Category profile
- Dominance
- 82
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 74
- Honours
- 82
- Statistics
- 80
Career timeline · Wins per season
| Season | Wins per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1934 | 35 | |
| 1935 | 47 | |
| 1936 | 59 | |
| 1937 | 71 | |
| 1938 | 83 | |
| 1939 | 95 | |
| 1940 | 91 | |
| 1941 | 86 | |
| 1942 | 82 | |
| 1943 | 78 | |
| 1944 | 74 | |
| 1945 | 69 | |
| 1946 | 65 | |
| 1947 | 61 | |
| 1948 | 57 | |
| 1949 | 52 | |
| 1950 | 48 | |
| 1951 | 44 | |
| 1952 | 39 | |
| 1953 | 35 | |
| 1954 | 31 | |
| 1955 | 27 | |
| 1956 | 22 | |
| 1957 | 18 |
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 Lawson Little ranks #114 in Golf
Lawson Little ranks 114th among Golf athletes on GOAT Rank and 3250th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 82.1 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 82, Peak 92, Longevity 74, Honours 82, Statistics 80. 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 1934–1957 with 24 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1939, which sets the Peak component at 92. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 92 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes us open titles 1, amateur championships 2, us amateur titles 2, pga tour wins 8.
Immediately ahead sits Walter Burkemo on 82.1, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Steve Elkington on 81.9. 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.
Lawson Little GOAT Score explained
- Dominance82/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Little stood above the field while competing. Scored 82/100 against the full Golf cohort.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1939. Scored 92/100.
- Longevity74/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 23 years of competition and 24 recorded seasons. Scored 74/100.
- Honours82/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 82/100.
- Statistics80/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 80/100.
Top Little comparisons
Lawson Little — frequently asked
- Is Lawson Little the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Lawson Little ranks 114th in Golf with a GOAT Score of 82.1, behind Jack Nicklaus on 95.0.
- What is Lawson Little's GOAT Score?
- 82.1 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 82 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 74 (20%), Honours 82 (20%), Statistics 80 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Lawson Little rank all time?
- 3250th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 114th within Golf.
- Lawson Little vs Walter Burkemo: who ranks higher?
- Lawson Little, on 82.1 against Walter Burkemo's 82.1 — a margin of 0.0 points.