Major titles
7
US Open titles
4
Open Championships
3
US Amateur titles
5
Grand Slams
1
Major starts
31
Category profile
- Dominance
- 90
- Peak
- 94
- Longevity
- 74
- Honours
- 88
- Statistics
- 88
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1922 | 0 | |
| 1923 | 1 | |
| 1924 | 1 | |
| 1925 | 0 | |
| 1926 | 2 | |
| 1927 | 1 | |
| 1928 | 1 | |
| 1929 | 1 | |
| 1930 | 1 | |
| 1931 | 4 |
Data sources
- USGA
- The Open
- Masters
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Bobby Jones ranks #27 in Golf
Bobby Jones ranks #27 in Golf and #3104 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 86.9/100.
The verified career covers 1916–1930 and 10 documented seasons. Peak is 94/100, with Peak the strongest category at 94/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Major titles 7, US Open titles 4, Open Championships 3, US Amateur titles 5.
Nearest context: ahead Arnold Palmer (87.0); behind Hideki Matsuyama (86.9). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Bobby Jones GOAT Score explained
- Dominance90/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak94/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 94/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity74/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 74/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours88/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics88/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Jones comparisons
Bobby Jones — frequently asked
- Is Bobby Jones the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Bobby Jones ranks #27 in Golf with a GOAT Score of 86.9/100, behind Jack Nicklaus (95.0).
- What is Bobby Jones's GOAT Score?
- 86.9/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 90 (25%), Peak 94 (20%), Longevity 74 (20%), Honours 88 (20%), Statistics 88 (15%).
- Where does Bobby Jones rank all time?
- #3104 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #27 in Golf.
- Bobby Jones vs Arnold Palmer: who ranks higher?
- Arnold Palmer ranks higher at 87.0 versus Bobby Jones at 86.9, a margin of 0.1 points.