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Golf · Golfer · Australia

Jason Day

2006–present · PGA Championship winner in 2015 and world No. 1 for 51 weeks.

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

Pure sporting data
84.4
Cultural & brand footprint 52/100 · total legacy 72.8
Major titles
1
PGA Tour wins
13
Weeks at world No. 1
51
Players Championship wins
1
Presidents Cup appearances
6

Category profile

Dominance
80
Peak
92
Longevity
82
Honours
82
Statistics
88

Career timeline · Wins per season

SeasonWins per seasonShare of career
20101
20110
20120
20131
20141
20155
20163
20171
20181
20190
20200
20210
20221
20230
20240
20251

Data sources

  • PGA Tour
  • LPGA
  • DP World Tour

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

Why Jason Day ranks #45 in Golf

Jason Day ranks 45th among Golf athletes on GOAT Rank and 1797th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 84.4 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 80, Peak 92, Longevity 82, Honours 82, Statistics 88. 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 2006–present with 16 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2015, which sets the Peak component at 92. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 92 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes major titles 1, pga tour wins 13, weeks at world no. 1 51, players championship wins 1.

Immediately ahead sits Peter Thomson on 84.4, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Zach Johnson on 84.4. 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.

Jason Day GOAT Score explained

Dominance80/100 · weight 25%
Measures how far Day stood above the field while competing. Scored 80/100 against the full Golf cohort.
Peak92/100 · weight 20%
Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2015. Scored 92/100.
Longevity82/100 · weight 20%
Rewards staying at that level over time: 20 years of competition and 16 recorded seasons. Scored 82/100.
Honours82/100 · weight 20%
Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 82/100.
Statistics88/100 · weight 15%
Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 88/100.

Jason Day — frequently asked

Is Jason Day the GOAT?
Not on the current data. Jason Day ranks 45th in Golf with a GOAT Score of 84.4, behind Jack Nicklaus on 95.0.
What is Jason Day's GOAT Score?
84.4 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 80 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 82 (20%), Honours 82 (20%), Statistics 88 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
Where does Jason Day rank all time?
1797th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 45th within Golf.
Jason Day vs Peter Thomson: who ranks higher?
Jason Day, on 84.4 against Peter Thomson's 84.4 — a margin of 0.0 points.
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