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Golf · Golfer · United States

Michelle Wie

2005–2023 · US Women's Open champion in 2014 after a teenage debut against the men.

Retired
Ranking model

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

Pure sporting data
70.5
Cultural & brand footprint 52/100 · total legacy 67.2
Major titles
1
LPGA wins
5
Solheim Cup appearances
4
Career-high world ranking
4
LPGA seasons
15

Category profile

Dominance
72
Peak
88
Longevity
74
Honours
74
Statistics
80

Career timeline · Wins per season

SeasonWins per seasonShare of career
20091
20101
20111
20120
20130
20142
20150
20160
20170
20181
20190
20200
20210

Data sources

  • PGA Tour
  • LPGA
  • DP World Tour

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

Why Michelle Wie ranks #77 in Golf

Michelle Wie ranks 77th among Golf athletes on GOAT Rank and 937th of 1063 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 77.2 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 72, Peak 88, Longevity 74, Honours 74, 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 2005–2023 with 13 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2014, which sets the Peak component at 88. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 88 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes major titles 1, lpga wins 5, solheim cup appearances 4, career-high world ranking 4.

Immediately ahead sits Cameron Smith on 78.8, a gap of 1.6 points. Directly behind is Xander Schauffele on 78.5. 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.

Michelle Wie GOAT Score explained

Dominance72/100 · weight 25%
Measures how far Wie stood above the field while competing. Scored 72/100 against the full Golf cohort.
Peak88/100 · weight 20%
Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2014. Scored 88/100.
Longevity74/100 · weight 20%
Rewards staying at that level over time: 18 years of competition and 13 recorded seasons. Scored 74/100.
Honours74/100 · weight 20%
Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 74/100.
Statistics80/100 · weight 15%
Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 80/100.

Michelle Wie — frequently asked

Is Michelle Wie the GOAT?
Not on the current data. Michelle Wie ranks 77th in Golf with a GOAT Score of 77.2, behind Jack Nicklaus on 95.0.
What is Michelle Wie's GOAT Score?
77.2 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 72 (25%), Peak 88 (20%), Longevity 74 (20%), Honours 74 (20%), Statistics 80 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
Where does Michelle Wie rank all time?
937th of 1063 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 77th within Golf.
Michelle Wie vs Cameron Smith: who ranks higher?
Cameron Smith, on 78.8 against Michelle Wie's 77.2 — a margin of 1.6 points.
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