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Golf · Professional golfer · United States

Juli Inkster

1983–2021 · Seven majors across four decades and a Hall of Fame career on the LPGA.

Retired
Ranking model

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

Pure sporting data
78.0
Cultural & brand footprint 52/100 · total legacy 73.3
Major titles
7
LPGA Tour wins
31
Solheim Cup appearances
9
US Amateur titles
3
Career top-10 finishes
250

Category profile

Dominance
78
Peak
82
Longevity
90
Honours
84
Statistics
82

Career timeline · Wins per season

SeasonWins per seasonShare of career
19832
19843
19852
19861
19871
19880
19891
19901
19911
19921
19930
19942
19951
19961
19972
19983
19992
20001
20011
20021
20031
20040
20051
20061
20070
20080

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 Juli Inkster ranks #28 in Golf

Juli Inkster ranks 28th among Golf athletes on GOAT Rank and 711th of 1063 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 83.0 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 78, Peak 82, Longevity 90, Honours 84, 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 1983–2021 with 26 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1984, which sets the Peak component at 82. 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 7, lpga tour wins 31, solheim cup appearances 9, us amateur titles 3.

Immediately ahead sits Meg Mallon on 83.6, a gap of 0.6 points. Directly behind is Bobby Jones on 86.9. 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.

Juli Inkster GOAT Score explained

Dominance78/100 · weight 25%
Measures how far Inkster stood above the field while competing. Scored 78/100 against the full Golf cohort.
Peak82/100 · weight 20%
Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1984. Scored 82/100.
Longevity90/100 · weight 20%
Rewards staying at that level over time: 38 years of competition and 26 recorded seasons. Scored 90/100.
Honours84/100 · weight 20%
Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 84/100.
Statistics82/100 · weight 15%
Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 82/100.

Juli Inkster — frequently asked

Is Juli Inkster the GOAT?
Not on the current data. Juli Inkster ranks 28th in Golf with a GOAT Score of 83.0, behind Jack Nicklaus on 95.0.
What is Juli Inkster's GOAT Score?
83.0 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 78 (25%), Peak 82 (20%), Longevity 90 (20%), Honours 84 (20%), Statistics 82 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
Where does Juli Inkster rank all time?
711th of 1063 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 28th within Golf.
Juli Inkster vs Meg Mallon: who ranks higher?
Meg Mallon, on 83.6 against Juli Inkster's 83.0 — a margin of 0.6 points.
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