Category profile
- Dominance
- 80
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 86
- Honours
- 84
- Statistics
- 88
Career timeline · Wins per season
| Season | Wins per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1910 | 8 | |
| 1911 | 6 | |
| 1912 | 5 | |
| 1913 | 4 | |
| 1914 | 3 | |
| 1915 | 1 | |
| 1916 | 3 | |
| 1917 | 2 | |
| 1918 | 4 | |
| 1919 | 5 | |
| 1920 | 6 | |
| 1921 | 8 | |
| 1922 | 10 | |
| 1923 | 12 | |
| 1924 | 15 |
Data sources
- PGA Tour
- R&A Open Championship records
- European Tour
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why George Duncan ranks #34 in Golf
George Duncan ranks 34th among Golf athletes on GOAT Rank and 1748th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 85.6 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 80, Peak 92, Longevity 86, Honours 84, Statistics 88. 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 1908–1937 with 15 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1924, which sets the Peak component at 92. Peak 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 open championships 1, ryder cup wins as captain 1, professional wins 15, open top-five finishes 8.
Immediately ahead sits Retief Goosen on 85.6, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Eduardo Romero on 85.4. 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.
George Duncan GOAT Score explained
- Dominance80/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Duncan stood above the field while competing. Scored 80/100 against the full Golf cohort.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1924. Scored 92/100.
- Longevity86/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 29 years of competition and 15 recorded seasons. Scored 86/100.
- Honours84/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 84/100.
- Statistics88/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 88/100.
Top Duncan comparisons
George Duncan — frequently asked
- Is George Duncan the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. George Duncan ranks 34th in Golf with a GOAT Score of 85.6, behind Jack Nicklaus on 95.0.
- What is George Duncan's GOAT Score?
- 85.6 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 80 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 86 (20%), Honours 84 (20%), Statistics 88 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does George Duncan rank all time?
- 1748th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 34th within Golf.
- George Duncan vs Retief Goosen: who ranks higher?
- George Duncan, on 85.6 against Retief Goosen's 85.6 — a margin of 0.0 points.