Category profile
- Dominance
- 78
- Peak
- 88
- Longevity
- 88
- Honours
- 82
- Statistics
- 86
Career timeline · Wins per season
| Season | Wins per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 1 | |
| 1983 | 2 | |
| 1984 | 3 | |
| 1985 | 2 | |
| 1986 | 2 | |
| 1987 | 4 | |
| 1988 | 1 | |
| 1989 | 2 | |
| 1990 | 1 | |
| 1991 | 1 | |
| 1992 | 1 | |
| 1993 | 1 | |
| 1994 | 0 | |
| 1995 | 0 | |
| 1996 | 0 | |
| 1997 | 0 |
Data sources
- PGA Tour
- LPGA
- DP World Tour
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Ayako Okamoto ranks #21 in Golf
Ayako Okamoto ranks 21st among Golf athletes on GOAT Rank and 695th of 1063 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 84.0 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 78, Peak 88, Longevity 88, Honours 82, 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 1975–2011 with 16 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1987, which sets the Peak component at 88. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 88 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes lpga wins 17, player of the year awards 1, japan lpga wins 44, hall of fame inductions 1.
Immediately ahead sits JoAnne Carner on 84.2, a gap of 0.2 points. Directly behind is Lee Trevino on 84.0. 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.
Ayako Okamoto GOAT Score explained
- Dominance78/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Okamoto stood above the field while competing. Scored 78/100 against the full Golf cohort.
- Peak88/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1987. Scored 88/100.
- Longevity88/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 36 years of competition and 16 recorded seasons. Scored 88/100.
- Honours82/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 82/100.
- Statistics86/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 86/100.
Top Okamoto comparisons
Ayako Okamoto — frequently asked
- Is Ayako Okamoto the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Ayako Okamoto ranks 21st in Golf with a GOAT Score of 84.0, behind Jack Nicklaus on 95.0.
- What is Ayako Okamoto's GOAT Score?
- 84.0 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 78 (25%), Peak 88 (20%), Longevity 88 (20%), Honours 82 (20%), Statistics 86 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Ayako Okamoto rank all time?
- 695th of 1063 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 21st within Golf.
- Ayako Okamoto vs JoAnne Carner: who ranks higher?
- JoAnne Carner, on 84.2 against Ayako Okamoto's 84.0 — a margin of 0.2 points.