Category profile
- Dominance
- 64
- Peak
- 90
- Longevity
- 92
- Honours
- 68
- Statistics
- 78
Career timeline · Wins per season
| Season | Wins per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1905 | 0 | |
| 1906 | 0 | |
| 1907 | 0 | |
| 1908 | 1 | |
| 1909 | 1 | |
| 1910 | 1 | |
| 1911 | 0 | |
| 1912 | 0 | |
| 1913 | 1 | |
| 1914 | 0 | |
| 1915 | 0 | |
| 1916 | 0 |
Data sources
- PGA Tour
- R&A
- USGA
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Fred McLeod ranks #166 in Golf
Fred McLeod ranks 166th among Golf athletes on GOAT Rank and 2014th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 77.7 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 64, Peak 90, Longevity 92, Honours 68, Statistics 78. 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 1903–1950 with 12 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1908, which sets the Peak component at 90. Longevity is the defining strength of the profile at 92 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes us open titles 1, professional wins 6, pga championship finals 1, masters honorary starter years 27.
Immediately ahead sits Ian Woosnam on 77.8, a gap of 0.1 points. Directly behind is Chick Harbert on 77.7. 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.
Fred McLeod GOAT Score explained
- Dominance64/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far McLeod stood above the field while competing. Scored 64/100 against the full Golf cohort.
- Peak90/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1908. Scored 90/100.
- Longevity92/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 47 years of competition and 12 recorded seasons. Scored 92/100.
- Honours68/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 68/100.
- Statistics78/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 78/100.
Top McLeod comparisons
Fred McLeod — frequently asked
- Is Fred McLeod the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Fred McLeod ranks 166th in Golf with a GOAT Score of 77.7, behind Jack Nicklaus on 95.0.
- What is Fred McLeod's GOAT Score?
- 77.7 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 64 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 92 (20%), Honours 68 (20%), Statistics 78 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Fred McLeod rank all time?
- 2014th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 166th within Golf.
- Fred McLeod vs Ian Woosnam: who ranks higher?
- Ian Woosnam, on 77.8 against Fred McLeod's 77.7 — a margin of 0.1 points.