Category profile
- Dominance
- 72
- Peak
- 82
- Longevity
- 66
- Honours
- 72
- Statistics
- 78
Career timeline · Wins per season
| Season | Wins per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 5 | |
| 2017 | 3 | |
| 2018 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 1 |
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 Thomas ranks #85 in Golf
Justin Thomas ranks 85th among Golf athletes on GOAT Rank and 1002nd of 1063 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 73.7 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 72, Peak 82, Longevity 66, Honours 72, 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 2013–present with 12 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2016, which sets the Peak component at 82. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 82 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes major titles 2, pga tour wins 16, fedex cups 1, ryder cup appearances 4.
Immediately ahead sits Jin Young Ko on 74.5, a gap of 0.8 points. Directly behind is Joaquín Niemann on 74.8. 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 Thomas GOAT Score explained
- Dominance72/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Thomas 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 2016. Scored 82/100.
- Longevity66/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 13 years of competition and 12 recorded seasons. Scored 66/100.
- Honours72/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 72/100.
- Statistics78/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 78/100.
Top Thomas comparisons
Justin Thomas — frequently asked
- Is Justin Thomas the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Justin Thomas ranks 85th in Golf with a GOAT Score of 73.7, behind Jack Nicklaus on 95.0.
- What is Justin Thomas's GOAT Score?
- 73.7 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 72 (25%), Peak 82 (20%), Longevity 66 (20%), Honours 72 (20%), Statistics 78 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Justin Thomas rank all time?
- 1002nd of 1063 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 85th within Golf.
- Justin Thomas vs Jin Young Ko: who ranks higher?
- Jin Young Ko, on 74.5 against Justin Thomas's 73.7 — a margin of 0.8 points.