Category profile
- Dominance
- 78
- Peak
- 90
- Longevity
- 78
- Honours
- 80
- Statistics
- 82
Career timeline · Wins per season
| Season | Wins per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1920 | 25 | |
| 1921 | 32 | |
| 1922 | 40 | |
| 1923 | 47 | |
| 1924 | 55 | |
| 1925 | 62 | |
| 1926 | 70 | |
| 1927 | 77 | |
| 1928 | 85 | |
| 1929 | 92 | |
| 1930 | 85 | |
| 1931 | 79 | |
| 1932 | 72 | |
| 1933 | 66 | |
| 1934 | 59 | |
| 1935 | 53 | |
| 1936 | 46 | |
| 1937 | 40 | |
| 1938 | 33 | |
| 1939 | 27 | |
| 1940 | 20 |
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 Leo Diegel ranks #135 in Golf
Leo Diegel ranks 135th among Golf athletes on GOAT Rank and 3308th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 81.4 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 78, Peak 90, Longevity 78, Honours 80, 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 1920–1940 with 21 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1929, which sets the Peak component at 90. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 90 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes major titles 2, pga tour wins 30, canadian open titles 4, ryder cup appearances 4.
Immediately ahead sits Laurie Auchterlonie on 81.4, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is So Yeon Ryu on 81.2. 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.
Leo Diegel GOAT Score explained
- Dominance78/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Diegel stood above the field while competing. Scored 78/100 against the full Golf cohort.
- Peak90/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1929. Scored 90/100.
- Longevity78/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 20 years of competition and 21 recorded seasons. Scored 78/100.
- Honours80/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 80/100.
- Statistics82/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 82/100.
Top Diegel comparisons
Leo Diegel — frequently asked
- Is Leo Diegel the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Leo Diegel ranks 135th in Golf with a GOAT Score of 81.4, behind Jack Nicklaus on 95.0.
- What is Leo Diegel's GOAT Score?
- 81.4 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 78 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 78 (20%), Honours 80 (20%), Statistics 82 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Leo Diegel rank all time?
- 3308th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 135th within Golf.
- Leo Diegel vs Laurie Auchterlonie: who ranks higher?
- Leo Diegel, on 81.4 against Laurie Auchterlonie's 81.4 — a margin of 0.0 points.