Major titles
3
PGA Tour wins
10
Champions Tour wins
19
Ryder Cup record wins
9
Champions Tour majors
5
Category profile
- Dominance
- 74
- Peak
- 86
- Longevity
- 86
- Honours
- 78
- Statistics
- 82
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 2 | |
| 1980 | 1 | |
| 1981 | 1 | |
| 1982 | 0 | |
| 1983 | 2 | |
| 1984 | 1 | |
| 1985 | 0 | |
| 1986 | 1 | |
| 1987 | 2 | |
| 1988 | 0 | |
| 1989 | 1 | |
| 1990 | 1 | |
| 1991 | 1 | |
| 1992 | 0 | |
| 1993 | 0 | |
| 1994 | 0 |
Data sources
- PGA Tour
- LPGA
- DP World Tour
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Larry Nelson ranks #147 in Golf
Larry Nelson ranks #147 in Golf and #3539 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 80.8/100.
The verified career covers 1971–2011 and 16 documented seasons. Peak is 86/100, with Peak the strongest category at 86/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Major titles 3, PGA Tour wins 10, Champions Tour wins 19, Ryder Cup record wins 9.
Nearest context: ahead Ralph Guldahl (80.9); behind Catriona Matthew (80.8). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Larry Nelson GOAT Score explained
- Dominance74/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 74/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak86/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity86/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours78/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 78/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics82/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 82/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Nelson comparisons
Larry Nelson — frequently asked
- Is Larry Nelson the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Larry Nelson ranks #147 in Golf with a GOAT Score of 80.8/100, behind Jack Nicklaus (95.0).
- What is Larry Nelson's GOAT Score?
- 80.8/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 74 (25%), Peak 86 (20%), Longevity 86 (20%), Honours 78 (20%), Statistics 82 (15%).
- Where does Larry Nelson rank all time?
- #3539 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #147 in Golf.
- Larry Nelson vs Ralph Guldahl: who ranks higher?
- Ralph Guldahl ranks higher at 80.9 versus Larry Nelson at 80.8, a margin of 0.1 points.