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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 - 1981 - Top 10

MPO

# Name PDGA
1 G. Morris II George Morris II 42
2 C. Hunter Craig Hunter 613
3 S. Zimmerman Scott Zimmerman 168
4 E. Marx Eric Marx 1024
5 J. Watson Jeff Watson 1406
6 D. Dunipace Dave Dunipace 987
7 S. Pierson Snapper Pierson 691
8 H. Duvall Harold Duvall 2018
9 D. Loftus Dennis Loftus 589
10 J. Ursino Joe The Kid Ursino 2041

FPO

# Name PDGA
1 J. Horowitz Judy Horowitz 1219
2 S. Fields Suzanne Fields 1402
3 T. Ugalde Tita Ugalde 83
4 M. Marini Michele Marini 303
5 C. Allen Cynthia Allen 185
6 J. Loftus Joann Loftus 795
7 G. McColl Gail McColl 240
8 T. Pellicane Tami Pellicane 970
9 T. Gaman Teresa Gaman 406
10 G. Kirkland Gee Kirkland 1000

PDGA Historical World Rankings - 1981 - MPO Top 20

# Name PDGA Worlds IFAWorlds aTFA Wins Avg Rank
1 G. Morris II George Morris II 42 1 #1 7 #7 3 #7 1 #3 4.5
2 C. Hunter Craig Hunter 613 · #16 1 #1 1.4 #2 1 #3 5.5
3 S. Zimmerman Scott Zimmerman 168 5 #5 3 #3 2.7 #5 · #12 6.25
4 E. Marx Eric Marx 1024 · #16 2 #2 2.1 #4 1 #3 6.25
5 J. Watson Jeff Watson 1406 · #16 7 #7 1 #1 2 #1 6.25
6 D. Dunipace Dave Dunipace 987 3 #3 5 #5 3 #7 · #12 6.75
7 S. Pierson Snapper Pierson 691 8 #8 20 #19 1.7 #3 2 #1 7.75
8 H. Duvall Harold Duvall 2018 2 #2 17 #16 2.8 #6 · #12 9
9 D. Loftus Dennis Loftus 589 · #16 11 #10 9.9 #12 1 #3 10.25
10 J. Ursino Joe The Kid Ursino 2041 8 #8 25 #19 7.3 #12 1 #3 10.5
11 M. Conger Michael Snap Conger 60 13 #13 6 #6 5 #12 · #12 10.75
12 M. Young Michael Young 1531 · #16 4 #4 11.5 #12 · #12 11
13 T. Monroe Tom Monroe 33 · #16 9 #9 3 #7 · #12 11
14 R. Walton Ron Walton 971 4 #4 · #19 5.6 #12 · #12 11.75
15 J. Garrett Jerry Garrett 1425 5 #5 33 #19 5.7 #12 · #12 12
16 R. Snyder Ross Snyder 65 · #16 11 #10 3.3 #10 · #12 12
17 S. Tufty Steve Tufty 2006 7 #7 · #19 7.4 #12 · #12 12.5
18 J. Kirkland John Kirkland 100 17 #16 11 #10 17.7 #12 · #12 12.5
19 B. Podgorski Bruce Podgorski 1215 · #16 11 #10 11.2 #12 · #12 12.5
20 D. Drawbond Douglas Drawbond 371 8 #8 · #19 11.2 #12 · #12 12.75

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 1x   Participants 80   Max Rank 16 (20%)
  • IFAWorlds     Weight 1x   Participants 96   Max Rank 19 (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 2 (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 3 (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 - 1981 - FPO Top 20

# Name PDGA Worlds IFAWorlds aTFA Wins Avg Rank
1 J. Horowitz Judy Horowitz 1219 · #4.2 1 #1 1 #1 4 #1 1.8
2 S. Fields Suzanne Fields 1402 6 #4 4 #4 1.7 #6 1 #3 4.25
3 T. Ugalde Tita Ugalde 83 · #12 3 #3 1.3 #2 2 #2 4.75
4 M. Marini Michele Marini 303 1 #1 · #14 1.4 #3 1 #3 5.25
5 C. Allen Cynthia Allen 185 · #12 2 #2 1.5 #4 1 #3 5.25
6 J. Loftus Joann Loftus 795 · #12 5 #5 1.5 #4 1 #3 6
7 G. McColl Gail McColl 240 2 #2 · #14 2.8 #7 · #8 7.75
8 T. Pellicane Tami Pellicane 970 3 #3 · #14 4.2 #8 · #8 8.25
9 T. Gaman Teresa Gaman 406 6 #4 · #14 8.4 #8 · #8 8.5
10 G. Kirkland Gee Kirkland 1000 · #12 14 #6 19.6 #8 · #8 8.5
11 C. Kakimoto Chieko Kakimoto 3644 · #12 15 #7 21 #8 · #8 8.75
12 L. Engel Laura Engel 399 10 #6 · #14 14 #8 · #8 9
13 B. Lucier Beno Lucier 918 13 #7 · #14 18.2 #8 · #8 9.25
14 T. Daniels Tim Daniels 1699 15 #8 · #14 21 #8 · #8 9.5
15 B. Verish Beth Verish 2976 · #12 · #14 4 #8 · #8 10.5

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 1x   Participants 16   Max Rank 12 (75%)
  • IFAWorlds     Weight 1x   Participants 18   Max Rank 14 (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 2 (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 3 (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.