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Golf · Golfer · United States

Claude Harmon

1940–1970 · Club professional who won the 1948 Masters by five strokes.

Retired
Ranking model

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

Pure sporting data
75.7
Cultural & brand footprint 52/100 · total legacy 67.0
Major titles
1
Masters winning margin
5
Ryder Cup appearances
1
Professional wins
6
Career span in years
31

Category profile

Dominance
64
Peak
92
Longevity
80
Honours
68
Statistics
78

Career timeline · Wins per season

SeasonWins per seasonShare of career
19460
19471
19483
19491
19501
19510
19520
19530
19540
19550

Data sources

  • PGA Tour
  • R&A
  • USGA

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

Why Claude Harmon ranks #191 in Golf

Claude Harmon ranks 191st among Golf athletes on GOAT Rank and 2076th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 75.7 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 64, Peak 92, Longevity 80, Honours 68, Statistics 78. 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 1940–1970 with 10 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1948, 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 1, masters winning margin 5, ryder cup appearances 1, professional wins 6.

Immediately ahead sits Yani Tseng on 75.7, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Willie Macfarlane on 75.7. 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.

Claude Harmon GOAT Score explained

Dominance64/100 · weight 25%
Measures how far Harmon stood above the field while competing. Scored 64/100 against the full Golf cohort.
Peak92/100 · weight 20%
Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1948. Scored 92/100.
Longevity80/100 · weight 20%
Rewards staying at that level over time: 30 years of competition and 10 recorded seasons. Scored 80/100.
Honours68/100 · weight 20%
Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 68/100.
Statistics78/100 · weight 15%
Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 78/100.

Claude Harmon — frequently asked

Is Claude Harmon the GOAT?
Not on the current data. Claude Harmon ranks 191st in Golf with a GOAT Score of 75.7, behind Jack Nicklaus on 95.0.
What is Claude Harmon's GOAT Score?
75.7 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 64 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 80 (20%), Honours 68 (20%), Statistics 78 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
Where does Claude Harmon rank all time?
2076th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 191st within Golf.
Claude Harmon vs Yani Tseng: who ranks higher?
Claude Harmon, on 75.7 against Yani Tseng's 75.7 — a margin of 0.0 points.
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