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Golf · Professional golfer · Sweden

David Lingmerth

2011–present · Won the Memorial Tournament in a 2015 play-off with Justin Rose.

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Ranking model

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

Pure sporting data
75.0
Cultural & brand footprint 52/100 · total legacy 66.4
PGA Tour wins
1
Korn Ferry Tour wins
2
Highest world ranking
56
PGA Tour top-ten finishes
12
Professional years
14

Category profile

Dominance
66
Peak
86
Longevity
78
Honours
64
Statistics
86

Career timeline · Wins per season

SeasonWins per seasonShare of career
2012280
2013180
2014120
201570
201656
201775
2018110
2019160
2020220
2021280
2022340
2023400
2024460

Data sources

  • PGA Tour
  • R&A Open Championship records
  • European Tour

Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method

Why David Lingmerth ranks #200 in Golf

David Lingmerth ranks 200th among Golf athletes on GOAT Rank and 2097th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 75.0 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 66, Peak 86, Longevity 78, Honours 64, 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 2011–present with 13 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2024, which sets the Peak component at 86. Peak 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 pga tour wins 1, korn ferry tour wins 2, highest world ranking 56, pga tour top-ten finishes 12.

Immediately ahead sits Orville Moody on 75.1, a gap of 0.1 points. Directly behind is Joaquín Niemann on 74.8. 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.

David Lingmerth GOAT Score explained

Dominance66/100 · weight 25%
Measures how far Lingmerth stood above the field while competing. Scored 66/100 against the full Golf cohort.
Peak86/100 · weight 20%
Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2024. Scored 86/100.
Longevity78/100 · weight 20%
Rewards staying at that level over time: 15 years of competition and 13 recorded seasons. Scored 78/100.
Honours64/100 · weight 20%
Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 64/100.
Statistics86/100 · weight 15%
Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 86/100.

David Lingmerth — frequently asked

Is David Lingmerth the GOAT?
Not on the current data. David Lingmerth ranks 200th in Golf with a GOAT Score of 75.0, behind Jack Nicklaus on 95.0.
What is David Lingmerth's GOAT Score?
75.0 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 66 (25%), Peak 86 (20%), Longevity 78 (20%), Honours 64 (20%), Statistics 86 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
Where does David Lingmerth rank all time?
2097th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 200th within Golf.
David Lingmerth vs Orville Moody: who ranks higher?
Orville Moody, on 75.1 against David Lingmerth's 75.0 — a margin of 0.1 points.
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