Major titles
7
Open Championships
6
US Open titles
1
Career tournament wins
62
Open runner-up finishes
4
Category profile
- Dominance
- 90
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 86
- Honours
- 88
- Statistics
- 86
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1893 | 0 | |
| 1894 | 0 | |
| 1895 | 1 | |
| 1896 | 0 | |
| 1897 | 1 | |
| 1898 | 1 | |
| 1899 | 1 | |
| 1900 | 1 | |
| 1901 | 0 | |
| 1902 | 0 | |
| 1903 | 1 | |
| 1904 | 0 | |
| 1905 | 0 | |
| 1906 | 0 | |
| 1907 | 1 | |
| 1908 | 0 | |
| 1909 | 0 | |
| 1910 | 1 | |
| 1911 | 0 | |
| 1912 | 0 |
Data sources
- PGA Tour
- LPGA
- DP World Tour
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Harry Vardon ranks #19 in Golf
Harry Vardon ranks #19 in Golf and #2940 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 88.6/100.
The verified career covers 1890–1930 and 20 documented seasons. Peak is 92/100, with Peak the strongest category at 92/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Major titles 7, Open Championships 6, US Open titles 1, Career tournament wins 62.
Nearest context: ahead Kathy Whitworth (88.6); behind Henry Cotton (88.4). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Harry Vardon GOAT Score explained
- Dominance90/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity86/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours88/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics86/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
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Harry Vardon — frequently asked
- Is Harry Vardon the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Harry Vardon ranks #19 in Golf with a GOAT Score of 88.6/100, behind Jack Nicklaus (95.0).
- What is Harry Vardon's GOAT Score?
- 88.6/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 90 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 86 (20%), Honours 88 (20%), Statistics 86 (15%).
- Where does Harry Vardon rank all time?
- #2940 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #19 in Golf.
- Harry Vardon vs Kathy Whitworth: who ranks higher?
- Harry Vardon ranks higher at 88.6 versus Kathy Whitworth at 88.6, a margin of 0.0 points.