Major titles
9
PGA Tour wins
64
US Open titles
4
Masters titles
2
Player of the Year
4
Vardon Trophies
3
Category profile
- Dominance
- 91
- Peak
- 94
- Longevity
- 86
- Honours
- 90
- Statistics
- 90
Career timeline · Form index per season
Editorial season form index (0–100), not raw goals or points. Raw season-by-season statistics are shown only where fully verified.
| Season | Form index per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 4 | |
| 1941 | 5 | |
| 1942 | 6 | |
| 1943 | 0 | |
| 1944 | 0 | |
| 1945 | 5 | |
| 1946 | 13 | |
| 1947 | 7 | |
| 1948 | 10 | |
| 1949 | 1 | |
| 1950 | 1 | |
| 1951 | 3 | |
| 1952 | 1 | |
| 1953 | 5 | |
| 1954 | 0 | |
| 1955 | 1 |
Data sources
- PGA Tour
- USGA
- Masters
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Ben Hogan ranks #8 in Golf
Ben Hogan ranks #8 in Golf and #2717 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 90.3/100.
The verified career covers 1930–1971 and 16 documented seasons. Peak is 94/100, with Peak the strongest category at 94/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Major titles 9, PGA Tour wins 64, US Open titles 4, Masters titles 2.
Nearest context: ahead Billy Casper (90.5); behind James Braid (90.1). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Ben Hogan GOAT Score explained
- Dominance91/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 91/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak94/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 94/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity86/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours90/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics90/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Hogan comparisons
Ben Hogan — frequently asked
- Is Ben Hogan the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Ben Hogan ranks #8 in Golf with a GOAT Score of 90.3/100, behind Jack Nicklaus (95.0).
- What is Ben Hogan's GOAT Score?
- 90.3/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 91 (25%), Peak 94 (20%), Longevity 86 (20%), Honours 90 (20%), Statistics 90 (15%).
- Where does Ben Hogan rank all time?
- #2717 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #8 in Golf.
- Ben Hogan vs Billy Casper: who ranks higher?
- Billy Casper ranks higher at 90.5 versus Ben Hogan at 90.3, a margin of 0.2 points.