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Golf · Golfer · United States

Jack Fleck

1950–1979 · Beat Ben Hogan in a playoff to win the 1955 US Open.

Retired
Ranking model

100% titles, statistics, dominance, longevity and global competition depth.

Pure sporting data
73.0
Cultural & brand footprint 52/100 · total legacy 65.6
Major titles
1
PGA Tour wins
3
US Open titles
1
Career span in years
29
PGA Tour top-tens
30

Category profile

Dominance
58
Peak
90
Longevity
82
Honours
62
Statistics
78

Career timeline · Wins per season

SeasonWins per seasonShare of career
19530
19540
19551
19560
19571
19580
19590
19601
19610
19620
19630
19640

Data sources

  • PGA Tour
  • R&A
  • DP World Tour

Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method

Why Jack Fleck ranks #213 in Golf

Jack Fleck ranks 213th among Golf athletes on GOAT Rank and 2145th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 73.0 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 58, Peak 90, Longevity 82, Honours 62, Statistics 78. 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 1950–1979 with 12 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1955, which sets the Peak component at 90. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 90 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes major titles 1, pga tour wins 3, us open titles 1, career span in years 29.

Immediately ahead sits Ben Curtis on 73.2, a gap of 0.2 points. Directly behind is Payne Stewart on 72.9. 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.

Jack Fleck GOAT Score explained

Dominance58/100 · weight 25%
Measures how far Fleck stood above the field while competing. Scored 58/100 against the full Golf cohort.
Peak90/100 · weight 20%
Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1955. Scored 90/100.
Longevity82/100 · weight 20%
Rewards staying at that level over time: 29 years of competition and 12 recorded seasons. Scored 82/100.
Honours62/100 · weight 20%
Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 62/100.
Statistics78/100 · weight 15%
Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 78/100.

Jack Fleck — frequently asked

Is Jack Fleck the GOAT?
Not on the current data. Jack Fleck ranks 213th in Golf with a GOAT Score of 73.0, behind Jack Nicklaus on 95.0.
What is Jack Fleck's GOAT Score?
73.0 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 58 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 82 (20%), Honours 62 (20%), Statistics 78 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
Where does Jack Fleck rank all time?
2145th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 213th within Golf.
Jack Fleck vs Ben Curtis: who ranks higher?
Ben Curtis, on 73.2 against Jack Fleck's 73.0 — a margin of 0.2 points.
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