He will now start to add to the record 623 weeks he has spent on top of the golfing world, a tally which is nearly double that of his nearest rival, with Australian Greg Norman racking up 331 weeks, while no other player has broken the 100-week barrier.
His ascendancy to the number one spot will add to his record number of weeks at the top of the golf world: By the end of this week, he will have spent 624 weeks in the number one position.
The Spaniard claimed his eighth straight title at the tournament, ending a run of seven defeats in finals to the man who replaced him at the top of the world rankings, including January's record-breaking six-hour epic at the Australian Open.
She reached the top of the world rankings in August 2003 and had a record of 427 wins against 104 defeats as well as having the rare dinstinction of holding the number one spot in both singles and doubles in 2003.
In a single day last week, nearly 40 people reached the top of the world a record.
The 31-year-old Federer has done it all in the world of tennis, winning more grand slam titles than any other male player in history and spending a record number of weeks at the top of the world rankings.
Rudisha now owns six of the event's top eight times, and he said he was surprised he broke the world record after two rounds of qualifying.
This year's field includes a record 73 international players, among 99 of the top 100 players in the latest Official World Golf Rankings and 28 major champions competing.
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There are suggestions that it could be the last major he ever plays, which would leave him with a record of five runners-up finishes in the world's top competitions.
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For the last 13 years, Great Britain have never been out of the top five at a major Championship - an impressive record but without ever quite managing to win at world level.
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