Open Championships
4
Oldest Open champion age
46
Open appearances
36
Courses designed
75
Career span in years
45
Category profile
- Dominance
- 90
- Peak
- 94
- Longevity
- 90
- Honours
- 86
- Statistics
- 84
Career timeline · Form index per season
Editorial season form index (0–100), not raw goals or points. Raw season-by-season statistics are shown only where fully verified.
| Season | Form index per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1860 | 1 | |
| 1861 | 2 | |
| 1862 | 3 | |
| 1863 | 2 | |
| 1864 | 4 | |
| 1865 | 3 | |
| 1866 | 2 | |
| 1867 | 4 | |
| 1868 | 2 | |
| 1869 | 1 | |
| 1870 | 1 | |
| 1871 | 1 |
Data sources
- PGA Tour
- R&A
- DP World Tour
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Old Tom Morris ranks #15 in Golf
Old Tom Morris ranks #15 in Golf and #2876 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 89.1/100.
The verified career covers 1851–1896 and 12 documented seasons. Peak is 94/100, with Peak the strongest category at 94/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Open Championships 4, Oldest Open champion age 46, Open appearances 36, Courses designed 75.
Nearest context: ahead Roberto De Vicenzo (89.2); behind Sam Snead (89.0). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Old Tom Morris GOAT Score explained
- Dominance90/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak94/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 94/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity90/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours86/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics84/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Morris comparisons
Old Tom Morris — frequently asked
- Is Old Tom Morris the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Old Tom Morris ranks #15 in Golf with a GOAT Score of 89.1/100, behind Jack Nicklaus (95.0).
- What is Old Tom Morris's GOAT Score?
- 89.1/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 90 (25%), Peak 94 (20%), Longevity 90 (20%), Honours 86 (20%), Statistics 84 (15%).
- Where does Old Tom Morris rank all time?
- #2876 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #15 in Golf.
- Old Tom Morris vs Roberto De Vicenzo: who ranks higher?
- Roberto De Vicenzo ranks higher at 89.2 versus Old Tom Morris at 89.1, a margin of 0.1 points.