Major titles
9
Professional wins
165
Masters titles
3
Open Championships
3
Career Grand Slams
1
Senior major titles
9
Category profile
- Dominance
- 85
- Peak
- 88
- Longevity
- 94
- Honours
- 87
- Statistics
- 86
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1958 | 2 | |
| 1959 | 3 | |
| 1960 | 4 | |
| 1961 | 3 | |
| 1962 | 2 | |
| 1963 | 5 | |
| 1964 | 3 | |
| 1965 | 4 | |
| 1966 | 2 | |
| 1967 | 3 | |
| 1968 | 4 | |
| 1969 | 3 | |
| 1970 | 2 | |
| 1971 | 4 | |
| 1972 | 3 | |
| 1973 | 2 | |
| 1974 | 3 | |
| 1975 | 2 |
Data sources
- PGA Tour
- The Open
- Masters
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Gary Player ranks #21 in Golf
Gary Player ranks #21 in Golf and #3005 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 88.0/100.
The verified career covers 1953–2009 and 18 documented seasons. Peak is 88/100, with Longevity the strongest category at 94/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Major titles 9, Professional wins 165, Masters titles 3, Open Championships 3.
Nearest context: ahead Henry Cotton (88.4); behind John Ball (87.7). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Gary Player GOAT Score explained
- Dominance85/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 85/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak88/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity94/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 94/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours87/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 87/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics86/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Player comparisons
Gary Player — frequently asked
- Is Gary Player the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Gary Player ranks #21 in Golf with a GOAT Score of 88.0/100, behind Jack Nicklaus (95.0).
- What is Gary Player's GOAT Score?
- 88.0/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 85 (25%), Peak 88 (20%), Longevity 94 (20%), Honours 87 (20%), Statistics 86 (15%).
- Where does Gary Player rank all time?
- #3005 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #21 in Golf.
- Gary Player vs Henry Cotton: who ranks higher?
- Henry Cotton ranks higher at 88.4 versus Gary Player at 88.0, a margin of 0.4 points.