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Golf · Professional golfer · United States

Paul Azinger

1981–2010 · PGA Championship winner in 1993 and the winning 2008 Ryder Cup captain.

Retired
Ranking model

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

Pure sporting data
80.2
Cultural & brand footprint 52/100 · total legacy 69.9
Major titles
1
PGA Tour wins
12
Ryder Cup appearances
4
PGA Player of the Year awards
1
Top-10 major finishes
15

Category profile

Dominance
76
Peak
88
Longevity
80
Honours
78
Statistics
80

Career timeline · Wins per season

SeasonWins per seasonShare of career
198125
198231
198337
198443
198549
198655
198760
198866
198972
199078
199184
199290
199386
199482
199578
199674
199771
199867
199963
200059
200155
200251
200347
200443
200539
200636
200732
200828
200924
201020

Data sources

  • PGA Tour records
  • The R&A championship archives
  • World Golf Hall of Fame

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

Why Paul Azinger ranks #157 in Golf

Paul Azinger ranks 157th among Golf athletes on GOAT Rank and 3395th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 80.2 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 76, Peak 88, Longevity 80, Honours 78, Statistics 80. Those categories are normalised against the full Golf reference universe of 265 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.

The record covers 1981–2010 with 30 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1992, 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, pga tour wins 12, ryder cup appearances 4, pga player of the year awards 1.

Immediately ahead sits Matt Fitzpatrick on 80.4, a gap of 0.2 points. Directly behind is Curtis Strange on 80.1. 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.

Paul Azinger GOAT Score explained

Dominance76/100 · weight 25%
Measures how far Azinger stood above the field while competing. Scored 76/100 against the full Golf cohort.
Peak88/100 · weight 20%
Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1992. Scored 88/100.
Longevity80/100 · weight 20%
Rewards staying at that level over time: 29 years of competition and 30 recorded seasons. Scored 80/100.
Honours78/100 · weight 20%
Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 78/100.
Statistics80/100 · weight 15%
Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 80/100.

Paul Azinger — frequently asked

Is Paul Azinger the GOAT?
Not on the current data. Paul Azinger ranks 157th in Golf with a GOAT Score of 80.2, behind Jack Nicklaus on 95.0.
What is Paul Azinger's GOAT Score?
80.2 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 76 (25%), Peak 88 (20%), Longevity 80 (20%), Honours 78 (20%), Statistics 80 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
Where does Paul Azinger rank all time?
3395th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 157th within Golf.
Paul Azinger vs Matt Fitzpatrick: who ranks higher?
Matt Fitzpatrick, on 80.4 against Paul Azinger's 80.2 — a margin of 0.2 points.
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