Golf Rankings

Year-end world ranking

1991 World Golf Rankings

Final published week of 1991, December 29, 1991.

Ian Woosnam finished world number one.

World number one in 1991

The top of the ranking changed hands 2 times during 1991.

  1. Greg NormanJan 6, 1991 – Jan 27, 1991 · 4 weeks
  2. Nick FaldoFeb 3, 1991 – Mar 31, 1991 · 9 weeks
  3. Ian WoosnamApr 7, 1991 – Dec 29, 1991 · 39 weeks · finished the year
  1. 1Ian WoosnamWAL
  2. 2Nick FaldoENG
  3. 3Jose M OlazabalESP
  4. 4Seve BallesterosESP
  5. 5Greg NormanAUS
  6. 6Fred CouplesUSA
  7. 7Bernhard LangerGER
  8. 8Payne StewartUSA
  9. 9Paul AzingerUSA
  10. 10Rodger DavisAUS
  11. 11Ian Baker-FinchAUS
  12. 12Mark McNultyIRL
  13. 13Hale IrwinUSA
  14. 14Mark O'MearaUSA
  15. 15Lanny WadkinsUSA
  16. 16Tom KiteUSA
  17. 17Craig ParryAUS
  18. 18Corey PavinUSA
  19. 19Bruce LietzkeUSA
  20. 20Mark CalcavecchiaUSA
  21. 21Craig StadlerUSA
  22. 22Chip BeckUSA
  23. 23Davis Love IIIUSA
  24. 24Nick PriceZIM
  25. 25Curtis StrangeUSA
  26. 26Michael HarwoodAUS
  27. 27Steve PateUSA
  28. 28Eduardo RomeroARG
  29. 29Tom PurtzerUSA
  30. 30Masashi OzakiJPN
  31. 31Steven RichardsonENG
  32. 32Larry MizeUSA
  33. 33Tom WatsonUSA
  34. 34Fuzzy ZoellerUSA
  35. 35Larry NelsonUSA
  36. 36Colin MontgomerieSCO
  37. 37Mark JamesENG
  38. 38Wayne LeviUSA
  39. 39Raymond FloydUSA
  40. 40Jodie MuddUSA
  41. 41Scott HochUSA
  42. 42David FehertyNIR
  43. 43Ronan RaffertyNIR
  44. 44Steve ElkingtonAUS
  45. 45John CookUSA
  46. 46Tim SimpsonUSA
  47. 47John DalyUSA
  48. 48Sandy LyleSCO
  49. 49Billy AndradeUSA
  50. 50Peter JacobsenUSA
  51. 51Wayne GradyAUS
  52. 52Ben CrenshawUSA
  53. 52Scott SimpsonUSA
  54. 54Frank NobiloNZL
  55. 55Sam TorranceSCO
  56. 56Steve JonesUSA
  57. 57Gil MorganUSA
  58. 58Nolan HenkeUSA
  59. 59Rocco MediateUSA
  60. 60Mike HulbertUSA
  61. 61Jim Gallagher-JrUSA
  62. 62Peter SeniorAUS
  63. 63Andrew MageeUSA
  64. 64Bob TwayUSA
  65. 65Jeff SlumanUSA
  66. 66John BlandRSA
  67. 67Mark BrooksUSA
  68. 68Blaine McCallisterUSA
  69. 69Eamonn DarcyIRL
  70. 70Tony JohnstoneZIM
  71. 71Roger MackayAUS
  72. 72John HustonUSA
  73. 73Naomichi Joe OzakiJPN
  74. 74Jay Don BlakeUSA
  75. 75Kenny PerryUSA
  76. 76Tommy NakajimaJPN
  77. 77Vijay SinghFIJ
  78. 78Gene SauersUSA
  79. 79D A WeibringUSA
  80. 80Russ CochranUSA
  81. 81Mike ReidUSA
  82. 82David FrostRSA
  83. 83Robert GamezUSA
  84. 84Brett OgleAUS
  85. 85Jose RiveroESP
  86. 86David EdwardsUSA
  87. 87Peter FowlerAUS
  88. 88Loren RobertsUSA
  89. 89David GilfordENG
  90. 90David PeoplesUSA
  91. 91Brad FaxonUSA
  92. 92Gordon Brand-JrSCO
  93. 93Hal SuttonUSA
  94. 94Isao AokiJPN
  95. 95Ted SchulzUSA
  96. 96John MorseUSA
  97. 97Mark McCumberUSA
  98. 98Billy Ray BrownUSA
  99. 99Paul BroadhurstENG
  100. 100Ken GreenUSA

Biggest climbers of 1991

Movement from their first to their last ranked week of the season, among players who finished inside the top 200.

  1. Per-Ulrik Johansson#427 → #106+321
  2. Phil Mickelson#462 → #147+315
  3. David Gilford#285 → #89+196
  4. Glen Day#381 → #197+184
  5. John Daly#225 → #47+178

1991 by tour

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