Category profile
- Dominance
- 80
- Peak
- 90
- Longevity
- 82
- Honours
- 84
- Statistics
- 84
Career timeline · Wins per season
| Season | Wins per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1935 | 25 | |
| 1936 | 31 | |
| 1937 | 37 | |
| 1938 | 43 | |
| 1939 | 49 | |
| 1940 | 55 | |
| 1941 | 62 | |
| 1942 | 68 | |
| 1943 | 74 | |
| 1944 | 80 | |
| 1945 | 86 | |
| 1946 | 92 | |
| 1947 | 87 | |
| 1948 | 82 | |
| 1949 | 78 | |
| 1950 | 73 | |
| 1951 | 68 | |
| 1952 | 63 | |
| 1953 | 59 | |
| 1954 | 54 | |
| 1955 | 49 | |
| 1956 | 44 | |
| 1957 | 39 | |
| 1958 | 35 | |
| 1959 | 30 | |
| 1960 | 25 |
Data sources
- PGA Tour records
- The R&A championship archives
- World Golf Hall of Fame
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Jimmy Demaret ranks #76 in Golf
Jimmy Demaret ranks 76th among Golf athletes on GOAT Rank and 3145th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 83.8 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 80, Peak 90, Longevity 82, Honours 84, Statistics 84. Those categories are normalised against the full Golf reference universe of 265 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 1935–1960 with 26 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1946, which sets the Peak component at 90. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 90 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes masters titles 3, pga tour wins 31, vardon trophies 1, ryder cup appearances 3.
Immediately ahead sits Marlene Hagge on 83.9, a gap of 0.1 points. Directly behind is Meg Mallon on 83.6. 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.
Jimmy Demaret GOAT Score explained
- Dominance80/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Demaret stood above the field while competing. Scored 80/100 against the full Golf cohort.
- Peak90/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1946. Scored 90/100.
- Longevity82/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 25 years of competition and 26 recorded seasons. Scored 82/100.
- Honours84/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 84/100.
- Statistics84/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 84/100.
Top Demaret comparisons
Jimmy Demaret — frequently asked
- Is Jimmy Demaret the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Jimmy Demaret ranks 76th in Golf with a GOAT Score of 83.8, behind Jack Nicklaus on 95.0.
- What is Jimmy Demaret's GOAT Score?
- 83.8 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 80 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 82 (20%), Honours 84 (20%), Statistics 84 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Jimmy Demaret rank all time?
- 3145th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 76th within Golf.
- Jimmy Demaret vs Marlene Hagge: who ranks higher?
- Marlene Hagge, on 83.9 against Jimmy Demaret's 83.8 — a margin of 0.1 points.