Category profile
- Dominance
- 74
- Peak
- 88
- Longevity
- 80
- Honours
- 78
- Statistics
- 82
Career timeline · Wins per season
| Season | Wins per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0 | |
| 2007 | 0 | |
| 2008 | 0 | |
| 2009 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 0 |
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 Bubba Watson ranks #55 in Golf
Bubba Watson ranks 55th among Golf athletes on GOAT Rank and 855th of 1063 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 80.0 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 74, Peak 88, Longevity 80, Honours 78, 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 2002–present with 15 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2011, 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 2, pga tour wins 12, ryder cup appearances 4, career-high world ranking 2.
Immediately ahead sits Justin Rose on 78.5, a gap of -1.5 points. Directly behind is Stacy Lewis on 80.4. 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.
Bubba Watson GOAT Score explained
- Dominance74/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Watson stood above the field while competing. Scored 74/100 against the full Golf cohort.
- Peak88/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2011. Scored 88/100.
- Longevity80/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 24 years of competition and 15 recorded seasons. Scored 80/100.
- Honours78/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 78/100.
- Statistics82/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 82/100.
Top Watson comparisons
Bubba Watson — frequently asked
- Is Bubba Watson the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Bubba Watson ranks 55th in Golf with a GOAT Score of 80.0, behind Jack Nicklaus on 95.0.
- What is Bubba Watson's GOAT Score?
- 80.0 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 74 (25%), Peak 88 (20%), Longevity 80 (20%), Honours 78 (20%), Statistics 82 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Bubba Watson rank all time?
- 855th of 1063 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 55th within Golf.
- Bubba Watson vs Justin Rose: who ranks higher?
- Bubba Watson, on 80.0 against Justin Rose's 78.5 — a margin of 1.5 points.