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
- 1Greg NormanAUSAUS
- 2Nick FaldoENGENG
- 3Seve BallesterosESPESP
- 4Curtis StrangeUSAUSA
- 5Payne StewartUSAUSA
- 6Tom KiteUSAUSA
- 7Jose M OlazabalESPESP
- 8Mark CalcavecchiaUSAUSA
- 9Ian WoosnamWALWAL
- 10Paul AzingerUSAUSA
- 11Chip BeckUSAUSA
- 12Masashi OzakiJPNJPN
- 13David FrostRSARSA
- 14Sandy LyleSCOSCO
- 15Fred CouplesUSAUSA
- 16Bernhard LangerGERGER
- 17Ben CrenshawUSAUSA
- 18Mark McCumberUSAUSA
- 19Larry MizeUSAUSA
- 20Tom WatsonUSAUSA
- 21Ronan RaffertyNIRNIR
- 22Mike ReidUSAUSA
- 23Larry NelsonUSAUSA
- 24Scott HochUSAUSA
- 25Lanny WadkinsUSAUSA
- 26Peter SeniorAUSAUS
- 27Mark O'MearaUSAUSA
- 28Craig ParryAUSAUS
- 29Steve JonesUSAUSA
- 30Craig StadlerUSAUSA
- 31Mark McNultyIRLIRL
- 32Bruce LietzkeUSAUSA
- 33Ken GreenUSAUSA
- 34Isao AokiJPNJPN
- 35Tim SimpsonUSAUSA
- 36Scott SimpsonUSAUSA
- 37Mark JamesENGENG
- 38Nick PriceZIMZIM
- 39Don PooleyUSAUSA
- 40Bob TwayUSAUSA
- 41Steve PateUSAUSA
- 42Wayne GradyAUSAUS
- 43Rodger DavisAUSAUS
- 44Dan PohlUSAUSA
- 45Blaine McCallisterUSAUSA
- 46Peter JacobsenUSAUSA
- 47Fuzzy ZoellerUSAUSA
- 48Naomichi Joe OzakiJPNJPN
- 49Jodie MuddUSAUSA
- 50Bill GlassonUSAUSA
- 51Joey SindelarUSAUSA
- 52Gordon Brand-JrSCOSCO
- 53Eduardo RomeroARGARG
- 54Peter FowlerAUSAUS
- 55Jeff SlumanUSAUSA
- 56Graham MarshAUSAUS
- 57Howard ClarkENGENG
- 58Hal SuttonUSAUSA
- 59Ian Baker-FinchAUSAUS
- 60Sam TorranceSCOSCO
- 61Gil MorganUSAUSA
- 62Jay HaasUSAUSA
- 63Donnie HammondUSAUSA
- 64Davis Love IIIUSAUSA
- 65Tommy NakajimaJPNJPN
- 66Wayne LeviUSAUSA
- 67Michael HarwoodAUSAUS
- 68Brian JonesAUSAUS
- 69Jose RiveroESPESP
- 70Christy O'Connor-JnrIRLIRL
- 71Brett OgleAUSAUS
- 72Dave RummellsUSAUSA
- 73David IshiiUSAUSA
- 74Andy BeanUSAUSA
- 75Des SmythIRLIRL
- 76Mark WiebeUSAUSA
- 77David FehertyNIRNIR
- 78Gene SauersUSAUSA
- 79Roger MackayAUSAUS
- 80Michael AllenUSAUSA
- 81John MahaffeyUSAUSA
- 82Tateo Jet OzakiJPNJPN
- 83Corey PavinUSAUSA
- 84David EdwardsUSAUSA
- 85Fulton AllemRSARSA
- 86Vijay SinghFIJFIJ
- 87Jose M CanizaresESPESP
- 88Dave BarrCANCAN
- 89Mike HulbertUSAUSA
- 90D A WeibringUSAUSA
- 91Chen Tze-ChungTPETPE
- 92Mike SullivanUSAUSA
- 93Mats LannerSWESWE
- 94Derrick CooperENGENG
- 95Clarence RoseUSAUSA
- 96Roger ChapmanENGENG
- 97Hale IrwinUSAUSA
- 98Barry LaneENGENG
- 99Andrew MurrayENGENG
- 100Tom PurtzerUSAUSA
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.