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Golf · Professional golfer · United Kingdom

Arthur Havers

1920–1939 · Open champion in 1923, holding off Walter Hagen at Troon.

Retired
Ranking model

100% titles, statistics, dominance, longevity and global competition depth.

Pure sporting data
81.0
Cultural & brand footprint 52/100 · total legacy 70.5
Open Championships
1
Ryder Cup appearances
3
Professional wins
12
Open top-ten finishes
7
Career years
20

Category profile

Dominance
74
Peak
90
Longevity
80
Honours
78
Statistics
86

Career timeline · Wins per season

SeasonWins per seasonShare of career
192110
19226
19231
19244
19256
19268
19277
19289
192912
193014
193116

Data sources

  • PGA Tour
  • R&A Open Championship records
  • European Tour

Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method

Why Arthur Havers ranks #112 in Golf

Arthur Havers ranks 112th among Golf athletes on GOAT Rank and 1924th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 81.0 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 74, Peak 90, Longevity 80, Honours 78, Statistics 86. 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 1920–1939 with 11 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1931, which sets the Peak component at 90. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 90 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes open championships 1, ryder cup appearances 3, professional wins 12, open top-ten finishes 7.

Immediately ahead sits John Mahaffey on 81.0, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Larry Nelson on 80.8. 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.

Arthur Havers GOAT Score explained

Dominance74/100 · weight 25%
Measures how far Havers stood above the field while competing. Scored 74/100 against the full Golf cohort.
Peak90/100 · weight 20%
Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1931. Scored 90/100.
Longevity80/100 · weight 20%
Rewards staying at that level over time: 19 years of competition and 11 recorded seasons. Scored 80/100.
Honours78/100 · weight 20%
Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 78/100.
Statistics86/100 · weight 15%
Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 86/100.

Arthur Havers — frequently asked

Is Arthur Havers the GOAT?
Not on the current data. Arthur Havers ranks 112th in Golf with a GOAT Score of 81.0, behind Jack Nicklaus on 95.0.
What is Arthur Havers's GOAT Score?
81.0 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 74 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 80 (20%), Honours 78 (20%), Statistics 86 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
Where does Arthur Havers rank all time?
1924th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 112th within Golf.
Arthur Havers vs John Mahaffey: who ranks higher?
Arthur Havers, on 81.0 against John Mahaffey's 81.0 — a margin of 0.0 points.
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