Open Championships
5
Open runner-up finishes
6
Professional wins
30
Ryder Cup captaincies
1
Career years
34
Category profile
- Dominance
- 88
- Peak
- 94
- Longevity
- 88
- Honours
- 92
- Statistics
- 92
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1893 | 8 | |
| 1894 | 1 | |
| 1895 | 1 | |
| 1896 | 2 | |
| 1897 | 2 | |
| 1898 | 4 | |
| 1899 | 4 | |
| 1900 | 1 | |
| 1901 | 3 | |
| 1902 | 2 | |
| 1903 | 3 | |
| 1904 | 2 | |
| 1905 | 1 | |
| 1906 | 2 | |
| 1907 | 3 | |
| 1908 | 4 | |
| 1909 | 1 | |
| 1910 | 3 | |
| 1911 | 5 | |
| 1912 | 6 | |
| 1913 | 8 | |
| 1914 | 10 |
Data sources
- PGA Tour
- R&A Open Championship records
- European Tour
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why J.H. Taylor ranks #6 in Golf
J.H. Taylor ranks #6 in Golf and #2672 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 90.6/100.
The verified career covers 1893–1926 and 22 documented seasons. Peak is 94/100, with Peak the strongest category at 94/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Open Championships 5, Open runner-up finishes 6, Professional wins 30, Ryder Cup captaincies 1.
Nearest context: ahead Mickey Wright (90.7); behind Billy Casper (90.5). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
J.H. Taylor GOAT Score explained
- Dominance88/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 88/100, 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.
- Honours92/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics92/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Taylor comparisons
J.H. Taylor — frequently asked
- Is J.H. Taylor the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, J.H. Taylor ranks #6 in Golf with a GOAT Score of 90.6/100, behind Jack Nicklaus (95.0).
- What is J.H. Taylor's GOAT Score?
- 90.6/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 88 (25%), Peak 94 (20%), Longevity 88 (20%), Honours 92 (20%), Statistics 92 (15%).
- Where does J.H. Taylor rank all time?
- #2672 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #6 in Golf.
- J.H. Taylor vs Mickey Wright: who ranks higher?
- Mickey Wright ranks higher at 90.7 versus J.H. Taylor at 90.6, a margin of 0.1 points.