Category profile
- Dominance
- 72
- Peak
- 84
- Longevity
- 84
- Honours
- 74
- Statistics
- 76
Career timeline · Wins per season
| Season | Wins per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 1 | |
| 1983 | 1 | |
| 1984 | 2 | |
| 1985 | 3 | |
| 1986 | 4 | |
| 1987 | 2 | |
| 1988 | 3 | |
| 1989 | 2 | |
| 1990 | 4 | |
| 1991 | 3 | |
| 1992 | 2 | |
| 1993 | 1 | |
| 1994 | 2 | |
| 1995 | 1 | |
| 1996 | 2 | |
| 1997 | 1 | |
| 1998 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 0 | |
| 2000 | 0 | |
| 2001 | 1 |
Data sources
- PGA Tour
- LPGA
- DP World Tour
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Ian Woosnam ranks #62 in Golf
Ian Woosnam ranks 62nd among Golf athletes on GOAT Rank and 879th of 1063 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 77.8 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 72, Peak 84, Longevity 84, Honours 74, 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 1976–present with 20 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1986, which sets the Peak component at 84. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 84 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes major titles 1, european tour wins 29, weeks at no. 1 50, ryder cup appearances 8.
Immediately ahead sits Colin Montgomerie on 77.5, a gap of -0.3 points. Directly behind is Nick Price on 78.0. 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.
Ian Woosnam GOAT Score explained
- Dominance72/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Woosnam stood above the field while competing. Scored 72/100 against the full Golf cohort.
- Peak84/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1986. Scored 84/100.
- Longevity84/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 50 years of competition and 20 recorded seasons. Scored 84/100.
- Honours74/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 74/100.
- 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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Ian Woosnam — frequently asked
- Is Ian Woosnam the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Ian Woosnam ranks 62nd in Golf with a GOAT Score of 77.8, behind Jack Nicklaus on 95.0.
- What is Ian Woosnam's GOAT Score?
- 77.8 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 72 (25%), Peak 84 (20%), Longevity 84 (20%), Honours 74 (20%), Statistics 76 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Ian Woosnam rank all time?
- 879th of 1063 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 62nd within Golf.
- Ian Woosnam vs Colin Montgomerie: who ranks higher?
- Ian Woosnam, on 77.8 against Colin Montgomerie's 77.5 — a margin of 0.3 points.