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Golf · Professional golfer · United States

Chandler Harper

1934–1965 · PGA champion in 1950 and a Ryder Cup player.

Retired
Ranking model

100% titles, statistics, dominance, longevity and global competition depth.

Pure sporting data
82.9
Cultural & brand footprint 52/100 · total legacy 72.8
PGA Championships
1
PGA Tour wins
7
Ryder Cup appearances
1
Career years
32
Lowest 72-hole score at the time
259

Category profile

Dominance
74
Peak
90
Longevity
88
Honours
78
Statistics
88

Career timeline · Wins per season

SeasonWins per seasonShare of career
193828
193920
194014
194110
19426
19431
19445
19459
194612
194716
194820
194926
195032

Data sources

  • PGA Tour
  • R&A Open Championship records
  • USGA championship records

Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method

Why Chandler Harper ranks #72 in Golf

Chandler Harper ranks 72nd among Golf athletes on GOAT Rank and 1848th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 82.9 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 74, Peak 90, Longevity 88, Honours 78, Statistics 88. 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 1934–1965 with 13 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1950, which sets the Peak component at 90. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 90 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes pga championships 1, pga tour wins 7, ryder cup appearances 1, career years 32.

Immediately ahead sits Hollis Stacy on 82.9, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Graeme McDowell on 82.8. 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.

Chandler Harper GOAT Score explained

Dominance74/100 · weight 25%
Measures how far Harper stood above the field while competing. Scored 74/100 against the full Golf cohort.
Peak90/100 · weight 20%
Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1950. Scored 90/100.
Longevity88/100 · weight 20%
Rewards staying at that level over time: 31 years of competition and 13 recorded seasons. Scored 88/100.
Honours78/100 · weight 20%
Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 78/100.
Statistics88/100 · weight 15%
Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 88/100.

Chandler Harper — frequently asked

Is Chandler Harper the GOAT?
Not on the current data. Chandler Harper ranks 72nd in Golf with a GOAT Score of 82.9, behind Jack Nicklaus on 95.0.
What is Chandler Harper's GOAT Score?
82.9 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 74 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 88 (20%), Honours 78 (20%), Statistics 88 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
Where does Chandler Harper rank all time?
1848th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 72nd within Golf.
Chandler Harper vs Hollis Stacy: who ranks higher?
Chandler Harper, on 82.9 against Hollis Stacy's 82.9 — a margin of 0.0 points.
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