Year-end world ranking
1989 World Golf Rankings
Final published week of 1989, December 31, 1989.
Greg Norman finished world number one.
World number one in 1989
The top of the ranking changed hands 1 time during 1989.
- Seve BallesterosJan 1, 1989 – Aug 13, 1989 · 33 weeks
- Greg NormanAug 20, 1989 – Dec 31, 1989 · 20 weeks · finished the year
#PlayerCtry
- 1Greg NormanAUS
- 2Nick FaldoENG
- 3Seve BallesterosESP
- 4Curtis StrangeUSA
- 5Payne StewartUSA
- 6Tom KiteUSA
- 7Jose M OlazabalESP
- 8Mark CalcavecchiaUSA
- 9Ian WoosnamWAL
- 10Paul AzingerUSA
- 11Chip BeckUSA
- 12Masashi OzakiJPN
- 13David FrostRSA
- 14Sandy LyleSCO
- 15Fred CouplesUSA
- 16Bernhard LangerGER
- 17Ben CrenshawUSA
- 18Mark McCumberUSA
- 19Larry MizeUSA
- 20Tom WatsonUSA
- 21Ronan RaffertyNIR
- 22Mike ReidUSA
- 23Larry NelsonUSA
- 24Scott HochUSA
- 25Lanny WadkinsUSA
- 26Peter SeniorAUS
- 27Mark O'MearaUSA
- 28Craig ParryAUS
- 29Steve JonesUSA
- 30Craig StadlerUSA
- 31Mark McNultyIRL
- 32Bruce LietzkeUSA
- 33Ken GreenUSA
- 34Isao AokiJPN
- 35Tim SimpsonUSA
- 36Scott SimpsonUSA
- 37Mark JamesENG
- 38Nick PriceZIM
- 39Don PooleyUSA
- 40Bob TwayUSA
- 41Steve PateUSA
- 42Wayne GradyAUS
- 43Rodger DavisAUS
- 44Dan PohlUSA
- 45Blaine McCallisterUSA
- 46Peter JacobsenUSA
- 47Fuzzy ZoellerUSA
- 48Naomichi Joe OzakiJPN
- 49Jodie MuddUSA
- 50Bill GlassonUSA
- 51Joey SindelarUSA
- 52Gordon Brand-JrSCO
- 53Eduardo RomeroARG
- 54Peter FowlerAUS
- 55Jeff SlumanUSA
- 56Graham MarshAUS
- 57Howard ClarkENG
- 58Hal SuttonUSA
- 59Ian Baker-FinchAUS
- 60Sam TorranceSCO
- 61Gil MorganUSA
- 62Jay HaasUSA
- 63Donnie HammondUSA
- 64Davis Love IIIUSA
- 65Tommy NakajimaJPN
- 66Wayne LeviUSA
- 67Michael HarwoodAUS
- 68Brian JonesAUS
- 69Jose RiveroESP
- 70Christy O'Connor-JnrIRL
- 71Brett OgleAUS
- 72Dave RummellsUSA
- 73David IshiiUSA
- 74Andy BeanUSA
- 75Des SmythIRL
- 76Mark WiebeUSA
- 77David FehertyNIR
- 78Gene SauersUSA
- 79Roger MackayAUS
- 80Michael AllenUSA
- 81John MahaffeyUSA
- 82Tateo Jet OzakiJPN
- 83Corey PavinUSA
- 84David EdwardsUSA
- 85Fulton AllemRSA
- 86Vijay SinghFIJ
- 87Jose M CanizaresESP
- 88Dave BarrCAN
- 89Mike HulbertUSA
- 90D A WeibringUSA
- 91Chen Tze-ChungTPE
- 92Mike SullivanUSA
- 93Mats LannerSWE
- 94Derrick CooperENG
- 95Clarence RoseUSA
- 96Roger ChapmanENG
- 97Hale IrwinUSA
- 98Barry LaneENG
- 99Andrew MurrayENG
- 100Tom PurtzerUSA
Biggest climbers of 1989
Movement from their first to their last ranked week of the season, among players who finished inside the top 200.
- Ted Schulz#584 → #102+482
- Jim Gallagher-Jr#553 → #144+409
- Jose M Canizares#348 → #87+261
- Greg Twiggs#407 → #167+240
- Michael Allen#317 → #80+237
1989 by tour
How many ranked players earned points on each tour that season.