Category profile
- Dominance
- 74
- Peak
- 86
- Longevity
- 88
- Honours
- 76
- Statistics
- 82
Career timeline · Wins per season
| Season | Wins per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1946 | 25 | |
| 1947 | 30 | |
| 1948 | 34 | |
| 1949 | 39 | |
| 1950 | 43 | |
| 1951 | 48 | |
| 1952 | 52 | |
| 1953 | 57 | |
| 1954 | 61 | |
| 1955 | 66 | |
| 1956 | 70 | |
| 1957 | 75 | |
| 1958 | 79 | |
| 1959 | 84 | |
| 1960 | 88 | |
| 1961 | 85 | |
| 1962 | 81 | |
| 1963 | 78 | |
| 1964 | 75 | |
| 1965 | 72 | |
| 1966 | 68 | |
| 1967 | 65 | |
| 1968 | 62 | |
| 1969 | 58 | |
| 1970 | 55 | |
| 1971 | 52 | |
| 1972 | 48 | |
| 1973 | 45 | |
| 1974 | 42 | |
| 1975 | 39 | |
| 1976 | 35 | |
| 1977 | 32 | |
| 1978 | 29 | |
| 1979 | 25 | |
| 1980 | 22 |
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 Kel Nagle ranks #148 in Golf
Kel Nagle ranks 148th among Golf athletes on GOAT Rank and 3350th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 80.8 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 74, Peak 86, Longevity 88, Honours 76, Statistics 82. 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 1946–1980 with 35 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1960, which sets the Peak component at 86. Longevity is the defining strength of the profile at 88 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes major titles 1, professional wins 80, australian open titles 1, world cup team titles 2.
Immediately ahead sits Tommy Aaron on 80.9, a gap of 0.1 points. Directly behind is Ralph Guldahl on 80.9. 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.
Kel Nagle GOAT Score explained
- Dominance74/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Nagle stood above the field while competing. Scored 74/100 against the full Golf cohort.
- Peak86/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1960. Scored 86/100.
- Longevity88/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 34 years of competition and 35 recorded seasons. Scored 88/100.
- Honours76/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 76/100.
- Statistics82/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 82/100.
Top Nagle comparisons
Kel Nagle — frequently asked
- Is Kel Nagle the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Kel Nagle ranks 148th in Golf with a GOAT Score of 80.8, behind Jack Nicklaus on 95.0.
- What is Kel Nagle's GOAT Score?
- 80.8 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 74 (25%), Peak 86 (20%), Longevity 88 (20%), Honours 76 (20%), Statistics 82 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Kel Nagle rank all time?
- 3350th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 148th within Golf.
- Kel Nagle vs Tommy Aaron: who ranks higher?
- Tommy Aaron, on 80.9 against Kel Nagle's 80.8 — a margin of 0.1 points.