Category profile
- Dominance
- 68
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 86
- Honours
- 74
- Statistics
- 82
Career timeline · Wins per season
| Season | Wins per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0 | |
| 1993 | 1 | |
| 1994 | 0 | |
| 1995 | 1 | |
| 1996 | 0 | |
| 1997 | 1 | |
| 1998 | 0 | |
| 1999 | 2 | |
| 2000 | 0 | |
| 2001 | 0 | |
| 2002 | 0 | |
| 2003 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 0 | |
| 2005 | 0 | |
| 2006 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 0 | |
| 2009 | 0 | |
| 2010 | 0 | |
| 2011 | 0 |
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 Paul Lawrie ranks #131 in Golf
Paul Lawrie ranks 131st among Golf athletes on GOAT Rank and 1961st of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 79.7 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 68, Peak 92, Longevity 86, Honours 74, 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 1986–2020 with 20 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1999, which sets the Peak component at 92. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 92 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes major titles 1, european tour wins 8, ryder cup appearances 2, career span in years 34.
Immediately ahead sits Brooks Koepka on 79.8, a gap of 0.1 points. Directly behind is David Brown on 79.8. 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 Lawrie GOAT Score explained
- Dominance68/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Lawrie stood above the field while competing. Scored 68/100 against the full Golf cohort.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1999. Scored 92/100.
- Longevity86/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 34 years of competition and 20 recorded seasons. Scored 86/100.
- Honours74/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 74/100.
- Statistics82/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 82/100.
Top Lawrie comparisons
Paul Lawrie — frequently asked
- Is Paul Lawrie the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Paul Lawrie ranks 131st in Golf with a GOAT Score of 79.7, behind Jack Nicklaus on 95.0.
- What is Paul Lawrie's GOAT Score?
- 79.7 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 68 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 86 (20%), Honours 74 (20%), Statistics 82 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Paul Lawrie rank all time?
- 1961st of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 131st within Golf.
- Paul Lawrie vs Brooks Koepka: who ranks higher?
- Brooks Koepka, on 79.8 against Paul Lawrie's 79.7 — a margin of 0.1 points.