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Golf · Professional golfer · United States

Julius Boros

1949–1975 · Two US Opens and, at 48, the oldest major champion in PGA Championship history.

Retired
Ranking model

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

Pure sporting data
85.4
Cultural & brand footprint 52/100 · total legacy 74.6
Major titles
3
PGA Tour wins
18
PGA Player of the Year awards
2
Ryder Cup appearances
4
Age at final major win
48

Category profile

Dominance
80
Peak
90
Longevity
90
Honours
84
Statistics
84

Career timeline · Wins per season

SeasonWins per seasonShare of career
194925
195030
195135
195239
195344
195449
195554
195659
195763
195868
195973
196078
196182
196287
196392
196486
196581
196675
196770
196864
196959
197053
197147
197242
197336
197431
197525

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 Julius Boros ranks #46 in Golf

Julius Boros ranks 46th among Golf athletes on GOAT Rank and 3035th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 85.4 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 80, Peak 90, Longevity 90, 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 1949–1975 with 27 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1963, 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 major titles 3, pga tour wins 18, pga player of the year awards 2, ryder cup appearances 4.

Immediately ahead sits Eduardo Romero on 85.4, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Byron Nelson on 85.2. 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.

Julius Boros GOAT Score explained

Dominance80/100 · weight 25%
Measures how far Boros 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 1963. Scored 90/100.
Longevity90/100 · weight 20%
Rewards staying at that level over time: 26 years of competition and 27 recorded seasons. Scored 90/100.
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.

Julius Boros — frequently asked

Is Julius Boros the GOAT?
Not on the current data. Julius Boros ranks 46th in Golf with a GOAT Score of 85.4, behind Jack Nicklaus on 95.0.
What is Julius Boros's GOAT Score?
85.4 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 80 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 90 (20%), Honours 84 (20%), Statistics 84 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
Where does Julius Boros rank all time?
3035th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 46th within Golf.
Julius Boros vs Eduardo Romero: who ranks higher?
Julius Boros, on 85.4 against Eduardo Romero's 85.4 — a margin of 0.0 points.
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