Category profile
- Dominance
- 56
- Peak
- 66
- Longevity
- 72
- Honours
- 56
- Statistics
- 62
Career timeline · Wins per season
| Season | Wins per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 0 | |
| 2012 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 4 | |
| 2017 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 1 |
Data sources
- PGA Tour
- DP World Tour
- OWGR
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Alex Norén ranks #89 in Golf
Alex Norén ranks 89th among Golf athletes on GOAT Rank and 1033rd of 1063 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 62.1 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 56, Peak 66, Longevity 72, Honours 56, Statistics 62. Those categories are normalised against the full Golf reference universe of 266 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 2005–present with 16 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2016, which sets the Peak component at 66. Longevity is the defining strength of the profile at 72 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes dp world tour wins 10, ryder cup appearances 2, best world ranking 8, european tour top-10 finishes 90.
Immediately ahead sits Lexi Thompson on 66.4, a gap of 4.3 points. Directly behind is Jesper Parnevik on 55.3. The position moves whenever the verified record moves: new titles, new seasons or a corrected source all feed straight back into the same formula, and every change is dated on this profile.
Alex Norén GOAT Score explained
- Dominance56/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Norén stood above the field while competing. Scored 56/100 against the full Golf cohort.
- Peak66/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2016. Scored 66/100.
- Longevity72/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 21 years of competition and 16 recorded seasons. Scored 72/100.
- Honours56/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 56/100.
- Statistics62/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 62/100.
Top Norén comparisons
Alex Norén — frequently asked
- Is Alex Norén the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Alex Norén ranks 89th in Golf with a GOAT Score of 62.1, behind Jack Nicklaus on 95.0.
- What is Alex Norén's GOAT Score?
- 62.1 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 56 (25%), Peak 66 (20%), Longevity 72 (20%), Honours 56 (20%), Statistics 62 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Alex Norén rank all time?
- 1033rd of 1063 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 89th within Golf.
- Alex Norén vs Lexi Thompson: who ranks higher?
- Lexi Thompson, on 66.4 against Alex Norén's 62.1 — a margin of 4.3 points.