
19) D. DUVAL 58.7 9.1 (t7) 7.4 (t37) 8.2 (t23)
20) T. KITE 58.2 8.8 (t16) 7.9 (t25) 8.4 (t14)
21) J. LEONARD 58.0 8.7 (t19) 8.2 (t17) 8.3 (t17)
22) J. MILLER 57.8 8.6 (t24) 7.9 (t25) 8.3 (t17)
23) N. PRICE 57.3 8.6 (t24) 8.2 (t17) 8.4 (t14)
24) H. IRWIN 56.9 8.8 (t16) 7.6 (t34) 8.3 (t17)
25) V. SINGH 56.6 8.7 (t19) 7.6 (t34) 8.1 (t27)
30) S. GARCIA 53.7 8.2 (t34) 8.1 (t19) 7.4 (t32)
35) A. SORENSTAM 50.4 7.7 (t38) 7.8 (28) 8.0 (t30)
36) C. MONTGOMERIE 50.1 8.3 (t32) 5.9 (49) 7.1 (t46)
37) J-M. OLAZABAL 50.1 7.9 (t36) 7.0 (t41) 7.5 (41)
40) S. BALLESTEROS 46.5 7.7 (t38) 6.2 (48) 6.8 (49)
41) K. WEBB 46.4 7.2 (t42) 7.7 (t29) 8.1 (t27)
42) L. DAVIES 46.2 7.4 (t40) 7.0 (t41) 7.3 (t44)
43) J. INKSTER 44.9 7.2 (t42) 7.7 (t29) 8.1 (t27)
46) S.R. PAK 41.2 6.6 (46) 6.6 (47) 7.1 (t46)
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