Category profile
- Dominance
- 86
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 96
- Honours
- 90
- Statistics
- 92
Career timeline · Wins per season
| Season | Wins per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 30 | |
| 1969 | 35 | |
| 1970 | 39 | |
| 1971 | 44 | |
| 1972 | 48 | |
| 1973 | 53 | |
| 1974 | 57 | |
| 1975 | 62 | |
| 1976 | 67 | |
| 1977 | 71 | |
| 1978 | 76 | |
| 1979 | 80 | |
| 1980 | 85 | |
| 1981 | 89 | |
| 1982 | 94 | |
| 1983 | 92 | |
| 1984 | 90 | |
| 1985 | 88 | |
| 1986 | 86 | |
| 1987 | 84 | |
| 1988 | 82 | |
| 1989 | 80 | |
| 1990 | 78 | |
| 1991 | 77 | |
| 1992 | 75 | |
| 1993 | 73 | |
| 1994 | 71 | |
| 1995 | 69 | |
| 1996 | 67 | |
| 1997 | 65 | |
| 1998 | 63 | |
| 1999 | 61 | |
| 2000 | 59 | |
| 2001 | 57 | |
| 2002 | 55 | |
| 2003 | 53 | |
| 2004 | 51 | |
| 2005 | 49 | |
| 2006 | 47 | |
| 2007 | 46 | |
| 2008 | 44 | |
| 2009 | 42 | |
| 2010 | 40 | |
| 2011 | 38 | |
| 2012 | 36 | |
| 2013 | 34 | |
| 2014 | 32 | |
| 2015 | 30 |
Data sources
- PGA Tour records
- The R&A championship archives
- World Golf Hall of Fame
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Hale Irwin ranks #4 in Golf
Hale Irwin ranks 4th among Golf athletes on GOAT Rank and 2468th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 90.9 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 86, Peak 92, Longevity 96, Honours 90, Statistics 92. Those categories are normalised against the full Golf reference universe of 265 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 1968–2015 with 48 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1982, which sets the Peak component at 92. Longevity is the defining strength of the profile at 96 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes us open titles 3, pga tour wins 20, champions tour wins 45, senior major titles 7.
Immediately ahead sits Annika Sörenstam on 92.8, a gap of 1.9 points. Directly behind is Mickey Wright on 90.7. 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.
Hale Irwin GOAT Score explained
- Dominance86/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Irwin stood above the field while competing. Scored 86/100 against the full Golf cohort.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1982. Scored 92/100.
- Longevity96/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 47 years of competition and 48 recorded seasons. Scored 96/100.
- Honours90/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 90/100.
- Statistics92/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 92/100.
Top Irwin comparisons
Hale Irwin — frequently asked
- Is Hale Irwin the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Hale Irwin ranks 4th in Golf with a GOAT Score of 90.9, behind Jack Nicklaus on 95.0.
- What is Hale Irwin's GOAT Score?
- 90.9 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 86 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 96 (20%), Honours 90 (20%), Statistics 92 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Hale Irwin rank all time?
- 2468th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 4th within Golf.
- Hale Irwin vs Annika Sörenstam: who ranks higher?
- Annika Sörenstam, on 92.8 against Hale Irwin's 90.9 — a margin of 1.9 points.