Category profile
- Dominance
- 76
- Peak
- 90
- Longevity
- 84
- Honours
- 80
- Statistics
- 80
Career timeline · Wins per season
| Season | Wins per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 25 | |
| 1971 | 32 | |
| 1972 | 38 | |
| 1973 | 45 | |
| 1974 | 51 | |
| 1975 | 58 | |
| 1976 | 65 | |
| 1977 | 71 | |
| 1978 | 78 | |
| 1979 | 84 | |
| 1980 | 91 | |
| 1981 | 87 | |
| 1982 | 84 | |
| 1983 | 80 | |
| 1984 | 77 | |
| 1985 | 73 | |
| 1986 | 70 | |
| 1987 | 66 | |
| 1988 | 63 | |
| 1989 | 59 | |
| 1990 | 56 | |
| 1991 | 52 | |
| 1992 | 48 | |
| 1993 | 45 | |
| 1994 | 41 | |
| 1995 | 38 | |
| 1996 | 34 | |
| 1997 | 31 | |
| 1998 | 27 | |
| 1999 | 24 | |
| 2000 | 20 |
Data sources
- PGA Tour records
- The R&A championship archives
- World Golf Hall of Fame
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why David Graham ranks #121 in Golf
David Graham ranks 121st among Golf athletes on GOAT Rank and 3276th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 81.8 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 76, Peak 90, Longevity 84, Honours 80, Statistics 80. Those categories are normalised against the full Golf reference universe of 265 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 1970–2000 with 31 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1980, which sets the Peak component at 90. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 90 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes major titles 2, pga tour wins 8, professional wins worldwide 38, world cup team titles 1.
Immediately ahead sits Scottie Scheffler on 81.8, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Greg Norman on 81.7. 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.
David Graham GOAT Score explained
- Dominance76/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Graham 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 1980. Scored 90/100.
- Longevity84/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 30 years of competition and 31 recorded seasons. Scored 84/100.
- Honours80/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 80/100.
- Statistics80/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 80/100.
Top Graham comparisons
David Graham — frequently asked
- Is David Graham the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. David Graham ranks 121st in Golf with a GOAT Score of 81.8, behind Jack Nicklaus on 95.0.
- What is David Graham's GOAT Score?
- 81.8 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 76 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 84 (20%), Honours 80 (20%), Statistics 80 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does David Graham rank all time?
- 3276th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 121st within Golf.
- David Graham vs Scottie Scheffler: who ranks higher?
- David Graham, on 81.8 against Scottie Scheffler's 81.8 — a margin of 0.0 points.