Major titles
1
PGA Tour wins
10
Senior Tour wins
22
Ryder Cup appearances
2
Career span in years
34
Category profile
- Dominance
- 76
- Peak
- 90
- Longevity
- 94
- Honours
- 80
- Statistics
- 88
Career timeline · Form index per season
Editorial season form index (0–100), not raw goals or points. Raw season-by-season statistics are shown only where fully verified.
| Season | Form index per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1956 | 1 | |
| 1957 | 1 | |
| 1958 | 1 | |
| 1959 | 1 | |
| 1960 | 2 | |
| 1961 | 1 | |
| 1962 | 1 | |
| 1963 | 1 | |
| 1964 | 1 | |
| 1965 | 1 | |
| 1966 | 2 | |
| 1967 | 1 | |
| 1968 | 1 | |
| 1969 | 1 | |
| 1970 | 2 | |
| 1971 | 3 | |
| 1972 | 4 | |
| 1973 | 3 | |
| 1974 | 2 | |
| 1975 | 2 |
Data sources
- PGA Tour
- R&A
- DP World Tour
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Don January ranks #56 in Golf
Don January ranks #56 in Golf and #3254 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 85.0/100.
The verified career covers 1956–1990 and 20 documented seasons. Peak is 90/100, with Longevity the strongest category at 94/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Major titles 1, PGA Tour wins 10, Senior Tour wins 22, Ryder Cup appearances 2.
Nearest context: ahead Gene Littler (85.1); behind Stephen Ames (84.9). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Don January GOAT Score explained
- Dominance76/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 76/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak90/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity94/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 94/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours80/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 80/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics88/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
Top January comparisons
Don January — frequently asked
- Is Don January the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Don January ranks #56 in Golf with a GOAT Score of 85.0/100, behind Jack Nicklaus (95.0).
- What is Don January's GOAT Score?
- 85.0/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 76 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 94 (20%), Honours 80 (20%), Statistics 88 (15%).
- Where does Don January rank all time?
- #3254 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #56 in Golf.
- Don January vs Gene Littler: who ranks higher?
- Gene Littler ranks higher at 85.1 versus Don January at 85.0, a margin of 0.1 points.