Category profile
- Dominance
- 78
- Peak
- 86
- Longevity
- 88
- Honours
- 74
- Statistics
- 84
Career timeline · Wins per season
| Season | Wins per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 3 | |
| 1981 | 4 | |
| 1982 | 5 | |
| 1983 | 3 | |
| 1984 | 4 | |
| 1985 | 2 | |
| 1986 | 4 | |
| 1987 | 6 | |
| 1988 | 5 | |
| 1989 | 4 | |
| 1990 | 3 | |
| 1991 | 2 | |
| 1992 | 3 | |
| 1993 | 4 | |
| 1994 | 2 | |
| 1995 | 3 | |
| 1996 | 2 | |
| 1997 | 1 | |
| 1998 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 1 |
Data sources
- PGA Tour
- The Open
- OWGR
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Greg Norman ranks #39 in Golf
Greg Norman ranks 39th among Golf athletes on GOAT Rank and 782nd of 1063 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 81.7 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 78, Peak 86, Longevity 88, Honours 74, 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 1976–2009 with 20 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1987, which sets the Peak component at 86. Longevity is the defining strength of the profile at 88 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes major titles 2, weeks at no. 1 331, professional wins 88, pga tour wins 20.
Immediately ahead sits Louise Suggs on 83.5, a gap of 1.8 points. Directly behind is Se Ri Pak on 82.2. 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.
Greg Norman GOAT Score explained
- Dominance78/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Norman stood above the field while competing. Scored 78/100 against the full Golf cohort.
- Peak86/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1987. Scored 86/100.
- Longevity88/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 33 years of competition and 20 recorded seasons. Scored 88/100.
- Honours74/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 74/100.
- Statistics84/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 84/100.
Top Norman comparisons
Greg Norman — frequently asked
- Is Greg Norman the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Greg Norman ranks 39th in Golf with a GOAT Score of 81.7, behind Jack Nicklaus on 95.0.
- What is Greg Norman's GOAT Score?
- 81.7 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 78 (25%), Peak 86 (20%), Longevity 88 (20%), Honours 74 (20%), Statistics 84 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Greg Norman rank all time?
- 782nd of 1063 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 39th within Golf.
- Greg Norman vs Louise Suggs: who ranks higher?
- Louise Suggs, on 83.5 against Greg Norman's 81.7 — a margin of 1.8 points.