Open Championships
3
Consecutive Open wins
3
Open top-five finishes
9
Career years
17
Open runner-up finishes
1
Category profile
- Dominance
- 86
- Peak
- 94
- Longevity
- 78
- Honours
- 86
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1873 | 4 | |
| 1874 | 3 | |
| 1875 | 2 | |
| 1876 | 2 | |
| 1877 | 1 | |
| 1878 | 1 | |
| 1879 | 1 | |
| 1880 | 4 | |
| 1881 | 6 | |
| 1882 | 8 | |
| 1883 | 10 |
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 Jamie Anderson ranks #36 in Golf
Jamie Anderson ranks #36 in Golf and #3146 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 86.3/100.
The verified career covers 1870–1886 and 11 documented seasons. Peak is 94/100, with Peak the strongest category at 94/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Open Championships 3, Consecutive Open wins 3, Open top-five finishes 9, Career years 17.
Nearest context: ahead Bob Ferguson (86.3); behind Rory McIlroy (86.2). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Jamie Anderson GOAT Score explained
- Dominance86/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak94/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 94/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity78/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 78/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours86/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics88/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Anderson comparisons
Jamie Anderson — frequently asked
- Is Jamie Anderson the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Jamie Anderson ranks #36 in Golf with a GOAT Score of 86.3/100, behind Jack Nicklaus (95.0).
- What is Jamie Anderson's GOAT Score?
- 86.3/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 86 (25%), Peak 94 (20%), Longevity 78 (20%), Honours 86 (20%), Statistics 88 (15%).
- Where does Jamie Anderson rank all time?
- #3146 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #36 in Golf.
- Jamie Anderson vs Bob Ferguson: who ranks higher?
- Jamie Anderson ranks higher at 86.3 versus Bob Ferguson at 86.3, a margin of 0.0 points.