Golf Rankings

Year-end world ranking

1998 World Golf Rankings

Final published week of 1998, December 27, 1998.

Tiger Woods finished world number one.

World number one in 1998

The top of the ranking changed hands 5 times during 1998.

  1. Greg NormanJan 4, 1998 – Jan 4, 1998 · 1 week
  2. Tiger WoodsJan 11, 1998 – Apr 5, 1998 · 13 weeks
  3. Ernie ElsApr 12, 1998 – May 3, 1998 · 4 weeks
  4. Tiger WoodsMay 10, 1998 – May 10, 1998 · 1 week
  5. Ernie ElsMay 17, 1998 – Jun 7, 1998 · 4 weeks
  6. Tiger WoodsJun 14, 1998 – Dec 27, 1998 · 29 weeks · finished the year
  1. 1Tiger WoodsUSA
  2. 2Mark O'MearaUSA
  3. 3David DuvalUSA
  4. 4Davis Love IIIUSA
  5. 5Ernie ElsRSA
  6. 6Nick PriceZIM
  7. 7Colin MontgomerieSCO
  8. 8Lee WestwoodENG
  9. 9Vijay SinghFIJ
  10. 10Phil MickelsonUSA
  11. 11Fred CouplesUSA
  12. 12Jim FurykUSA
  13. 13Masashi OzakiJPN
  14. 14Jesper ParnevikSWE
  15. 15Justin LeonardUSA
  16. 16Steve ElkingtonAUS
  17. 17Darren ClarkeNIR
  18. 18Greg NormanAUS
  19. 19Brian WattsUSA
  20. 20Scott HochUSA
  21. 21Mark CalcavecchiaUSA
  22. 22Tom LehmanUSA
  23. 23Lee JanzenUSA
  24. 24Tom WatsonUSA
  25. 25Jose M OlazabalESP
  26. 26Steve StrickerUSA
  27. 27Bernhard LangerGER
  28. 28John HustonUSA
  29. 29Stuart ApplebyAUS
  30. 30Jeff MaggertUSA
  31. 31John CookUSA
  32. 32Bob TwayUSA
  33. 33Hal SuttonUSA
  34. 34Steve JonesUSA
  35. 35Brandt JobeUSA
  36. 36Ian WoosnamWAL
  37. 37Jeff SlumanUSA
  38. 38Carlos FrancoPAR
  39. 39Brad FaxonUSA
  40. 40Thomas BjornDEN
  41. 41Billy MayfairUSA
  42. 42Shigeki MaruyamaJPN
  43. 43Glen DayUSA
  44. 44Bob EstesUSA
  45. 45Stewart CinkUSA
  46. 46Loren RobertsUSA
  47. 47Andrew MageeUSA
  48. 48Bill GlassonUSA
  49. 49Scott VerplankUSA
  50. 50Patrik SjolandSWE
  51. 51Frankie MinozaPHI
  52. 52Craig ParryAUS
  53. 53Miguel A JimenezESP
  54. 54Fred FunkUSA
  55. 55Naomichi Joe OzakiJPN
  56. 56Nick FaldoENG
  57. 57Stephen LeaneyAUS
  58. 58Dudley HartUSA
  59. 59Frank NobiloNZL
  60. 60Eduardo RomeroARG
  61. 61Paul AzingerUSA
  62. 62Michael BradleyUSA
  63. 63Per-Ulrik JohanssonSWE
  64. 64Craig StadlerUSA
  65. 65Peter O'MalleyAUS
  66. 66Robert KarlssonSWE
  67. 67Greg ChalmersAUS
  68. 68Andrew ColtartSCO
  69. 69Greg TurnerNZL
  70. 70David TomsUSA
  71. 71Jay HaasUSA
  72. 72Mark McNultyIRL
  73. 73Steve FleschUSA
  74. 74Scott McCarronUSA
  75. 75Steve PateUSA
  76. 76Paul StankowskiUSA
  77. 77Billy AndradeUSA
  78. 78Brandel ChambleeUSA
  79. 79Hidemichi TanakaJPN
  80. 80Kirk TriplettUSA
  81. 81Stephen AmesCAN
  82. 82Retief GoosenRSA
  83. 83Tim HerronUSA
  84. 84Robert AllenbyAUS
  85. 85Joe DurantUSA
  86. 86Tom KiteUSA
  87. 86Sam TorranceSCO
  88. 88Skip KendallUSA
  89. 89Trevor DoddsNAM
  90. 90Costantino RoccaITA
  91. 90Brent GeibergerUSA
  92. 92Chris PerryUSA
  93. 93David FrostRSA
  94. 94Katsumasa MiyamotoJPN
  95. 95Tommy TollesUSA
  96. 96Peter BakerENG
  97. 97Larry MizeUSA
  98. 98Eduardo HerreraCOL
  99. 99Peter LonardAUS
  100. 100Hajime MeshiaiJPN

Biggest climbers of 1998

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

  1. Harrison Frazar#858 → #134+724
  2. Clark Dennis#858 → #152+706
  3. Bob Friend#858 → #167+691
  4. Craig Hainline#858 → #198+660
  5. Mamo Osanai#659 → #178+481

1998 by tour

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