Golf Rankings

Year-end world ranking

1988 World Golf Rankings

Final published week of 1988, December 25, 1988.

Seve Ballesteros finished world number one.

World number one in 1988

The top of the ranking changed hands 3 times during 1988.

  1. Greg NormanJan 3, 1988 – Oct 23, 1988 · 43 weeks
  2. Seve BallesterosOct 30, 1988 – Oct 30, 1988 · 1 week
  3. Greg NormanNov 6, 1988 – Nov 6, 1988 · 1 week
  4. Seve BallesterosNov 13, 1988 – Dec 25, 1988 · 7 weeks · finished the year
  1. 1Seve BallesterosESP
  2. 2Greg NormanAUS
  3. 3Sandy LyleSCO
  4. 4Nick FaldoENG
  5. 5Curtis StrangeUSA
  6. 6Ian WoosnamWAL
  7. 7Ben CrenshawUSA
  8. 8Paul AzingerUSA
  9. 9Mark CalcavecchiaUSA
  10. 10Lanny WadkinsUSA
  11. 11David FrostRSA
  12. 12Masashi OzakiJPN
  13. 13Tom KiteUSA
  14. 14Chip BeckUSA
  15. 15Jose M OlazabalESP
  16. 16Bernhard LangerGER
  17. 17Tom WatsonUSA
  18. 18Larry NelsonUSA
  19. 19Payne StewartUSA
  20. 20Fred CouplesUSA
  21. 21Ken GreenUSA
  22. 22Mark McNultyIRL
  23. 23Mark McCumberUSA
  24. 24Larry MizeUSA
  25. 25Scott SimpsonUSA
  26. 26David IshiiUSA
  27. 27Joey SindelarUSA
  28. 28Dan PohlUSA
  29. 29Mark O'MearaUSA
  30. 30Mike ReidUSA
  31. 31Rodger DavisAUS
  32. 32Craig StadlerUSA
  33. 33Nick PriceZIM
  34. 34Don PooleyUSA
  35. 35Bruce LietzkeUSA
  36. 36Tommy NakajimaJPN
  37. 37Isao AokiJPN
  38. 38Steve PateUSA
  39. 39Fuzzy ZoellerUSA
  40. 40Jeff SlumanUSA
  41. 41Scott HochUSA
  42. 42Bob TwayUSA
  43. 43Jose RiveroESP
  44. 44Jay HaasUSA
  45. 45Ian Baker-FinchAUS
  46. 46Peter SeniorAUS
  47. 47Mark JamesENG
  48. 48Corey PavinUSA
  49. 49Des SmythIRL
  50. 50Gordon Brand-JrSCO
  51. 51Hal SuttonUSA
  52. 52Jodie MuddUSA
  53. 53Graham MarshAUS
  54. 54Fulton AllemRSA
  55. 55Howard ClarkENG
  56. 56Ronan RaffertyNIR
  57. 57D A WeibringUSA
  58. 58Gil MorganUSA
  59. 59Masahiro KuramotoJPN
  60. 60John MahaffeyUSA
  61. 61Peter JacobsenUSA
  62. 62Gary KochUSA
  63. 63Naomichi Joe OzakiJPN
  64. 64Craig ParryAUS
  65. 65Andy BeanUSA
  66. 66Dave BarrCAN
  67. 67Tateo Jet OzakiJPN
  68. 68Brian JonesAUS
  69. 69Mark WiebeUSA
  70. 70Mac O'GradyUSA
  71. 71Doug TewellUSA
  72. 72Bobby WadkinsUSA
  73. 73Donnie HammondUSA
  74. 74David GrahamAUS
  75. 75Steve JonesUSA
  76. 76Gene SauersUSA
  77. 77Anders ForsbrandSWE
  78. 78Calvin PeeteUSA
  79. 79Chen Tze-ChungTPE
  80. 80Tom PurtzerUSA
  81. 81Sam TorranceSCO
  82. 82Hale IrwinUSA
  83. 83Christy O'Connor-JnrIRL
  84. 84Wayne GradyAUS
  85. 85Scott VerplankUSA
  86. 86Eamonn DarcyIRL
  87. 87Kariem BarakaGER
  88. 88Roger MackayAUS
  89. 89Jim BenepeUSA
  90. 90Davis Love IIIUSA
  91. 91John CookUSA
  92. 92John BlandRSA
  93. 93Bill GlassonUSA
  94. 94Curt ByrumUSA
  95. 95Hajime MeshiaiJPN
  96. 96Wayne LeviUSA
  97. 97Ken BrownSCO
  98. 98Tony JohnstoneZIM
  99. 99Peter BakerENG
  100. 100Gordon J BrandENG

1988 by tour

How many ranked players earned points on each tour that season.