Category profile
- Dominance
- 78
- Peak
- 88
- Longevity
- 94
- Honours
- 80
- Statistics
- 84
Career timeline · Wins per season
| Season | Wins per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1954 | 25 | |
| 1955 | 32 | |
| 1956 | 39 | |
| 1957 | 47 | |
| 1958 | 54 | |
| 1959 | 61 | |
| 1960 | 68 | |
| 1961 | 76 | |
| 1962 | 83 | |
| 1963 | 90 | |
| 1964 | 89 | |
| 1965 | 87 | |
| 1966 | 86 | |
| 1967 | 84 | |
| 1968 | 83 | |
| 1969 | 82 | |
| 1970 | 80 | |
| 1971 | 79 | |
| 1972 | 78 | |
| 1973 | 76 | |
| 1974 | 75 | |
| 1975 | 73 | |
| 1976 | 72 | |
| 1977 | 71 | |
| 1978 | 69 | |
| 1979 | 68 | |
| 1980 | 66 | |
| 1981 | 65 | |
| 1982 | 64 | |
| 1983 | 62 | |
| 1984 | 61 | |
| 1985 | 60 | |
| 1986 | 58 | |
| 1987 | 57 | |
| 1988 | 55 | |
| 1989 | 54 | |
| 1990 | 53 | |
| 1991 | 51 | |
| 1992 | 50 | |
| 1993 | 49 | |
| 1994 | 47 | |
| 1995 | 46 | |
| 1996 | 44 | |
| 1997 | 43 | |
| 1998 | 42 | |
| 1999 | 40 | |
| 2000 | 39 | |
| 2001 | 37 | |
| 2002 | 36 | |
| 2003 | 35 | |
| 2004 | 33 | |
| 2005 | 32 | |
| 2006 | 31 | |
| 2007 | 29 | |
| 2008 | 28 | |
| 2009 | 26 | |
| 2010 | 25 |
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 Bob Charles ranks #61 in Golf
Bob Charles ranks 61st among Golf athletes on GOAT Rank and 3096th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 84.5 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 78, Peak 88, Longevity 94, Honours 80, Statistics 84. 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 1954–2010 with 57 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1963, which sets the Peak component at 88. Longevity is the defining strength of the profile at 94 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes major titles 1, pga tour wins 6, champions tour wins 23, senior major titles 2.
Immediately ahead sits Young Tom Morris on 84.5, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Chick Evans on 84.5. 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.
Bob Charles GOAT Score explained
- Dominance78/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Charles stood above the field while competing. Scored 78/100 against the full Golf cohort.
- Peak88/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1963. Scored 88/100.
- Longevity94/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 56 years of competition and 57 recorded seasons. Scored 94/100.
- Honours80/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 80/100.
- Statistics84/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 84/100.
Top Charles comparisons
Bob Charles — frequently asked
- Is Bob Charles the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Bob Charles ranks 61st in Golf with a GOAT Score of 84.5, behind Jack Nicklaus on 95.0.
- What is Bob Charles's GOAT Score?
- 84.5 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 78 (25%), Peak 88 (20%), Longevity 94 (20%), Honours 80 (20%), Statistics 84 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Bob Charles rank all time?
- 3096th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 61st within Golf.
- Bob Charles vs Young Tom Morris: who ranks higher?
- Bob Charles, on 84.5 against Young Tom Morris's 84.5 — a margin of 0.0 points.