Category profile
- Dominance
- 70
- Peak
- 90
- Longevity
- 88
- Honours
- 74
- Statistics
- 80
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1946 | 1 | |
| 1947 | 3 | |
| 1948 | 2 | |
| 1949 | 2 | |
| 1950 | 2 | |
| 1951 | 1 | |
| 1952 | 1 | |
| 1953 | 1 | |
| 1954 | 1 | |
| 1955 | 1 | |
| 1956 | 0 | |
| 1957 | 0 | |
| 1958 | 0 | |
| 1959 | 0 |
Data sources
- PGA Tour
- R&A
- USGA
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Fred Daly ranks #164 in Golf
Fred Daly ranks #164 in Golf and #3618 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 79.9/100.
The verified career covers 1936–1970 and 14 documented seasons. Peak is 90/100, with Peak the strongest category at 90/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Open Championship titles 1, Ryder Cup appearances 4, News of the World Match Play titles 3, Professional wins 12.
Nearest context: ahead Lucas Glover (80.0); behind Brooks Koepka (79.8). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Fred Daly GOAT Score explained
- Dominance70/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 70/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak90/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity88/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours74/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 74/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics80/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 80/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Daly comparisons
Fred Daly — frequently asked
- Is Fred Daly the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Fred Daly ranks #164 in Golf with a GOAT Score of 79.9/100, behind Jack Nicklaus (95.0).
- What is Fred Daly's GOAT Score?
- 79.9/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 70 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 88 (20%), Honours 74 (20%), Statistics 80 (15%).
- Where does Fred Daly rank all time?
- #3618 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #164 in Golf.
- Fred Daly vs Lucas Glover: who ranks higher?
- Lucas Glover ranks higher at 80.0 versus Fred Daly at 79.9, a margin of 0.1 points.