Category profile
- Dominance
- 66
- Peak
- 90
- Longevity
- 82
- Honours
- 70
- Statistics
- 80
Career timeline · Wins per season
| Season | Wins per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1928 | 1 | |
| 1929 | 1 | |
| 1930 | 2 | |
| 1931 | 3 | |
| 1932 | 1 | |
| 1933 | 1 | |
| 1934 | 0 | |
| 1935 | 0 | |
| 1936 | 0 | |
| 1937 | 0 |
Data sources
- PGA Tour
- R&A
- USGA
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Billy Burke ranks #179 in Golf
Billy Burke ranks 179th among Golf athletes on GOAT Rank and 2044th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 76.9 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 66, Peak 90, Longevity 82, Honours 70, Statistics 80. 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 1923–1950 with 10 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1931, 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 7, ryder cup appearances 2, playoff holes to win us open 72.
Immediately ahead sits Danny Willett on 77.1, a gap of 0.2 points. Directly behind is Jerry Barber on 76.9. 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.
Billy Burke GOAT Score explained
- Dominance66/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Burke stood above the field while competing. Scored 66/100 against the full Golf cohort.
- Peak90/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1931. Scored 90/100.
- Longevity82/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 27 years of competition and 10 recorded seasons. Scored 82/100.
- Honours70/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 70/100.
- Statistics80/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 80/100.
Top Burke comparisons
Billy Burke — frequently asked
- Is Billy Burke the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Billy Burke ranks 179th in Golf with a GOAT Score of 76.9, behind Jack Nicklaus on 95.0.
- What is Billy Burke's GOAT Score?
- 76.9 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 66 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 82 (20%), Honours 70 (20%), Statistics 80 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Billy Burke rank all time?
- 2044th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 179th within Golf.
- Billy Burke vs Danny Willett: who ranks higher?
- Danny Willett, on 77.1 against Billy Burke's 76.9 — a margin of 0.2 points.