Category profile
- Dominance
- 72
- Peak
- 90
- Longevity
- 86
- Honours
- 78
- Statistics
- 86
Career timeline · Wins per season
| Season | Wins per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1 | |
| 1962 | 1 | |
| 1963 | 0 | |
| 1964 | 2 | |
| 1965 | 1 | |
| 1966 | 1 | |
| 1967 | 2 | |
| 1968 | 1 | |
| 1969 | 1 | |
| 1970 | 0 | |
| 1971 | 1 | |
| 1972 | 0 | |
| 1973 | 0 | |
| 1974 | 0 |
Data sources
- PGA Tour
- R&A Championship records
- LPGA
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Gay Brewer ranks #94 in Golf
Gay Brewer ranks 94th among Golf athletes on GOAT Rank and 1894th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 81.7 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 72, Peak 90, Longevity 86, Honours 78, 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 1956–1990 with 14 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1964, 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 championships 1, pga tour wins 11, ryder cup appearances 2, senior tour wins 1.
Immediately ahead sits Ernie Els on 81.7, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Isao Aoki on 81.6. 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.
Gay Brewer GOAT Score explained
- Dominance72/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Brewer stood above the field while competing. Scored 72/100 against the full Golf cohort.
- Peak90/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1964. Scored 90/100.
- Longevity86/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 34 years of competition and 14 recorded seasons. Scored 86/100.
- Honours78/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 78/100.
- Statistics86/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 86/100.
Top Brewer comparisons
Gay Brewer — frequently asked
- Is Gay Brewer the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Gay Brewer ranks 94th in Golf with a GOAT Score of 81.7, behind Jack Nicklaus on 95.0.
- What is Gay Brewer's GOAT Score?
- 81.7 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 72 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 86 (20%), Honours 78 (20%), Statistics 86 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Gay Brewer rank all time?
- 1894th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 94th within Golf.
- Gay Brewer vs Ernie Els: who ranks higher?
- Gay Brewer, on 81.7 against Ernie Els's 81.7 — a margin of 0.0 points.