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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 - 1986 - Top 10

MPO

# Name PDGA
1 J. Sias Johnny Sias 1700
2 D. Greenwell David L. Greenwell 962
3 C. McClellan Clint McClellan 2366
4 S. Wisecup Steve Cup Wisecup 1467
5 G. Lissaman Geoff Lissaman 2007
6 R. Amann Randy Amann 2044
7 J. Lissaman Johnny Lissaman 2008
8 S. Slasor Steve Slasor 55
9 S. Paul Slate Paul 2853
10 S. Zimmerman Scott Zimmerman 168

FPO

# Name PDGA
1 V. Chambers Vanessa Chambers 2198
2 R. Spencer Roxanne Spencer 2744
3 R. Hale Ramona Hale 2549
4 C. O'Cleary Chris O'Cleary 3024
5 J. Gallagher Joanne Gallagher 2741
6 A. King Ann King 2913
7 S. Steger Sandy Steger 2711
8 L. Warren Lynne Warren 2876
9 E. King Elaine King 3090
10 M. Carreiro Mandy Carreiro 2846

PDGA Historical World Rankings - 1986 - MPO Top 20

# Name PDGA Worlds aTFA Wins Avg Rank
1 J. Sias Johnny Sias 1700 1 #1 1.6 #1 6 #1 1
2 D. Greenwell David L. Greenwell 962 4 #4 1.6 #1 5 #2 2.75
3 C. McClellan Clint McClellan 2366 2 #2 2.2 #5 3 #5 3.5
4 S. Wisecup Steve Cup Wisecup 1467 14 #8.1 1.6 #1 4 #3 5.05
5 G. Lissaman Geoff Lissaman 2007 2 #2 3.1 #7 · #12 5.75
6 R. Amann Randy Amann 2044 5 #5 6 #11 2 #6 6.75
7 J. Lissaman Johnny Lissaman 2008 5 #5 6.4 #12 1 #8 7.5
8 S. Slasor Steve Slasor 55 10 #10 4.6 #9 4 #3 8
9 S. Paul Slate Paul 2853 11 #11 2 #4 2 #6 8
10 S. Zimmerman Scott Zimmerman 168 5 #5 9 #12 · #12 8.5
11 J. Wilson Jack Wilson 1926 8 #8 8 #12 · #12 10
12 J. Ahart John Ahart 3455 9 #9 13.4 #12 · #12 10.5
13 T. Monroe Tom Monroe 33 14 #14 2.8 #6 1 #8 10.5
14 S. Pierson Snapper Pierson 691 12 #12 18.1 #12 · #12 12
15 M. Cisneros Marcus Cisneros 2046 12 #12 21.6 #12 · #12 12
16 G. Hosfeld Gregg Hosfeld 1602 17 #17 17.4 #12 1 #8 13.5
17 D. Busick Dan Busick 2085 16 #16 14 #12 · #12 14
18 M. Conger Michael Snap Conger 60 17 #17 25.2 #12 · #12 14.5
19 C. Sikorski Chris Whapow Sikorski 3008 17 #17 12.8 #12 · #12 14.5
20 J. Andrews John Andrews 2612 20 #20 3.8 #8 · #12 15

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 165   Max Rank 33 (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 6 (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 9 (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 - 1986 - FPO Top 20

# Name PDGA Worlds aTFA Wins Avg Rank
1 V. Chambers Vanessa Chambers 2198 1 #1 1.2 #1 5 #1 1
2 R. Spencer Roxanne Spencer 2744 2 #2 1.5 #2 5 #1 1.75
3 R. Hale Ramona Hale 2549 4 #4 3.9 #5 3 #4 4.25
4 C. O'Cleary Chris O'Cleary 3024 3 #3 4 #6 1 #7 4.75
5 J. Gallagher Joanne Gallagher 2741 5 #5 7.4 #8 1 #7 6.25
6 A. King Ann King 2913 6 #6 4.9 #8 1 #7 6.75
7 S. Steger Sandy Steger 2711 6 #6 9 #8 · #8 7
8 L. Warren Lynne Warren 2876 9 #9 4.8 #7 3 #4 7.25
9 E. King Elaine King 3090 8 #8 11.9 #8 · #8 8
10 M. Carreiro Mandy Carreiro 2846 10 #10 7.3 #8 · #8 9
11 M. Clark Melanie Clark 2324 11 #11 8.2 #8 1 #7 9.25
12 J. Costa Jennifer Costa 3142 11 #11 19.8 #8 · #8 9.5
13 G. McColl Gail McColl 240 14 #14 6.2 #8 4 #3 9.75
14 K. McPartlin Karen McPartlin 2989 16 #16 1.9 #3 3 #4 9.75
15 P. Kunkle Patti Kunkle 283 13 #13 9.8 #8 · #8 10.5
16 E. Hart Erin Hart 2708 14 #14 20.8 #8 · #8 11
17 V. Wisecup Vicky Wisecup 3333 · #18 3.8 #4 1 #7 11.75
18 L. Porter Leslie Porter 3235 17 #17 15.4 #8 · #8 12.5
19 S. Huston Sueanne Huston 2550 18 #18 22 #8 · #8 13
20 S. Bosche Saundra Bosche 2903 19 #18 28.3 #8 · #8 13

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 24   Max Rank 18 (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 6 (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 9 (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.