Open Championships
3
Professional wins
30
Ryder Cup appearances
3
Ryder Cup captaincies
2
Career span in years
31
Category profile
- Dominance
- 86
- Peak
- 94
- Longevity
- 88
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1930 | 1 | |
| 1931 | 2 | |
| 1932 | 2 | |
| 1933 | 1 | |
| 1934 | 3 | |
| 1935 | 2 | |
| 1936 | 2 | |
| 1937 | 3 | |
| 1938 | 2 | |
| 1939 | 1 | |
| 1940 | 1 | |
| 1941 | 2 | |
| 1942 | 1 | |
| 1943 | 1 | |
| 1944 | 0 | |
| 1945 | 0 |
Data sources
- PGA Tour
- R&A
- 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 Henry Cotton ranks #20 in Golf
Henry Cotton ranks #20 in Golf and #2978 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 88.4/100.
The verified career covers 1926–1957 and 16 documented seasons. Peak is 94/100, with Peak the strongest category at 94/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Open Championships 3, Professional wins 30, Ryder Cup appearances 3, Ryder Cup captaincies 2.
Nearest context: ahead Harry Vardon (88.6); behind Gary Player (88.0). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Henry Cotton GOAT Score explained
- Dominance86/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak94/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 94/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity88/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 88/100, 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.
Top Cotton comparisons
Henry Cotton — frequently asked
- Is Henry Cotton the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Henry Cotton ranks #20 in Golf with a GOAT Score of 88.4/100, behind Jack Nicklaus (95.0).
- What is Henry Cotton's GOAT Score?
- 88.4/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 86 (25%), Peak 94 (20%), Longevity 88 (20%), Honours 88 (20%), Statistics 86 (15%).
- Where does Henry Cotton rank all time?
- #2978 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #20 in Golf.
- Henry Cotton vs Harry Vardon: who ranks higher?
- Harry Vardon ranks higher at 88.6 versus Henry Cotton at 88.4, a margin of 0.2 points.