Category profile
- Dominance
- 74
- Peak
- 88
- Longevity
- 68
- Honours
- 78
- Statistics
- 88
Career timeline · Wins per season
| Season | Wins per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 220 | |
| 2021 | 140 | |
| 2022 | 90 | |
| 2023 | 55 | |
| 2024 | 40 | |
| 2025 | 60 | |
| 2026 | 80 |
Data sources
- PGA Tour
- R&A Open Championship records
- USGA championship records
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Nicolai Højgaard ranks #154 in Golf
Nicolai Højgaard ranks 154th among Golf athletes on GOAT Rank and 1994th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 78.5 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 74, Peak 88, Longevity 68, Honours 78, Statistics 88. 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 2019–present with 7 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2020, 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 dp world tour wins 3, ryder cup titles 1, highest world ranking 40, major top-25 finishes 3.
Immediately ahead sits Søren Kjeldsen on 78.5, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Robert Karlsson on 78.3. 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.
Nicolai Højgaard GOAT Score explained
- Dominance74/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Højgaard stood above the field while competing. Scored 74/100 against the full Golf cohort.
- Peak88/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2020. Scored 88/100.
- Longevity68/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 7 years of competition and 7 recorded seasons. Scored 68/100.
- Honours78/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 78/100.
- Statistics88/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 88/100.
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Nicolai Højgaard — frequently asked
- Is Nicolai Højgaard the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Nicolai Højgaard ranks 154th in Golf with a GOAT Score of 78.5, behind Jack Nicklaus on 95.0.
- What is Nicolai Højgaard's GOAT Score?
- 78.5 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 74 (25%), Peak 88 (20%), Longevity 68 (20%), Honours 78 (20%), Statistics 88 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Nicolai Højgaard rank all time?
- 1994th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 154th within Golf.
- Nicolai Højgaard vs Søren Kjeldsen: who ranks higher?
- Nicolai Højgaard, on 78.5 against Søren Kjeldsen's 78.5 — a margin of 0.0 points.