Category profile
- Dominance
- 70
- Peak
- 88
- Longevity
- 80
- Honours
- 72
- Statistics
- 80
Career timeline · Wins per season
| Season | Wins per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 2 | |
| 2007 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 2 | |
| 2009 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 3 | |
| 2012 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 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 Charl Schwartzel ranks #68 in Golf
Charl Schwartzel ranks 68th among Golf athletes on GOAT Rank and 901st of 1063 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 77.5 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 70, Peak 88, Longevity 80, Honours 72, 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 2002–present with 18 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 1, dp world tour wins 12, pga tour wins 2, presidents cup appearances 4.
Immediately ahead sits Brooks Koepka on 79.8, a gap of 2.3 points. Directly behind is Henrik Stenson on 77.2. 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.
Charl Schwartzel GOAT Score explained
- Dominance70/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Schwartzel stood above the field while competing. Scored 70/100 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 18 recorded seasons. Scored 80/100.
- Honours72/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 72/100.
- Statistics80/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 80/100.
Top Schwartzel comparisons
Charl Schwartzel — frequently asked
- Is Charl Schwartzel the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Charl Schwartzel ranks 68th in Golf with a GOAT Score of 77.5, behind Jack Nicklaus on 95.0.
- What is Charl Schwartzel's GOAT Score?
- 77.5 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 70 (25%), Peak 88 (20%), Longevity 80 (20%), Honours 72 (20%), Statistics 80 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Charl Schwartzel rank all time?
- 901st of 1063 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 68th within Golf.
- Charl Schwartzel vs Brooks Koepka: who ranks higher?
- Brooks Koepka, on 79.8 against Charl Schwartzel's 77.5 — a margin of 2.3 points.