Category profile
- Dominance
- 70
- Peak
- 88
- Longevity
- 76
- Honours
- 74
- Statistics
- 80
Career timeline · Wins per season
| Season | Wins per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 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 Danny Willett ranks #178 in Golf
Danny Willett ranks 178th among Golf athletes on GOAT Rank and 2039th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 77.1 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 70, Peak 88, Longevity 76, Honours 74, 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 2008–present with 13 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2016, 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 7, race to dubai titles 1, ryder cup appearances 1.
Immediately ahead sits Tyrrell Hatton on 77.1, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Billy Burke on 76.9. 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.
Danny Willett GOAT Score explained
- Dominance70/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Willett 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 2016. Scored 88/100.
- Longevity76/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 18 years of competition and 13 recorded seasons. Scored 76/100.
- Honours74/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 74/100.
- Statistics80/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 80/100.
Top Willett comparisons
Danny Willett — frequently asked
- Is Danny Willett the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Danny Willett ranks 178th in Golf with a GOAT Score of 77.1, behind Jack Nicklaus on 95.0.
- What is Danny Willett's GOAT Score?
- 77.1 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 70 (25%), Peak 88 (20%), Longevity 76 (20%), Honours 74 (20%), Statistics 80 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Danny Willett rank all time?
- 2039th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 178th within Golf.
- Danny Willett vs Tyrrell Hatton: who ranks higher?
- Danny Willett, on 77.1 against Tyrrell Hatton's 77.1 — a margin of 0.0 points.