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Golf · Golfer · United States

Patrick Cantlay

2011–present · FedEx Cup champion and PGA Tour Player of the Year in 2021.

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

Pure sporting data
68.6
Cultural & brand footprint 52/100 · total legacy 65.6
FedEx Cup titles
1
PGA Tour wins
8
Player of the Year awards
1
Ryder Cup appearances
3
Career-high world ranking
4

Category profile

Dominance
74
Peak
86
Longevity
68
Honours
72
Statistics
82

Career timeline · Wins per season

SeasonWins per seasonShare of career
20171
20181
20191
20200
20214
20221
20230
20240
20251

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 Patrick Cantlay ranks #80 in Golf

Patrick Cantlay ranks 80th among Golf athletes on GOAT Rank and 974th of 1063 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 76.0 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 74, Peak 86, Longevity 68, Honours 72, Statistics 82. 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 2011–present with 9 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2021, which sets the Peak component at 86. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 86 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes fedex cup titles 1, pga tour wins 8, player of the year awards 1, ryder cup appearances 3.

Immediately ahead sits Pádraig Harrington on 74.6, a gap of -1.4 points. Directly behind is Viktor Hovland on 76.4. 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.

Patrick Cantlay GOAT Score explained

Dominance74/100 · weight 25%
Measures how far Cantlay stood above the field while competing. Scored 74/100 against the full Golf cohort.
Peak86/100 · weight 20%
Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2021. Scored 86/100.
Longevity68/100 · weight 20%
Rewards staying at that level over time: 15 years of competition and 9 recorded seasons. Scored 68/100.
Honours72/100 · weight 20%
Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 72/100.
Statistics82/100 · weight 15%
Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 82/100.

Patrick Cantlay — frequently asked

Is Patrick Cantlay the GOAT?
Not on the current data. Patrick Cantlay ranks 80th in Golf with a GOAT Score of 76.0, behind Jack Nicklaus on 95.0.
What is Patrick Cantlay's GOAT Score?
76.0 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 74 (25%), Peak 86 (20%), Longevity 68 (20%), Honours 72 (20%), Statistics 82 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
Where does Patrick Cantlay rank all time?
974th of 1063 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 80th within Golf.
Patrick Cantlay vs Pádraig Harrington: who ranks higher?
Patrick Cantlay, on 76.0 against Pádraig Harrington's 74.6 — a margin of 1.4 points.
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