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Golf · Professional golfer · United States

Marlene Hagge

1950–1996 · Founding LPGA member and the 1956 LPGA Championship winner.

Retired
Ranking model

100% titles, statistics, dominance, longevity and global competition depth.

Pure sporting data
83.9
Cultural & brand footprint 52/100 · total legacy 74.0
Major championships
1
LPGA Tour wins
26
Wins in 1956
8
Seasons on tour
45
LPGA founding members
1

Category profile

Dominance
76
Peak
90
Longevity
92
Honours
78
Statistics
86

Career timeline · Wins per season

SeasonWins per seasonShare of career
19521
19531
19542
19553
19568
19573
19582
19591
19601
19611
19621
19631
19641
19650

Data sources

  • PGA Tour
  • R&A Championship records
  • LPGA

Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method

Why Marlene Hagge ranks #55 in Golf

Marlene Hagge ranks 55th among Golf athletes on GOAT Rank and 1817th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 83.9 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 76, Peak 90, Longevity 92, Honours 78, Statistics 86. 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 1950–1996 with 14 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1956, which sets the Peak component at 90. Longevity 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 major championships 1, lpga tour wins 26, wins in 1956 8, seasons on tour 45.

Immediately ahead sits Inbee Park on 83.9, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Meg Mallon on 83.6. 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.

Marlene Hagge GOAT Score explained

Dominance76/100 · weight 25%
Measures how far Hagge stood above the field while competing. Scored 76/100 against the full Golf cohort.
Peak90/100 · weight 20%
Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1956. Scored 90/100.
Longevity92/100 · weight 20%
Rewards staying at that level over time: 46 years of competition and 14 recorded seasons. Scored 92/100.
Honours78/100 · weight 20%
Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 78/100.
Statistics86/100 · weight 15%
Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 86/100.

Marlene Hagge — frequently asked

Is Marlene Hagge the GOAT?
Not on the current data. Marlene Hagge ranks 55th in Golf with a GOAT Score of 83.9, behind Jack Nicklaus on 95.0.
What is Marlene Hagge's GOAT Score?
83.9 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 76 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 92 (20%), Honours 78 (20%), Statistics 86 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
Where does Marlene Hagge rank all time?
1817th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 55th within Golf.
Marlene Hagge vs Inbee Park: who ranks higher?
Marlene Hagge, on 83.9 against Inbee Park's 83.9 — a margin of 0.0 points.
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