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
#PlayerCtry
- 1Greg NormanAUS
- 2Nick FaldoENG
- 3Jose M OlazabalESP
- 4Ian WoosnamWAL
- 5Payne StewartUSA
- 6Paul AzingerUSA
- 7Seve BallesterosESP
- 8Tom KiteUSA
- 9Mark McNultyIRL
- 10Mark CalcavecchiaUSA
- 11Fred CouplesUSA
- 12Curtis StrangeUSA
- 13Larry MizeUSA
- 14Bernhard LangerGER
- 15Chip BeckUSA
- 16Hale IrwinUSA
- 17Masashi OzakiJPN
- 18Tim SimpsonUSA
- 19Ronan RaffertyNIR
- 20Wayne LeviUSA
- 21Lanny WadkinsUSA
- 22Mark O'MearaUSA
- 23Rodger DavisAUS
- 24David FrostRSA
- 25Jodie MuddUSA
- 26Gil MorganUSA
- 27Wayne GradyAUS
- 28Ben CrenshawUSA
- 29Peter JacobsenUSA
- 30Steve JonesUSA
- 31Mark JamesENG
- 32Michael HarwoodAUS
- 33Mike ReidUSA
- 34Craig StadlerUSA
- 35Eduardo RomeroARG
- 36Ian Baker-FinchAUS
- 37Craig ParryAUS
- 38Nick PriceZIM
- 39Scott HochUSA
- 40Sandy LyleSCO
- 41Mark McCumberUSA
- 42Bruce LietzkeUSA
- 43Tom WatsonUSA
- 44Davis Love IIIUSA
- 45Peter SeniorAUS
- 46David FehertyNIR
- 47Larry NelsonUSA
- 48Steve PateUSA
- 49Sam TorranceSCO
- 50Bob TwayUSA
- 51Brett OgleAUS
- 52Robert GamezUSA
- 53Scott SimpsonUSA
- 54John BlandRSA
- 55Corey PavinUSA
- 56Ken GreenUSA
- 57Naomichi Joe OzakiJPN
- 58Loren RobertsUSA
- 59Peter FowlerAUS
- 60Gene SauersUSA
- 61Raymond FloydUSA
- 62Steve ElkingtonAUS
- 63Isao AokiJPN
- 64Fuzzy ZoellerUSA
- 65John HustonUSA
- 66Tommy NakajimaJPN
- 67Billy MayfairUSA
- 68Joey SindelarUSA
- 69Jeff SlumanUSA
- 70Tom PurtzerUSA
- 71John MahaffeyUSA
- 72Jim Gallagher-JrUSA
- 73John MorseUSA
- 74Graham MarshAUS
- 75Don PooleyUSA
- 76Vijay SinghFIJ
- 77Gordon Brand-JrSCO
- 78Jose RiveroESP
- 79Donnie HammondUSA
- 80Colin MontgomerieSCO
- 81Eamonn DarcyIRL
- 82Mike DonaldUSA
- 83Blaine McCallisterUSA
- 84Bill GlassonUSA
- 85Tony JohnstoneZIM
- 86Jose M CanizaresESP
- 87Christy O'Connor-JnrIRL
- 88Philip WaltonIRL
- 89David IshiiUSA
- 90Kenny PerryUSA
- 91Peter O'MalleyAUS
- 92Brian JonesAUS
- 93Jay HaasUSA
- 93Billy Ray BrownUSA
- 95Mark BrooksUSA
- 96Fulton AllemRSA
- 97John CookUSA
- 98Howard ClarkENG
- 99Hal SuttonUSA
- 100Brian TennysonUSA
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.