Open Championships
5
French Open titles
1
News of the World Match Play titles
4
Professional wins
26
Courses designed
200
Category profile
- Dominance
- 90
- Peak
- 94
- Longevity
- 88
- Honours
- 90
- Statistics
- 88
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1894 | 30 | |
| 1895 | 36 | |
| 1896 | 41 | |
| 1897 | 47 | |
| 1898 | 52 | |
| 1899 | 58 | |
| 1900 | 63 | |
| 1901 | 69 | |
| 1902 | 74 | |
| 1903 | 80 | |
| 1904 | 85 | |
| 1905 | 91 | |
| 1906 | 96 | |
| 1907 | 93 | |
| 1908 | 89 | |
| 1909 | 86 | |
| 1910 | 82 | |
| 1911 | 79 | |
| 1912 | 76 | |
| 1913 | 72 | |
| 1914 | 69 | |
| 1915 | 66 | |
| 1916 | 62 | |
| 1917 | 59 | |
| 1918 | 55 | |
| 1919 | 52 | |
| 1920 | 49 | |
| 1921 | 45 | |
| 1922 | 42 | |
| 1923 | 39 | |
| 1924 | 35 | |
| 1925 | 32 | |
| 1926 | 28 | |
| 1927 | 25 |
Data sources
- PGA Tour records
- The R&A championship archives
- World Golf Hall of Fame
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why James Braid ranks #9 in Golf
James Braid ranks #9 in Golf and #2754 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 90.1/100.
The verified career covers 1894–1927 and 34 documented seasons. Peak is 94/100, with Peak the strongest category at 94/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Open Championships 5, French Open titles 1, News of the World Match Play titles 4, Professional wins 26.
Nearest context: ahead Ben Hogan (90.3); behind Bobby Locke (89.9). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
James Braid GOAT Score explained
- Dominance90/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak94/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 94/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity88/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours90/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics88/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Braid comparisons
James Braid — frequently asked
- Is James Braid the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, James Braid ranks #9 in Golf with a GOAT Score of 90.1/100, behind Jack Nicklaus (95.0).
- What is James Braid's GOAT Score?
- 90.1/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 90 (25%), Peak 94 (20%), Longevity 88 (20%), Honours 90 (20%), Statistics 88 (15%).
- Where does James Braid rank all time?
- #2754 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #9 in Golf.
- James Braid vs Ben Hogan: who ranks higher?
- Ben Hogan ranks higher at 90.3 versus James Braid at 90.1, a margin of 0.2 points.