Category profile
- Dominance
- 80
- Peak
- 94
- Longevity
- 56
- Honours
- 80
- Statistics
- 82
Career timeline · Wins per season
| Season | Wins per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1909 | 1 | |
| 1910 | 2 | |
| 1911 | 3 | |
| 1912 | 3 | |
| 1913 | 2 | |
| 1914 | 1 | |
| 1915 | 0 |
Data sources
- PGA Tour
- R&A
- USGA
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why John McDermott ranks #156 in Golf
John McDermott ranks 156th among Golf athletes on GOAT Rank and 1998th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 78.3 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 80, Peak 94, Longevity 56, Honours 80, Statistics 82. 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 1907–1915 with 7 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1911, which sets the Peak component at 94. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 94 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes us open titles 2, professional wins 8, youngest us open winner age 19, us open top-fives 4.
Immediately ahead sits Robert Karlsson on 78.3, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Trevor Immelman on 78.2. 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.
John McDermott GOAT Score explained
- Dominance80/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far McDermott stood above the field while competing. Scored 80/100 against the full Golf cohort.
- Peak94/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1911. Scored 94/100.
- Longevity56/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 8 years of competition and 7 recorded seasons. Scored 56/100.
- Honours80/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 80/100.
- Statistics82/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 82/100.
Top McDermott comparisons
John McDermott — frequently asked
- Is John McDermott the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. John McDermott ranks 156th in Golf with a GOAT Score of 78.3, behind Jack Nicklaus on 95.0.
- What is John McDermott's GOAT Score?
- 78.3 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 80 (25%), Peak 94 (20%), Longevity 56 (20%), Honours 80 (20%), Statistics 82 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does John McDermott rank all time?
- 1998th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 156th within Golf.
- John McDermott vs Robert Karlsson: who ranks higher?
- John McDermott, on 78.3 against Robert Karlsson's 78.3 — a margin of 0.0 points.