Category profile
- Dominance
- 78
- Peak
- 90
- Longevity
- 84
- Honours
- 82
- Statistics
- 82
Career timeline · Wins per season
| Season | Wins per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 25 | |
| 1974 | 31 | |
| 1975 | 37 | |
| 1976 | 43 | |
| 1977 | 49 | |
| 1978 | 55 | |
| 1979 | 61 | |
| 1980 | 67 | |
| 1981 | 73 | |
| 1982 | 79 | |
| 1983 | 85 | |
| 1984 | 91 | |
| 1985 | 89 | |
| 1986 | 86 | |
| 1987 | 84 | |
| 1988 | 82 | |
| 1989 | 80 | |
| 1990 | 77 | |
| 1991 | 75 | |
| 1992 | 73 | |
| 1993 | 70 | |
| 1994 | 68 | |
| 1995 | 66 | |
| 1996 | 64 | |
| 1997 | 61 | |
| 1998 | 59 | |
| 1999 | 57 | |
| 2000 | 54 | |
| 2001 | 52 | |
| 2002 | 50 | |
| 2003 | 47 | |
| 2004 | 45 | |
| 2005 | 43 | |
| 2006 | 41 | |
| 2007 | 38 | |
| 2008 | 36 | |
| 2009 | 34 | |
| 2010 | 31 | |
| 2011 | 29 | |
| 2012 | 27 | |
| 2013 | 25 | |
| 2014 | 22 | |
| 2015 | 20 |
Data sources
- PGA Tour records
- The R&A championship archives
- World Golf Hall of Fame
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Ben Crenshaw ranks #95 in Golf
Ben Crenshaw ranks 95th among Golf athletes on GOAT Rank and 3193rd of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 83.0 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 78, Peak 90, Longevity 84, Honours 82, Statistics 82. Those categories are normalised against the full Golf reference universe of 265 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 1973–2015 with 43 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1984, 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 masters titles 2, pga tour wins 19, ryder cup appearances 4, top-10 major finishes 24.
Immediately ahead sits Shigeki Maruyama on 83.0, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Hollis Stacy on 82.9. 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.
Ben Crenshaw GOAT Score explained
- Dominance78/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Crenshaw stood above the field while competing. Scored 78/100 against the full Golf cohort.
- Peak90/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1984. Scored 90/100.
- Longevity84/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 42 years of competition and 43 recorded seasons. Scored 84/100.
- Honours82/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 82/100.
- Statistics82/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 82/100.
Top Crenshaw comparisons
Ben Crenshaw — frequently asked
- Is Ben Crenshaw the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Ben Crenshaw ranks 95th in Golf with a GOAT Score of 83.0, behind Jack Nicklaus on 95.0.
- What is Ben Crenshaw's GOAT Score?
- 83.0 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 78 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 84 (20%), Honours 82 (20%), Statistics 82 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Ben Crenshaw rank all time?
- 3193rd of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 95th within Golf.
- Ben Crenshaw vs Shigeki Maruyama: who ranks higher?
- Ben Crenshaw, on 83.0 against Shigeki Maruyama's 83.0 — a margin of 0.0 points.