Category profile
- Dominance
- 72
- Peak
- 86
- Longevity
- 88
- Honours
- 80
- Statistics
- 80
Career timeline · Wins per season
| Season | Wins per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 2 | |
| 2004 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 3 | |
| 2010 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 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 Catriona Matthew ranks #46 in Golf
Catriona Matthew ranks 46th among Golf athletes on GOAT Rank and 800th of 1063 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 80.8 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 72, Peak 86, Longevity 88, Honours 80, Statistics 80. 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 1994–present with 20 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2009, which sets the Peak component at 86. Longevity 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, lpga wins 4, ladies european tour wins 7, solheim cup appearances 9.
Immediately ahead sits Nancy Lopez on 83.1, a gap of 2.3 points. Directly behind is Seve Ballesteros on 82.4. 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.
Catriona Matthew GOAT Score explained
- Dominance72/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Matthew stood above the field while competing. Scored 72/100 against the full Golf cohort.
- Peak86/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2009. Scored 86/100.
- Longevity88/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 32 years of competition and 20 recorded seasons. Scored 88/100.
- Honours80/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 80/100.
- Statistics80/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 80/100.
Top Matthew comparisons
Catriona Matthew — frequently asked
- Is Catriona Matthew the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Catriona Matthew ranks 46th in Golf with a GOAT Score of 80.8, behind Jack Nicklaus on 95.0.
- What is Catriona Matthew's GOAT Score?
- 80.8 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 72 (25%), Peak 86 (20%), Longevity 88 (20%), Honours 80 (20%), Statistics 80 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Catriona Matthew rank all time?
- 800th of 1063 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 46th within Golf.
- Catriona Matthew vs Nancy Lopez: who ranks higher?
- Nancy Lopez, on 83.1 against Catriona Matthew's 80.8 — a margin of 2.3 points.