Category profile
- Dominance
- 76
- Peak
- 90
- Longevity
- 92
- Honours
- 84
- Statistics
- 86
Career timeline · Wins per season
| Season | Wins per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 1 | |
| 1994 | 1 | |
| 1995 | 2 | |
| 1996 | 1 | |
| 1997 | 2 | |
| 1998 | 2 | |
| 1999 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 3 | |
| 2001 | 2 | |
| 2002 | 2 | |
| 2003 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 2 | |
| 2007 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 0 |
Data sources
- PGA Tour
- R&A
- DP World Tour
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Darren Clarke ranks #39 in Golf
Darren Clarke ranks 39th among Golf athletes on GOAT Rank and 1770th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 85.1 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 76, Peak 90, Longevity 92, Honours 84, Statistics 86. 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 1990–present with 26 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2000, which sets the Peak component at 90. Longevity 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, european tour wins 14, ryder cup appearances 5, wgc titles 2.
Immediately ahead sits Johnny Goodman on 85.2, a gap of 0.1 points. Directly behind is Ángel Cabrera on 85.1. 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.
Darren Clarke GOAT Score explained
- Dominance76/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Clarke stood above the field while competing. Scored 76/100 against the full Golf cohort.
- Peak90/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2000. Scored 90/100.
- Longevity92/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 36 years of competition and 26 recorded seasons. Scored 92/100.
- Honours84/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 84/100.
- Statistics86/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 86/100.
Top Clarke comparisons
Darren Clarke — frequently asked
- Is Darren Clarke the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Darren Clarke ranks 39th in Golf with a GOAT Score of 85.1, behind Jack Nicklaus on 95.0.
- What is Darren Clarke's GOAT Score?
- 85.1 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 76 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 92 (20%), Honours 84 (20%), Statistics 86 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Darren Clarke rank all time?
- 1770th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 39th within Golf.
- Darren Clarke vs Johnny Goodman: who ranks higher?
- Johnny Goodman, on 85.2 against Darren Clarke's 85.1 — a margin of 0.1 points.