Open Championships
1
Open top-ten finishes
4
Career years
16
Open appearances
12
Course record rounds
2
Category profile
- Dominance
- 72
- Peak
- 90
- Longevity
- 74
- Honours
- 74
- Statistics
- 84
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1885 | 8 | |
| 1886 | 5 | |
| 1887 | 3 | |
| 1888 | 1 | |
| 1889 | 6 | |
| 1890 | 9 | |
| 1891 | 12 |
Data sources
- PGA Tour
- R&A Open Championship records
- USGA championship records
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Jack Burns ranks #195 in Golf
Jack Burns ranks #195 in Golf and #3761 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 78.2/100.
The verified career covers 1880–1895 and 7 documented seasons. Peak is 90/100, with Peak the strongest category at 90/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Open Championships 1, Open top-ten finishes 4, Career years 16, Open appearances 12.
Nearest context: ahead Tom Kidd (78.2); behind Mark Brooks (78.1). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Jack Burns GOAT Score explained
- Dominance72/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 72/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak90/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity74/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 74/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours74/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 74/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics84/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Burns comparisons
Jack Burns — frequently asked
- Is Jack Burns the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Jack Burns ranks #195 in Golf with a GOAT Score of 78.2/100, behind Jack Nicklaus (95.0).
- What is Jack Burns's GOAT Score?
- 78.2/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 72 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 74 (20%), Honours 74 (20%), Statistics 84 (15%).
- Where does Jack Burns rank all time?
- #3761 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #195 in Golf.
- Jack Burns vs Tom Kidd: who ranks higher?
- Jack Burns ranks higher at 78.2 versus Tom Kidd at 78.2, a margin of 0.0 points.