Year-end world ranking
1990 World Golf Rankings
Final published week of 1990, December 30, 1990.
Greg Norman finished world number one.
World number one in 1990
The top of the ranking changed hands 2 times during 1990.
- Greg NormanJan 7, 1990 – Aug 26, 1990 · 34 weeks
- Nick FaldoSep 2, 1990 – Oct 7, 1990 · 6 weeks
- Greg NormanOct 14, 1990 – Dec 30, 1990 · 12 weeks · finished the year
- 1Greg NormanAUSAUS
- 2Nick FaldoENGENG
- 3Jose M OlazabalESPESP
- 4Ian WoosnamWALWAL
- 5Payne StewartUSAUSA
- 6Paul AzingerUSAUSA
- 7Seve BallesterosESPESP
- 8Tom KiteUSAUSA
- 9Mark McNultyIRLIRL
- 10Mark CalcavecchiaUSAUSA
- 11Fred CouplesUSAUSA
- 12Curtis StrangeUSAUSA
- 13Larry MizeUSAUSA
- 14Bernhard LangerGERGER
- 15Chip BeckUSAUSA
- 16Hale IrwinUSAUSA
- 17Masashi OzakiJPNJPN
- 18Tim SimpsonUSAUSA
- 19Ronan RaffertyNIRNIR
- 20Wayne LeviUSAUSA
- 21Lanny WadkinsUSAUSA
- 22Mark O'MearaUSAUSA
- 23Rodger DavisAUSAUS
- 24David FrostRSARSA
- 25Jodie MuddUSAUSA
- 26Gil MorganUSAUSA
- 27Wayne GradyAUSAUS
- 28Ben CrenshawUSAUSA
- 29Peter JacobsenUSAUSA
- 30Steve JonesUSAUSA
- 31Mark JamesENGENG
- 32Michael HarwoodAUSAUS
- 33Mike ReidUSAUSA
- 34Craig StadlerUSAUSA
- 35Eduardo RomeroARGARG
- 36Ian Baker-FinchAUSAUS
- 37Craig ParryAUSAUS
- 38Nick PriceZIMZIM
- 39Scott HochUSAUSA
- 40Sandy LyleSCOSCO
- 41Mark McCumberUSAUSA
- 42Bruce LietzkeUSAUSA
- 43Tom WatsonUSAUSA
- 44Davis Love IIIUSAUSA
- 45Peter SeniorAUSAUS
- 46David FehertyNIRNIR
- 47Larry NelsonUSAUSA
- 48Steve PateUSAUSA
- 49Sam TorranceSCOSCO
- 50Bob TwayUSAUSA
- 51Brett OgleAUSAUS
- 52Robert GamezUSAUSA
- 53Scott SimpsonUSAUSA
- 54John BlandRSARSA
- 55Corey PavinUSAUSA
- 56Ken GreenUSAUSA
- 57Naomichi Joe OzakiJPNJPN
- 58Loren RobertsUSAUSA
- 59Peter FowlerAUSAUS
- 60Gene SauersUSAUSA
- 61Raymond FloydUSAUSA
- 62Steve ElkingtonAUSAUS
- 63Isao AokiJPNJPN
- 64Fuzzy ZoellerUSAUSA
- 65John HustonUSAUSA
- 66Tommy NakajimaJPNJPN
- 67Billy MayfairUSAUSA
- 68Joey SindelarUSAUSA
- 69Jeff SlumanUSAUSA
- 70Tom PurtzerUSAUSA
- 71John MahaffeyUSAUSA
- 72Jim Gallagher-JrUSAUSA
- 73John MorseUSAUSA
- 74Graham MarshAUSAUS
- 75Don PooleyUSAUSA
- 76Vijay SinghFIJFIJ
- 77Gordon Brand-JrSCOSCO
- 78Jose RiveroESPESP
- 79Donnie HammondUSAUSA
- 80Colin MontgomerieSCOSCO
- 81Eamonn DarcyIRLIRL
- 82Mike DonaldUSAUSA
- 83Blaine McCallisterUSAUSA
- 84Bill GlassonUSAUSA
- 85Tony JohnstoneZIMZIM
- 86Jose M CanizaresESPESP
- 87Christy O'Connor-JnrIRLIRL
- 88Philip WaltonIRLIRL
- 89David IshiiUSAUSA
- 90Kenny PerryUSAUSA
- 91Peter O'MalleyAUSAUS
- 92Brian JonesAUSAUS
- 93Jay HaasUSAUSA
- 93Billy Ray BrownUSAUSA
- 95Mark BrooksUSAUSA
- 96Fulton AllemRSARSA
- 97John CookUSAUSA
- 98Howard ClarkENGENG
- 99Hal SuttonUSAUSA
- 100Brian TennysonUSAUSA
Biggest climbers of 1990
Movement from their first to their last ranked week of the season, among players who finished inside the top 200.
- John Morse#489 → #73+416
- Steven Richardson#494 → #130+364
- Ryoken Kawagishi#431 → #116+315
- Danny Mijovic#502 → #192+310
- Anders Sorensen#466 → #189+277
1990 by tour
How many ranked players earned points on each tour that season.