Category profile
- Dominance
- 64
- Peak
- 88
- Longevity
- 72
- Honours
- 66
- Statistics
- 76
Career timeline · Wins per season
| Season | Wins per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1895 | 0 | |
| 1896 | 1 | |
| 1897 | 1 | |
| 1898 | 1 | |
| 1899 | 0 | |
| 1900 | 0 | |
| 1901 | 0 | |
| 1902 | 0 | |
| 1903 | 0 | |
| 1904 | 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 James Foulis ranks #216 in Golf
James Foulis ranks 216th among Golf athletes on GOAT Rank and 2156th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 72.6 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 64, Peak 88, Longevity 72, 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 1895–1910 with 10 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1896, 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 us open titles 1, us open top-fives 4, professional wins 4, career span in years 16.
Immediately ahead sits Shaun Micheel on 72.7, a gap of 0.1 points. Directly behind is Hugh Kirkaldy on 69.7. 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.
James Foulis GOAT Score explained
- Dominance64/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Foulis stood above the field while competing. Scored 64/100 against the full Golf cohort.
- Peak88/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1896. Scored 88/100.
- Longevity72/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 15 years of competition and 10 recorded seasons. Scored 72/100.
- 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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James Foulis — frequently asked
- Is James Foulis the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. James Foulis ranks 216th in Golf with a GOAT Score of 72.6, behind Jack Nicklaus on 95.0.
- What is James Foulis's GOAT Score?
- 72.6 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 64 (25%), Peak 88 (20%), Longevity 72 (20%), Honours 66 (20%), Statistics 76 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does James Foulis rank all time?
- 2156th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 216th within Golf.
- James Foulis vs Shaun Micheel: who ranks higher?
- Shaun Micheel, on 72.7 against James Foulis's 72.6 — a margin of 0.1 points.