Category profile
- Dominance
- 62
- Peak
- 88
- Longevity
- 60
- Honours
- 66
- Statistics
- 76
Career timeline · Wins per season
| Season | Wins 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
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Hugh Kirkaldy ranks #217 in Golf
Hugh Kirkaldy ranks 217th among Golf athletes on GOAT Rank and 2214th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 69.7 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 62, Peak 88, Longevity 60, Honours 66, Statistics 76. 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 1888–1897 with 9 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1891, which sets the Peak component at 88. Peak 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 open championship titles 1, open top-fives 3, career span in years 10, open starts 8.
Immediately ahead sits James Foulis on 72.6, a gap of 2.9 points. Directly behind is Lexi Thompson on 66.4. 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.
Hugh Kirkaldy GOAT Score explained
- Dominance62/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Kirkaldy stood above the field while competing. Scored 62/100 against the full Golf cohort.
- Peak88/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1891. Scored 88/100.
- Longevity60/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 9 years of competition and 9 recorded seasons. Scored 60/100.
- Honours66/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 66/100.
- Statistics76/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 76/100.
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Hugh Kirkaldy — frequently asked
- Is Hugh Kirkaldy the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Hugh Kirkaldy ranks 217th in Golf with a GOAT Score of 69.7, behind Jack Nicklaus on 95.0.
- What is Hugh Kirkaldy's GOAT Score?
- 69.7 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 62 (25%), Peak 88 (20%), Longevity 60 (20%), Honours 66 (20%), Statistics 76 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Hugh Kirkaldy rank all time?
- 2214th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 217th within Golf.
- Hugh Kirkaldy vs James Foulis: who ranks higher?
- James Foulis, on 72.6 against Hugh Kirkaldy's 69.7 — a margin of 2.9 points.