Category profile
- Dominance
- 78
- Peak
- 86
- Longevity
- 84
- Honours
- 82
- Statistics
- 82
Career timeline · Wins per season
| Season | Wins per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 3 | |
| 1985 | 3 | |
| 1986 | 2 | |
| 1987 | 2 | |
| 1988 | 6 | |
| 1989 | 2 | |
| 1990 | 2 | |
| 1991 | 1 | |
| 1992 | 2 | |
| 1993 | 3 | |
| 1994 | 1 | |
| 1995 | 1 | |
| 1996 | 1 | |
| 1997 | 0 | |
| 1998 | 0 | |
| 1999 | 1 |
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 Betsy King ranks #41 in Golf
Betsy King ranks 41st among Golf athletes on GOAT Rank and 788th of 1063 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 82.2 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 78, Peak 86, Longevity 84, Honours 82, Statistics 82. 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 1977–2005 with 16 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1988, which sets the Peak component at 86. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 86 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes major titles 6, lpga tour wins 34, player of the year awards 3, vare trophies 1.
Immediately ahead sits Se Ri Pak on 82.2, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Thomas Bjørn on 80.7. 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.
Betsy King GOAT Score explained
- Dominance78/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far King stood above the field while competing. Scored 78/100 against the full Golf cohort.
- Peak86/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1988. Scored 86/100.
- Longevity84/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 28 years of competition and 16 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 King comparisons
Betsy King — frequently asked
- Is Betsy King the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Betsy King ranks 41st in Golf with a GOAT Score of 82.2, behind Jack Nicklaus on 95.0.
- What is Betsy King's GOAT Score?
- 82.2 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 78 (25%), Peak 86 (20%), Longevity 84 (20%), Honours 82 (20%), Statistics 82 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Betsy King rank all time?
- 788th of 1063 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 41st within Golf.
- Betsy King vs Se Ri Pak: who ranks higher?
- Betsy King, on 82.2 against Se Ri Pak's 82.2 — a margin of 0.0 points.