Major titles
7
PGA Tour wins
39
PGA Championships
3
US Open titles
2
Career Grand Slams
1
Ryder Cup appearances
6
Category profile
- Dominance
- 84
- Peak
- 88
- Longevity
- 90
- Honours
- 86
- Statistics
- 84
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1922 | 2 | |
| 1923 | 1 | |
| 1924 | 1 | |
| 1925 | 0 | |
| 1926 | 2 | |
| 1927 | 3 | |
| 1928 | 2 | |
| 1929 | 4 | |
| 1930 | 2 | |
| 1931 | 3 | |
| 1932 | 1 | |
| 1933 | 2 | |
| 1934 | 1 | |
| 1935 | 1 | |
| 1936 | 0 | |
| 1937 | 1 |
Data sources
- PGA Tour
- USGA
- Masters
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Gene Sarazen ranks #33 in Golf
Gene Sarazen ranks #33 in Golf and #3139 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 86.4/100.
The verified career covers 1920–1973 and 16 documented seasons. Peak is 88/100, with Longevity the strongest category at 90/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Major titles 7, PGA Tour wins 39, PGA Championships 3, US Open titles 2.
Nearest context: ahead Tom Watson (86.4); behind Walter Hagen (86.3). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Gene Sarazen GOAT Score explained
- Dominance84/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak88/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity90/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours86/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics84/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Sarazen comparisons
Gene Sarazen — frequently asked
- Is Gene Sarazen the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Gene Sarazen ranks #33 in Golf with a GOAT Score of 86.4/100, behind Jack Nicklaus (95.0).
- What is Gene Sarazen's GOAT Score?
- 86.4/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 84 (25%), Peak 88 (20%), Longevity 90 (20%), Honours 86 (20%), Statistics 84 (15%).
- Where does Gene Sarazen rank all time?
- #3139 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #33 in Golf.
- Gene Sarazen vs Tom Watson: who ranks higher?
- Gene Sarazen ranks higher at 86.4 versus Tom Watson at 86.4, a margin of 0.0 points.