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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 - 1985 - Top 10

MPO

# Name PDGA
1 H. Duvall Harold Duvall 2018
2 S. Pierson Snapper Pierson 691
3 E. Marx Eric Marx 1024
4 S. Paul Slate Paul 2853
5 R. Amann Randy Amann 2044
6 R. Vingerelli Ronnie Vingerelli 2012
7 S. Slasor Steve Slasor 55
8 G. Lissaman Geoff Lissaman 2007
9 S. Ferrans Sam Ferrans 2872
10 D. Dunipace Dave Dunipace 987

FPO

# Name PDGA
1 R. Hale Ramona Hale 2549
2 V. Chambers Vanessa Chambers 2198
3 R. Spencer Roxanne Spencer 2744
4 P. Kunkle Patti Kunkle 283
5 M. Carreiro Mandy Carreiro 2846
6 A. Young Andi Young 2094
7 L. Warren Lynne Warren 2876
8 S. Steger Sandy Steger 2711
9 A. Rodriquez Angie Rodriquez 2727
10 C. Hill Carol Hill 2372

PDGA Historical World Rankings - 1985 - MPO Top 20

# Name PDGA Worlds WFDC aTFA Wins Avg Rank
1 H. Duvall Harold Duvall 2018 1 #1 · #8 1.6 #2 1 #4 3.2
2 S. Pierson Snapper Pierson 691 2 #2 · #8 2.8 #7 · #12 6.2
3 E. Marx Eric Marx 1024 2 #2 · #8 3.2 #9 · #12 6.6
4 S. Paul Slate Paul 2853 6 #6 · #8 4.3 #11 1 #4 7
5 R. Amann Randy Amann 2044 4 #4 · #8 6.4 #12 · #12 8
6 R. Vingerelli Ronnie Vingerelli 2012 5 #5 · #8 8 #12 · #12 8.4
7 S. Slasor Steve Slasor 55 15 #15 · #8 2 #3 2 #2 8.6
8 G. Lissaman Geoff Lissaman 2007 6 #6 · #8 9.6 #12 · #12 8.8
9 S. Ferrans Sam Ferrans 2872 11 #11 · #8 13.4 #12 1 #4 9.2
10 D. Dunipace Dave Dunipace 987 8 #8 · #8 12.8 #12 · #12 9.6
11 J. Sias Johnny Sias 1700 15 #15 · #8 2.8 #7 1 #4 9.8
12 R. Waggoner Randy Waggoner 3011 9 #9 · #8 14.4 #12 · #12 10
13 C. McClellan Clint McClellan 2366 13 #13 · #8 15.8 #12 1 #4 10
14 C. Damon Conrad Damon 2450 10 #10 · #8 10 #12 · #12 10.4
15 J. Andrews John Andrews 2612 18 #18 · #8 2.3 #4 1 #4 10.4
16 J. Duncan Joe Duncan 2191 18 #18 · #8 2.6 #5 1 #4 10.6
17 L. Wolfe Lavone Wolfe 580 18 #18 · #8 2.6 #5 1 #4 10.6
18 B. Burns Bill Burns 581 12 #12 · #8 5 #12 · #12 11.2
19 C. Freeman Clay Freeman 2701 14 #14 · #8 22.4 #12 · #12 12
20 S. Wisecup Steve Cup Wisecup 1467 15 #15 · #8 4 #10 · #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 202   Max Rank 40 (20%)
  • WFDC     Weight 1x   Participants 40   Max Rank 8 (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 4 (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 6 (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 - 1985 - FPO Top 20

# Name PDGA Worlds WFDC aTFA Wins Avg Rank
1 R. Hale Ramona Hale 2549 1 #1 · #6 1.4 #2 2 #4 2.8
2 V. Chambers Vanessa Chambers 2198 2 #2 · #6 2.6 #5 1 #6 4.2
3 R. Spencer Roxanne Spencer 2744 4 #4 · #6 2.7 #6 3 #1 4.2
4 P. Kunkle Patti Kunkle 283 3 #3 · #6 4.2 #7 · #8 5.4
5 M. Carreiro Mandy Carreiro 2846 5 #5 · #6 8 #8 · #8 6.4
6 A. Young Andi Young 2094 6 #6 · #6 9.6 #8 · #8 6.8
7 L. Warren Lynne Warren 2876 10 #10 · #6 1.6 #4 2 #4 6.8
8 S. Steger Sandy Steger 2711 7 #7 · #6 11.2 #8 · #8 7.2
9 A. Rodriquez Angie Rodriquez 2727 14 #13 · #6 1.5 #3 3 #1 7.2
10 C. Hill Carol Hill 2372 8 #8 · #6 10 #8 · #8 7.6
11 G. McColl Gail McColl 240 9 #9 · #6 11.8 #8 · #8 8
12 S. Huston Sueanne Huston 2550 11 #11 · #6 10.2 #8 · #8 8.8
13 L. Porter Leslie Porter 3235 13 #12 · #6 20.8 #8 · #8 9.2
14 E. King Elaine King 3090 15 #14 · #6 18.6 #8 · #8 10
15 A. King Ann King 2913 16 #15 · #6 20 #8 · #8 10.4
16 D. MacPherson Debra MacPherson 2436 17 #16 · #6 27.2 #8 · #8 10.8
17 K. McPartlin Karen McPartlin 2989 27 #23 · #6 1.3 #1 3 #1 10.8
18 S. Metcalf Sandra Metcalf 2370 18 #17 · #6 22.2 #8 · #8 11.2
19 S. Bosche Saundra Bosche 2903 18 #17 · #6 28.8 #8 · #8 11.2
20 J. Costa Jennifer Costa 3142 20 #19 · #6 32 #8 · #8 12

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 31   Max Rank 23 (75%)
  • WFDC     Weight 1x   Participants 8   Max Rank 6 (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 4 (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 6 (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.