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Golf · Golfer · United States

David Duval

1993–2019 · World No. 1 in 1999 and Open champion at Royal Lytham in 2001.

Retired
Ranking model

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

Pure sporting data
84.1
Cultural & brand footprint 52/100 · total legacy 71.7
Major titles
1
PGA Tour wins
13
Weeks at world No. 1
15
Lowest round
59
Ryder Cup appearances
2

Category profile

Dominance
82
Peak
94
Longevity
76
Honours
82
Statistics
88

Career timeline · Wins per season

SeasonWins per seasonShare of career
19973
19984
19994
20001
20012
20020
20030
20040
20050
20060
20070
20080

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 David Duval ranks #49 in Golf

David Duval ranks 49th among Golf athletes on GOAT Rank and 1804th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 84.1 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 82, Peak 94, Longevity 76, Honours 82, Statistics 88. 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 1993–2019 with 12 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1998, which sets the Peak component at 94. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 94 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes major titles 1, pga tour wins 13, weeks at world no. 1 15, lowest round 59.

Immediately ahead sits Amy Alcott on 84.1, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Mark Calcavecchia on 84.2. 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.

David Duval GOAT Score explained

Dominance82/100 · weight 25%
Measures how far Duval stood above the field while competing. Scored 82/100 against the full Golf cohort.
Peak94/100 · weight 20%
Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1998. Scored 94/100.
Longevity76/100 · weight 20%
Rewards staying at that level over time: 26 years of competition and 12 recorded seasons. Scored 76/100.
Honours82/100 · weight 20%
Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 82/100.
Statistics88/100 · weight 15%
Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 88/100.

David Duval — frequently asked

Is David Duval the GOAT?
Not on the current data. David Duval ranks 49th in Golf with a GOAT Score of 84.1, behind Jack Nicklaus on 95.0.
What is David Duval's GOAT Score?
84.1 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 82 (25%), Peak 94 (20%), Longevity 76 (20%), Honours 82 (20%), Statistics 88 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
Where does David Duval rank all time?
1804th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 49th within Golf.
David Duval vs Amy Alcott: who ranks higher?
David Duval, on 84.1 against Amy Alcott's 84.1 — a margin of 0.0 points.
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