Category profile
- Dominance
- 70
- Peak
- 82
- Longevity
- 86
- Honours
- 72
- Statistics
- 80
Career timeline · Wins per season
| Season | Wins per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 1 | |
| 1994 | 2 | |
| 1995 | 3 | |
| 1996 | 2 | |
| 1997 | 3 | |
| 1998 | 2 | |
| 1999 | 2 | |
| 2000 | 4 | |
| 2001 | 3 | |
| 2002 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 2 | |
| 2005 | 2 | |
| 2006 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 1 |
Data sources
- DP World Tour
- PGA Tour
- OWGR
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Colin Montgomerie ranks #61 in Golf
Colin Montgomerie ranks 61st among Golf athletes on GOAT Rank and 869th 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 82, Longevity 86, 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 1987–present with 18 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2000, which sets the Peak component at 82. Longevity is the defining strength of the profile at 86 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes order of merit titles 8, european tour wins 31, ryder cup appearances 8, senior major titles 3.
Immediately ahead sits Mike Weir on 78.7, a gap of 1.2 points. Directly behind is Ian Woosnam on 77.8. 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.
Colin Montgomerie GOAT Score explained
- Dominance70/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Montgomerie stood above the field while competing. Scored 70/100 against the full Golf cohort.
- Peak82/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2000. Scored 82/100.
- Longevity86/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 39 years of competition and 18 recorded seasons. Scored 86/100.
- 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 Montgomerie comparisons
Colin Montgomerie — frequently asked
- Is Colin Montgomerie the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Colin Montgomerie ranks 61st in Golf with a GOAT Score of 77.5, behind Jack Nicklaus on 95.0.
- What is Colin Montgomerie's GOAT Score?
- 77.5 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 70 (25%), Peak 82 (20%), Longevity 86 (20%), Honours 72 (20%), Statistics 80 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Colin Montgomerie rank all time?
- 869th of 1063 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 61st within Golf.
- Colin Montgomerie vs Mike Weir: who ranks higher?
- Mike Weir, on 78.7 against Colin Montgomerie's 77.5 — a margin of 1.2 points.