Category profile
- Dominance
- 84
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 76
- Honours
- 86
- Statistics
- 90
Career timeline · Wins per season
| Season | Wins per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1947 | 30 | |
| 1948 | 38 | |
| 1949 | 46 | |
| 1950 | 54 | |
| 1951 | 63 | |
| 1952 | 71 | |
| 1953 | 79 | |
| 1954 | 87 | |
| 1955 | 95 | |
| 1956 | 83 | |
| 1957 | 72 | |
| 1958 | 60 | |
| 1959 | 48 | |
| 1960 | 37 | |
| 1961 | 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 Cary Middlecoff ranks #50 in Golf
Cary Middlecoff ranks 50th among Golf athletes on GOAT Rank and 3044th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 85.3 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 84, Peak 92, Longevity 76, Honours 86, Statistics 90. 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 1947–1961 with 15 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1955, which sets the Peak component at 92. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 92 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes major titles 3, pga tour wins 40, vardon trophies 1, ryder cup appearances 3.
Immediately ahead sits Johnny Goodman on 85.2, a gap of -0.1 points. Directly behind is Darren Clarke on 85.1. 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.
Cary Middlecoff GOAT Score explained
- Dominance84/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Middlecoff stood above the field while competing. Scored 84/100 against the full Golf cohort.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1955. Scored 92/100.
- Longevity76/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 14 years of competition and 15 recorded seasons. Scored 76/100.
- Honours86/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 86/100.
- Statistics90/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 90/100.
Top Middlecoff comparisons
Cary Middlecoff — frequently asked
- Is Cary Middlecoff the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Cary Middlecoff ranks 50th in Golf with a GOAT Score of 85.3, behind Jack Nicklaus on 95.0.
- What is Cary Middlecoff's GOAT Score?
- 85.3 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 84 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 76 (20%), Honours 86 (20%), Statistics 90 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Cary Middlecoff rank all time?
- 3044th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 50th within Golf.
- Cary Middlecoff vs Johnny Goodman: who ranks higher?
- Cary Middlecoff, on 85.3 against Johnny Goodman's 85.2 — a margin of 0.1 points.