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Golf · Golfer · United States

Ben Curtis

2000–2018 · Won The Open at Royal St George's in 2003 on his first major start.

Retired
Ranking model

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

Pure sporting data
73.2
Cultural & brand footprint 52/100 · total legacy 64.6
Major titles
1
PGA Tour wins
4
Ryder Cup appearances
1
Career-high world ranking
11
Career span in years
18

Category profile

Dominance
62
Peak
90
Longevity
74
Honours
66
Statistics
78

Career timeline · Wins per season

SeasonWins per seasonShare of career
20031
20040
20050
20061
20071
20081
20090
20100
20111
20120
20130
20140
20150
20160
20170
20180

Data sources

  • PGA Tour
  • R&A
  • DP World Tour

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

Why Ben Curtis ranks #212 in Golf

Ben Curtis ranks 212th among Golf athletes on GOAT Rank and 2144th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 73.2 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 62, Peak 90, Longevity 74, Honours 66, Statistics 78. 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 2000–2018 with 16 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2003, 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 major titles 1, pga tour wins 4, ryder cup appearances 1, career-high world ranking 11.

Immediately ahead sits Justin Thomas on 73.7, a gap of 0.5 points. Directly behind is Jack Fleck on 73.0. 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.

Ben Curtis GOAT Score explained

Dominance62/100 · weight 25%
Measures how far Curtis stood above the field while competing. Scored 62/100 against the full Golf cohort.
Peak90/100 · weight 20%
Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2003. Scored 90/100.
Longevity74/100 · weight 20%
Rewards staying at that level over time: 18 years of competition and 16 recorded seasons. Scored 74/100.
Honours66/100 · weight 20%
Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 66/100.
Statistics78/100 · weight 15%
Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 78/100.

Ben Curtis — frequently asked

Is Ben Curtis the GOAT?
Not on the current data. Ben Curtis ranks 212th in Golf with a GOAT Score of 73.2, behind Jack Nicklaus on 95.0.
What is Ben Curtis's GOAT Score?
73.2 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 62 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 74 (20%), Honours 66 (20%), Statistics 78 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
Where does Ben Curtis rank all time?
2144th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 212th within Golf.
Ben Curtis vs Justin Thomas: who ranks higher?
Justin Thomas, on 73.7 against Ben Curtis's 73.2 — a margin of 0.5 points.
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