Category profile
- Dominance
- 76
- Peak
- 90
- Longevity
- 84
- Honours
- 80
- Statistics
- 86
Career timeline · Wins per season
| Season | Wins per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1955 | 1 | |
| 1956 | 2 | |
| 1957 | 3 | |
| 1958 | 3 | |
| 1959 | 2 | |
| 1960 | 1 | |
| 1961 | 1 | |
| 1962 | 1 | |
| 1963 | 0 | |
| 1964 | 0 | |
| 1965 | 0 | |
| 1966 | 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 Dow Finsterwald ranks #74 in Golf
Dow Finsterwald ranks 74th among Golf athletes on GOAT Rank and 1856th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 82.7 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 76, Peak 90, Longevity 84, Honours 80, 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 1951–1970 with 12 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1957, 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 1, pga tour wins 11, ryder cup appearances 4, pga player of the year awards 1.
Immediately ahead sits Graeme McDowell on 82.8, a gap of 0.1 points. Directly behind is Vic Ghezzi on 82.6. 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.
Dow Finsterwald GOAT Score explained
- Dominance76/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Finsterwald 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 1957. Scored 90/100.
- Longevity84/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 19 years of competition and 12 recorded seasons. Scored 84/100.
- Honours80/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 80/100.
- Statistics86/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 86/100.
Top Finsterwald comparisons
Dow Finsterwald — frequently asked
- Is Dow Finsterwald the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Dow Finsterwald ranks 74th in Golf with a GOAT Score of 82.7, behind Jack Nicklaus on 95.0.
- What is Dow Finsterwald's GOAT Score?
- 82.7 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 76 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 84 (20%), Honours 80 (20%), Statistics 86 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Dow Finsterwald rank all time?
- 1856th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 74th within Golf.
- Dow Finsterwald vs Graeme McDowell: who ranks higher?
- Graeme McDowell, on 82.8 against Dow Finsterwald's 82.7 — a margin of 0.1 points.