Category profile
- Dominance
- 64
- Peak
- 90
- Longevity
- 84
- Honours
- 70
- Statistics
- 80
Career timeline · Wins per season
| Season | Wins per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 1 | |
| 1968 | 1 | |
| 1969 | 1 | |
| 1970 | 1 | |
| 1971 | 1 | |
| 1972 | 1 | |
| 1973 | 1 | |
| 1974 | 1 | |
| 1975 | 3 | |
| 1976 | 0 | |
| 1977 | 0 | |
| 1978 | 3 | |
| 1979 | 0 | |
| 1980 | 0 |
Data sources
- PGA Tour
- R&A
- USGA
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Lou Graham ranks #183 in Golf
Lou Graham ranks 183rd among Golf athletes on GOAT Rank and 2049th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 76.8 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 64, Peak 90, Longevity 84, Honours 70, Statistics 80. Those categories are normalised against the full Golf reference universe of 266 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 1964–1990 with 14 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1975, 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 1, pga tour wins 6, ryder cup appearances 3, pga tour top-tens 70.
Immediately ahead sits Joe Lloyd on 76.9, a gap of 0.1 points. Directly behind is Rasmus Højgaard on 76.8. 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.
Lou Graham GOAT Score explained
- Dominance64/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Graham stood above the field while competing. Scored 64/100 against the full Golf cohort.
- Peak90/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1975. Scored 90/100.
- Longevity84/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 26 years of competition and 14 recorded seasons. Scored 84/100.
- Honours70/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 70/100.
- Statistics80/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 80/100.
Top Graham comparisons
Lou Graham — frequently asked
- Is Lou Graham the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Lou Graham ranks 183rd in Golf with a GOAT Score of 76.8, behind Jack Nicklaus on 95.0.
- What is Lou Graham's GOAT Score?
- 76.8 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 64 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 84 (20%), Honours 70 (20%), Statistics 80 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Lou Graham rank all time?
- 2049th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 183rd within Golf.
- Lou Graham vs Joe Lloyd: who ranks higher?
- Joe Lloyd, on 76.9 against Lou Graham's 76.8 — a margin of 0.1 points.