GGOATRANK
🇺🇸
Golf · Golfer · United States

Orville Moody

1967–1995 · Won the 1969 US Open after 14 years in the US Army.

Retired
Ranking model

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

Pure sporting data
75.1
Cultural & brand footprint 52/100 · total legacy 67.3
Major titles
1
PGA Tour wins
1
Senior Tour wins
11
US Senior Open titles
1
Career span in years
28

Category profile

Dominance
62
Peak
90
Longevity
84
Honours
64
Statistics
80

Career timeline · Wins per season

SeasonWins per seasonShare of career
19680
19691
19700
19710
19720
19730
19740
19750
19760
19770
19780
19790
19801
19812
19823
19832
19841
19851

Data sources

  • PGA Tour
  • R&A
  • DP World Tour

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

Why Orville Moody ranks #199 in Golf

Orville Moody ranks 199th among Golf athletes on GOAT Rank and 2093rd of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 75.1 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 62, Peak 90, Longevity 84, Honours 64, 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 1967–1995 with 18 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1982, 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 1, senior tour wins 11, us senior open titles 1.

Immediately ahead sits Adam Hadwin on 75.2, a gap of 0.1 points. Directly behind is David Lingmerth on 75.0. 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.

Orville Moody GOAT Score explained

Dominance62/100 · weight 25%
Measures how far Moody stood above the field while competing. Scored 62/100 against the full Golf cohort.
Peak90/100 · weight 20%
Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1982. Scored 90/100.
Longevity84/100 · weight 20%
Rewards staying at that level over time: 28 years of competition and 18 recorded seasons. Scored 84/100.
Honours64/100 · weight 20%
Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 64/100.
Statistics80/100 · weight 15%
Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 80/100.

Orville Moody — frequently asked

Is Orville Moody the GOAT?
Not on the current data. Orville Moody ranks 199th in Golf with a GOAT Score of 75.1, behind Jack Nicklaus on 95.0.
What is Orville Moody's GOAT Score?
75.1 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 62 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 84 (20%), Honours 64 (20%), Statistics 80 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
Where does Orville Moody rank all time?
2093rd of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 199th within Golf.
Orville Moody vs Adam Hadwin: who ranks higher?
Adam Hadwin, on 75.2 against Orville Moody's 75.1 — a margin of 0.1 points.
Compare with Nicklaus