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PDGA Historical World Rankings

PDGA Historical Rankings are an unofficial, data-driven ranking of the best disc golfers in the world from 1974 to 2004. Prior to 1976, non-PDGA events are used to generate the rankings. Learn more about how these rankings were calculated. View all years 1974-2004

PDGA Historical World Rankings - 1977 - Top 10

MPO

# Name PDGA
1 M. Horn Mark Horn 67
2 M. Danna Mark Danna 294
3 G. Morris II George Morris II 42
4 J. Kirkland John Kirkland 100
5 P. Bloeme Peter Bloeme 123
6 S. Slasor Steve Slasor 55
7 J. Challas Jim Challas 160
8 T. Monroe Tom Monroe 33
9 M. Young Michael Young 1531
10 J. Connelly John Connelly 992

FPO

# Name PDGA
1 M. Delrose Marie Delrose 15
2 C. Allen Cynthia Allen 185
3 S. Newland Sheryl Newland 76
4 G. McColl Gail McColl 240
5 C. McRorie Carolyn McRorie 389
6 J. Entwistle Jackie Entwistle 493
7 T. Gaman Teresa Gaman 406
8 M. Marini Michele Marini 303
9 J. Roycraft Janna Roycraft 403
10 P. Hipsky Patti Hipsky 74

PDGA Historical World Rankings - 1977 - MPO Top 20

# Name PDGA Worlds aTFA Wins Avg Rank
1 M. Horn Mark Horn 67 1 #1 1.3 #1 2 #1 1
2 M. Danna Mark Danna 294 4 #4 1.3 #1 2 #1 2.5
3 G. Morris II George Morris II 42 2 #2 2.4 #5 1 #5 3.5
4 J. Kirkland John Kirkland 100 5 #5 2.5 #6 1 #5 5.25
5 P. Bloeme Peter Bloeme 123 2 #2 2.6 #7 · #12 5.75
6 S. Slasor Steve Slasor 55 10 #10 1.7 #3 2 #1 6
7 J. Challas Jim Challas 160 5 #5 5.8 #10 · #12 8
8 T. Monroe Tom Monroe 33 36 #12 1.7 #3 1 #5 8
9 M. Young Michael Young 1531 10 #10 7 #12 2 #1 8.25
10 J. Connelly John Connelly 992 7 #7 5.8 #10 · #12 9
11 K. Van Sickle Krae Van Sickle 140 39 #12 2.7 #8 1 #5 9.25
12 K. Westerfield Ken Westerfield 3248 7 #7 8.4 #12 · #12 9.5
13 T. Kennedy Tom Kennedy 87 7 #7 10.5 #12 · #12 9.5
14 B. Koger Bruce Koger 43 16 #12 11.9 #12 1 #5 10.25
15 D. Corea Doug Corea 304 10 #10 15 #12 · #12 11
16 K. Kollmar Kerry Kollmar 400 10 #10 15 #12 · #12 11
17 M. Conger Michael Snap Conger 60 14 #12 4.3 #9 · #12 11.25
18 D. Newland Doug Newland 16 14 #12 21 #12 · #12 12
19 R. Snyder Ross Snyder 65 16 #12 12.4 #12 · #12 12
20 C. Rottman Chau Rottman 375 16 #12 24 #12 · #12 12

MPO Ranking Criteria

Each player is ranked across several categories based on their performance in a given year. The player's Average Rank is then used to determine the player's Historical World Ranking.
  • Worlds     Weight 2x   Participants 58   Max Rank 12 (20%)
  • Adjusted Tour Finish Average (aTFA)   Weight 1x
    Average finish at "Tour" events. From 2003 on, National Tour events are used. Prior to 2003, Tour events are based on top player participation and player surveys.
    • Min Tour Events 3 (20%)
      If a player finished more Tour events than the minimum or their Worlds finish is better than their worst Tour finish, that player's worst Tour finish is dropped from the adjusted TFA.
      Worlds finish is used with a 20% multiplier per missing event (e.g. 1.2x, 1.4x, 1.6x) to reach this number of events for adjusted TFA.
    • Max Tour Events 4 (30%)
      Maximum top Tour finishes used for adjusted TFA
  • Wins   Weight 1x
    Total number of Tour and Major wins.
  • Max/Default Category Rank 12
    Players with missing category ranks or with ranks higher than this will receive this rank for those categories.

PDGA Historical World Rankings - 1977 - FPO Top 20

# Name PDGA Worlds aTFA Wins Avg Rank
1 M. Delrose Marie Delrose 15 1 #1 1 #1 5 #1 1
2 C. Allen Cynthia Allen 185 6 #4 1.3 #2 3 #2 3
3 S. Newland Sheryl Newland 76 3 #2 3 #6 1 #4 3.5
4 G. McColl Gail McColl 240 7 #5 2 #3 1 #4 4.25
5 C. McRorie Carolyn McRorie 389 5 #3 7.5 #8 · #8 5.5
6 J. Entwistle Jackie Entwistle 493 8 #6 2.3 #4 · #8 6
7 T. Gaman Teresa Gaman 406 10 #7 7 #7 2 #3 6
8 M. Marini Michele Marini 303 11 #8 2.3 #4 · #8 7
9 J. Roycraft Janna Roycraft 403 12 #9 18 #8 · #8 8.5
10 P. Hipsky Patti Hipsky 74 13 #10 19.5 #8 · #8 9

FPO Ranking Criteria

Each player is ranked across several categories based on their performance in a given year. The player's Average Rank is then used to determine the player's Historical World Ranking.
  • Worlds     Weight 2x   Participants 14   Max Rank 11 (75%)
  • Adjusted Tour Finish Average (aTFA)   Weight 1x
    Average finish at "Tour" events. From 2003 on, National Tour events are used. Prior to 2003, Tour events are based on top player participation and player surveys.
    • Min Tour Events 3 (20%)
      If a player finished more Tour events than the minimum or their Worlds finish is better than their worst Tour finish, that player's worst Tour finish is dropped from the adjusted TFA.
      Worlds finish is used with a 20% multiplier per missing event (e.g. 1.2x, 1.4x, 1.6x) to reach this number of events for adjusted TFA.
    • Max Tour Events 4 (30%)
      Maximum top Tour finishes used for adjusted TFA
  • Wins   Weight 1x
    Total number of Tour and Major wins.
  • Max/Default Category Rank 8
    Players with missing category ranks or with ranks higher than this will receive this rank for those categories.