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Golf · Professional golfer · Sweden

Peter Hanson

1998–2019 · Ryder Cup winner at Medinah in 2012 and a five-time European Tour champion.

Retired
Ranking model

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

Pure sporting data
81.2
Cultural & brand footprint 52/100 · total legacy 71.4
European Tour wins
5
Ryder Cup titles
1
Masters top-five finishes
1
Highest world ranking
21
Professional years
21

Category profile

Dominance
72
Peak
88
Longevity
84
Honours
78
Statistics
88

Career timeline · Wins per season

SeasonWins per seasonShare of career
2000180
2001140
2002110
200390
200470
200560
200650
200745
200840
200935
201030
201125
201221
201335
201460
201590
2016130
2017180
2018240

Data sources

  • PGA Tour
  • R&A Open Championship records
  • European Tour

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

Why Peter Hanson ranks #105 in Golf

Peter Hanson ranks 105th among Golf athletes on GOAT Rank and 1911th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 81.2 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 72, Peak 88, Longevity 84, Honours 78, Statistics 88. 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 1998–2019 with 19 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2018, 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 european tour wins 5, ryder cup titles 1, masters top-five finishes 1, highest world ranking 21.

Immediately ahead sits So Yeon Ryu on 81.2, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Lydia Ko on 81.1. 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.

Peter Hanson GOAT Score explained

Dominance72/100 · weight 25%
Measures how far Hanson stood above the field while competing. Scored 72/100 against the full Golf cohort.
Peak88/100 · weight 20%
Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2018. Scored 88/100.
Longevity84/100 · weight 20%
Rewards staying at that level over time: 21 years of competition and 19 recorded seasons. Scored 84/100.
Honours78/100 · weight 20%
Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 78/100.
Statistics88/100 · weight 15%
Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 88/100.

Peter Hanson — frequently asked

Is Peter Hanson the GOAT?
Not on the current data. Peter Hanson ranks 105th in Golf with a GOAT Score of 81.2, behind Jack Nicklaus on 95.0.
What is Peter Hanson's GOAT Score?
81.2 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 72 (25%), Peak 88 (20%), Longevity 84 (20%), Honours 78 (20%), Statistics 88 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
Where does Peter Hanson rank all time?
1911th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 105th within Golf.
Peter Hanson vs So Yeon Ryu: who ranks higher?
Peter Hanson, on 81.2 against So Yeon Ryu's 81.2 — a margin of 0.0 points.
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