Category profile
- Dominance
- 50
- Peak
- 62
- Longevity
- 62
- Honours
- 48
- Statistics
- 56
Career timeline · Wins per season
| Season | Wins per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 1 | |
| 1994 | 0 | |
| 1995 | 1 | |
| 1996 | 0 | |
| 1997 | 2 | |
| 1998 | 2 | |
| 1999 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 0 | |
| 2002 | 0 | |
| 2003 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 0 | |
| 2005 | 0 | |
| 2006 | 0 |
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 Jesper Parnevik ranks #90 in Golf
Jesper Parnevik ranks 90th among Golf athletes on GOAT Rank and 1039th of 1063 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 55.3 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 50, Peak 62, Longevity 62, Honours 48, Statistics 56. 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 1986–2019 with 14 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1997, which sets the Peak component at 62. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 62 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes pga tour wins 5, european tour wins 6, ryder cup appearances 3, major runner-up finishes 2.
Immediately ahead sits Alex Norén on 62.1, a gap of 6.8 points. Directly behind is Ludvig Åberg on 57.6. 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.
Jesper Parnevik GOAT Score explained
- Dominance50/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Parnevik stood above the field while competing. Scored 50/100 against the full Golf cohort.
- Peak62/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1997. Scored 62/100.
- Longevity62/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 33 years of competition and 14 recorded seasons. Scored 62/100.
- Honours48/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 48/100.
- Statistics56/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 56/100.
Top Parnevik comparisons
Jesper Parnevik — frequently asked
- Is Jesper Parnevik the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Jesper Parnevik ranks 90th in Golf with a GOAT Score of 55.3, behind Jack Nicklaus on 95.0.
- What is Jesper Parnevik's GOAT Score?
- 55.3 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 50 (25%), Peak 62 (20%), Longevity 62 (20%), Honours 48 (20%), Statistics 56 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Jesper Parnevik rank all time?
- 1039th of 1063 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 90th within Golf.
- Jesper Parnevik vs Alex Norén: who ranks higher?
- Alex Norén, on 62.1 against Jesper Parnevik's 55.3 — a margin of 6.8 points.