Open Championship titles
1
Open top-fives
3
Career span in years
10
Open starts
8
Professional wins
2
Category profile
- Dominance
- 62
- Peak
- 88
- Longevity
- 60
- Honours
- 66
- Statistics
- 76
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1888 | 0 | |
| 1889 | 0 | |
| 1890 | 0 | |
| 1891 | 1 | |
| 1892 | 0 | |
| 1893 | 0 | |
| 1894 | 0 | |
| 1895 | 0 | |
| 1896 | 0 |
Data sources
- PGA Tour
- R&A
- USGA
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Hugh Kirkaldy ranks #255 in Golf
Hugh Kirkaldy ranks #255 in Golf and #4225 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 69.7/100.
The verified career covers 1888–1897 and 9 documented seasons. Peak is 88/100, with Peak the strongest category at 88/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Open Championship titles 1, Open top-fives 3, Career span in years 10, Open starts 8.
Nearest context: ahead James Foulis (72.6); behind Lexi Thompson (66.4). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Hugh Kirkaldy GOAT Score explained
- Dominance62/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 62/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak88/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity60/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 60/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours66/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 66/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics76/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 76/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Kirkaldy comparisons
Hugh Kirkaldy — frequently asked
- Is Hugh Kirkaldy the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Hugh Kirkaldy ranks #255 in Golf with a GOAT Score of 69.7/100, behind Jack Nicklaus (95.0).
- What is Hugh Kirkaldy's GOAT Score?
- 69.7/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 62 (25%), Peak 88 (20%), Longevity 60 (20%), Honours 66 (20%), Statistics 76 (15%).
- Where does Hugh Kirkaldy rank all time?
- #4225 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #255 in Golf.
- Hugh Kirkaldy vs James Foulis: who ranks higher?
- James Foulis ranks higher at 72.6 versus Hugh Kirkaldy at 69.7, a margin of 2.9 points.