Category profile
- Dominance
- 76
- Peak
- 90
- Longevity
- 84
- Honours
- 82
- Statistics
- 84
Career timeline · Wins per season
| Season | Wins per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 0 | |
| 2004 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 0 | |
| 2007 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 3 | |
| 2011 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 0 |
Data sources
- PGA Tour
- LPGA
- DP World Tour
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Graeme McDowell ranks #73 in Golf
Graeme McDowell ranks 73rd among Golf athletes on GOAT Rank and 1849th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 82.8 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 76, Peak 90, Longevity 84, Honours 82, Statistics 84. 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 2002–present with 22 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2010, 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 titles 1, european tour wins 11, pga tour wins 4, ryder cup appearances 4.
Immediately ahead sits Chandler Harper on 82.9, a gap of 0.1 points. Directly behind is Dow Finsterwald on 82.7. 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.
Graeme McDowell GOAT Score explained
- Dominance76/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far McDowell stood above the field while competing. Scored 76/100 against the full Golf cohort.
- Peak90/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2010. Scored 90/100.
- Longevity84/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 24 years of competition and 22 recorded seasons. Scored 84/100.
- Honours82/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 82/100.
- Statistics84/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 84/100.
Top McDowell comparisons
Graeme McDowell — frequently asked
- Is Graeme McDowell the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Graeme McDowell ranks 73rd in Golf with a GOAT Score of 82.8, behind Jack Nicklaus on 95.0.
- What is Graeme McDowell's GOAT Score?
- 82.8 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 76 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 84 (20%), Honours 82 (20%), Statistics 84 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Graeme McDowell rank all time?
- 1849th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 73rd within Golf.
- Graeme McDowell vs Chandler Harper: who ranks higher?
- Chandler Harper, on 82.9 against Graeme McDowell's 82.8 — a margin of 0.1 points.