LPGA Tour wins
88
Major titles
6
Player of the Year
7
Vare Trophies
7
Money titles
8
Top-10 finishes
480
Category profile
- Dominance
- 86
- Peak
- 88
- Longevity
- 94
- Honours
- 86
- Statistics
- 90
Career timeline · Form index per season
Editorial season form index (0–100), not raw goals or points. Raw season-by-season statistics are shown only where fully verified.
| Season | Form index per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 1 | |
| 1963 | 8 | |
| 1964 | 4 | |
| 1965 | 8 | |
| 1966 | 9 | |
| 1967 | 8 | |
| 1968 | 10 | |
| 1969 | 7 | |
| 1970 | 5 | |
| 1971 | 4 | |
| 1972 | 5 | |
| 1973 | 7 | |
| 1974 | 6 | |
| 1975 | 1 | |
| 1976 | 2 | |
| 1977 | 1 | |
| 1978 | 1 | |
| 1979 | 1 |
Data sources
- LPGA
- USGA
- Olympedia
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Kathy Whitworth ranks #18 in Golf
Kathy Whitworth ranks #18 in Golf and #2937 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 88.6/100.
The verified career covers 1958–1991 and 18 documented seasons. Peak is 88/100, with Longevity the strongest category at 94/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: LPGA Tour wins 88, Major titles 6, Player of the Year 7, Vare Trophies 7.
Nearest context: ahead Patty Berg (88.9); behind Harry Vardon (88.6). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Kathy Whitworth GOAT Score explained
- Dominance86/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak88/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity94/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 94/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours86/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics90/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Whitworth comparisons
Kathy Whitworth — frequently asked
- Is Kathy Whitworth the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Kathy Whitworth ranks #18 in Golf with a GOAT Score of 88.6/100, behind Jack Nicklaus (95.0).
- What is Kathy Whitworth's GOAT Score?
- 88.6/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 86 (25%), Peak 88 (20%), Longevity 94 (20%), Honours 86 (20%), Statistics 90 (15%).
- Where does Kathy Whitworth rank all time?
- #2937 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #18 in Golf.
- Kathy Whitworth vs Patty Berg: who ranks higher?
- Patty Berg ranks higher at 88.9 versus Kathy Whitworth at 88.6, a margin of 0.3 points.