Category profile
- Dominance
- 72
- Peak
- 82
- Longevity
- 86
- Honours
- 76
- Statistics
- 78
Career timeline · Wins per season
| Season | Wins per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 4 | |
| 2003 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 0 | |
| 2005 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 0 | |
| 2007 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 0 | |
| 2010 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 3 | |
| 2017 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 0 |
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 Justin Rose ranks #54 in Golf
Justin Rose ranks 54th among Golf athletes on GOAT Rank and 854th of 1063 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 78.5 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 72, Peak 82, Longevity 86, Honours 76, Statistics 78. 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 1998–present with 23 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2002, which sets the Peak component at 82. Longevity is the defining strength of the profile at 86 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes major titles 1, olympic golds 1, pga tour wins 11, fedex cups 1.
Immediately ahead sits Robert Karlsson on 78.3, a gap of -0.2 points. Directly behind is Bubba Watson on 80.0. 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.
Justin Rose GOAT Score explained
- Dominance72/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Rose stood above the field while competing. Scored 72/100 against the full Golf cohort.
- Peak82/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2002. Scored 82/100.
- Longevity86/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 28 years of competition and 23 recorded seasons. Scored 86/100.
- Honours76/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 76/100.
- Statistics78/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 78/100.
Top Rose comparisons
Justin Rose — frequently asked
- Is Justin Rose the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Justin Rose ranks 54th in Golf with a GOAT Score of 78.5, behind Jack Nicklaus on 95.0.
- What is Justin Rose's GOAT Score?
- 78.5 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 72 (25%), Peak 82 (20%), Longevity 86 (20%), Honours 76 (20%), Statistics 78 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Justin Rose rank all time?
- 854th of 1063 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 54th within Golf.
- Justin Rose vs Robert Karlsson: who ranks higher?
- Justin Rose, on 78.5 against Robert Karlsson's 78.3 — a margin of 0.2 points.