Category profile
- Dominance
- 68
- Peak
- 88
- Longevity
- 86
- Honours
- 72
- Statistics
- 82
Career timeline · Wins per season
| Season | Wins per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1958 | 1 | |
| 1959 | 1 | |
| 1960 | 2 | |
| 1961 | 1 | |
| 1962 | 1 | |
| 1963 | 2 | |
| 1964 | 1 | |
| 1965 | 1 | |
| 1966 | 0 | |
| 1967 | 1 | |
| 1968 | 1 | |
| 1969 | 0 | |
| 1970 | 0 | |
| 1971 | 0 | |
| 1972 | 0 | |
| 1973 | 0 |
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 Bob Goalby ranks #151 in Golf
Bob Goalby ranks 151st among Golf athletes on GOAT Rank and 1991st of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 78.5 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 68, Peak 88, Longevity 86, Honours 72, 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 1957–1990 with 16 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1960, which sets the Peak component at 88. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 88 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes major titles 1, pga tour wins 11, ryder cup appearances 1, senior tour wins 1.
Immediately ahead sits Xander Schauffele on 78.5, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Joakim Haeggman on 78.5. 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 Goalby GOAT Score explained
- Dominance68/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Goalby stood above the field while competing. Scored 68/100 against the full Golf cohort.
- Peak88/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1960. Scored 88/100.
- Longevity86/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 33 years of competition and 16 recorded seasons. Scored 86/100.
- Honours72/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 72/100.
- Statistics82/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 82/100.
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Bob Goalby — frequently asked
- Is Bob Goalby the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Bob Goalby ranks 151st in Golf with a GOAT Score of 78.5, behind Jack Nicklaus on 95.0.
- What is Bob Goalby's GOAT Score?
- 78.5 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 68 (25%), Peak 88 (20%), Longevity 86 (20%), Honours 72 (20%), Statistics 82 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Bob Goalby rank all time?
- 1991st of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 151st within Golf.
- Bob Goalby vs Xander Schauffele: who ranks higher?
- Bob Goalby, on 78.5 against Xander Schauffele's 78.5 — a margin of 0.0 points.