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.
- Greg NormanJan 6, 1991 – Jan 27, 1991 · 4 weeks
- Nick FaldoFeb 3, 1991 – Mar 31, 1991 · 9 weeks
- Ian WoosnamApr 7, 1991 – Dec 29, 1991 · 39 weeks · finished the year
#PlayerCtry
- 1Ian WoosnamWAL
- 2Nick FaldoENG
- 3Jose M OlazabalESP
- 4Seve BallesterosESP
- 5Greg NormanAUS
- 6Fred CouplesUSA
- 7Bernhard LangerGER
- 8Payne StewartUSA
- 9Paul AzingerUSA
- 10Rodger DavisAUS
- 11Ian Baker-FinchAUS
- 12Mark McNultyIRL
- 13Hale IrwinUSA
- 14Mark O'MearaUSA
- 15Lanny WadkinsUSA
- 16Tom KiteUSA
- 17Craig ParryAUS
- 18Corey PavinUSA
- 19Bruce LietzkeUSA
- 20Mark CalcavecchiaUSA
- 21Craig StadlerUSA
- 22Chip BeckUSA
- 23Davis Love IIIUSA
- 24Nick PriceZIM
- 25Curtis StrangeUSA
- 26Michael HarwoodAUS
- 27Steve PateUSA
- 28Eduardo RomeroARG
- 29Tom PurtzerUSA
- 30Masashi OzakiJPN
- 31Steven RichardsonENG
- 32Larry MizeUSA
- 33Tom WatsonUSA
- 34Fuzzy ZoellerUSA
- 35Larry NelsonUSA
- 36Colin MontgomerieSCO
- 37Mark JamesENG
- 38Wayne LeviUSA
- 39Raymond FloydUSA
- 40Jodie MuddUSA
- 41Scott HochUSA
- 42David FehertyNIR
- 43Ronan RaffertyNIR
- 44Steve ElkingtonAUS
- 45John CookUSA
- 46Tim SimpsonUSA
- 47John DalyUSA
- 48Sandy LyleSCO
- 49Billy AndradeUSA
- 50Peter JacobsenUSA
- 51Wayne GradyAUS
- 52Ben CrenshawUSA
- 52Scott SimpsonUSA
- 54Frank NobiloNZL
- 55Sam TorranceSCO
- 56Steve JonesUSA
- 57Gil MorganUSA
- 58Nolan HenkeUSA
- 59Rocco MediateUSA
- 60Mike HulbertUSA
- 61Jim Gallagher-JrUSA
- 62Peter SeniorAUS
- 63Andrew MageeUSA
- 64Bob TwayUSA
- 65Jeff SlumanUSA
- 66John BlandRSA
- 67Mark BrooksUSA
- 68Blaine McCallisterUSA
- 69Eamonn DarcyIRL
- 70Tony JohnstoneZIM
- 71Roger MackayAUS
- 72John HustonUSA
- 73Naomichi Joe OzakiJPN
- 74Jay Don BlakeUSA
- 75Kenny PerryUSA
- 76Tommy NakajimaJPN
- 77Vijay SinghFIJ
- 78Gene SauersUSA
- 79D A WeibringUSA
- 80Russ CochranUSA
- 81Mike ReidUSA
- 82David FrostRSA
- 83Robert GamezUSA
- 84Brett OgleAUS
- 85Jose RiveroESP
- 86David EdwardsUSA
- 87Peter FowlerAUS
- 88Loren RobertsUSA
- 89David GilfordENG
- 90David PeoplesUSA
- 91Brad FaxonUSA
- 92Gordon Brand-JrSCO
- 93Hal SuttonUSA
- 94Isao AokiJPN
- 95Ted SchulzUSA
- 96John MorseUSA
- 97Mark McCumberUSA
- 98Billy Ray BrownUSA
- 99Paul BroadhurstENG
- 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.
- Per-Ulrik Johansson#427 → #106+321
- Phil Mickelson#462 → #147+315
- David Gilford#285 → #89+196
- Glen Day#381 → #197+184
- John Daly#225 → #47+178
1991 by tour
How many ranked players earned points on each tour that season.