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Golf · Professional golfer · United States

JoAnne Carner

1970–2004 · Big Mama: 43 LPGA wins, two US Women's Opens and five US Amateurs.

Retired
Ranking model

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

Pure sporting data
78.7
Cultural & brand footprint 52/100 · total legacy 73.9
Major titles
2
LPGA Tour wins
43
US Amateur titles
5
Player of the Year awards
3
Vare Trophies
5

Category profile

Dominance
80
Peak
86
Longevity
90
Honours
82
Statistics
84

Career timeline · Wins per season

SeasonWins per seasonShare of career
19701
19712
19722
19732
19743
19751
19762
19771
19782
19793
19804
19812
19822
19832
19841
19851
19861
19870
19880
19890

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 JoAnne Carner ranks #20 in Golf

JoAnne Carner ranks 20th among Golf athletes on GOAT Rank and 675th of 1063 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 84.2 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 80, Peak 86, Longevity 90, Honours 82, Statistics 84. 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 1970–2004 with 20 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1980, which sets the Peak component at 86. Longevity 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 major titles 2, lpga tour wins 43, us amateur titles 5, player of the year awards 3.

Immediately ahead sits Rory McIlroy on 86.2, a gap of 2.0 points. Directly behind is Ayako Okamoto on 84.0. 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.

JoAnne Carner GOAT Score explained

Dominance80/100 · weight 25%
Measures how far Carner stood above the field while competing. Scored 80/100 against the full Golf cohort.
Peak86/100 · weight 20%
Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1980. Scored 86/100.
Longevity90/100 · weight 20%
Rewards staying at that level over time: 34 years of competition and 20 recorded seasons. Scored 90/100.
Honours82/100 · weight 20%
Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 82/100.
Statistics84/100 · weight 15%
Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 84/100.

JoAnne Carner — frequently asked

Is JoAnne Carner the GOAT?
Not on the current data. JoAnne Carner ranks 20th in Golf with a GOAT Score of 84.2, behind Jack Nicklaus on 95.0.
What is JoAnne Carner's GOAT Score?
84.2 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 80 (25%), Peak 86 (20%), Longevity 90 (20%), Honours 82 (20%), Statistics 84 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
Where does JoAnne Carner rank all time?
675th of 1063 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 20th within Golf.
JoAnne Carner vs Rory McIlroy: who ranks higher?
Rory McIlroy, on 86.2 against JoAnne Carner's 84.2 — a margin of 2.0 points.
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