Major titles
5
Open Championships
5
Career worldwide wins
90
Senior tour wins
11
Open runner-up finishes
3
Category profile
- Dominance
- 82
- Peak
- 88
- Longevity
- 86
- Honours
- 84
- Statistics
- 82
Career timeline · Form index per season
Editorial season form index (0–100), not raw goals or points. Raw season-by-season statistics are shown only where fully verified.
| Season | Form index per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 2 | |
| 1952 | 3 | |
| 1953 | 4 | |
| 1954 | 5 | |
| 1955 | 4 | |
| 1956 | 5 | |
| 1957 | 3 | |
| 1958 | 4 | |
| 1959 | 3 | |
| 1960 | 4 | |
| 1961 | 3 | |
| 1962 | 2 | |
| 1963 | 3 | |
| 1964 | 2 | |
| 1965 | 3 | |
| 1966 | 2 | |
| 1967 | 1 | |
| 1968 | 1 | |
| 1969 | 1 | |
| 1970 | 0 |
Data sources
- PGA Tour
- LPGA
- DP World Tour
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Peter Thomson ranks #64 in Golf
Peter Thomson ranks #64 in Golf and #3291 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 84.4/100.
The verified career covers 1949–1988 and 20 documented seasons. Peak is 88/100, with Peak the strongest category at 88/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Major titles 5, Open Championships 5, Career worldwide wins 90, Senior tour wins 11.
Nearest context: ahead Harold Hilton (84.5); behind Jason Day (84.4). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Peter Thomson GOAT Score explained
- Dominance82/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 82/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak88/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity86/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours84/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics82/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 82/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Thomson comparisons
Peter Thomson — frequently asked
- Is Peter Thomson the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Peter Thomson ranks #64 in Golf with a GOAT Score of 84.4/100, behind Jack Nicklaus (95.0).
- What is Peter Thomson's GOAT Score?
- 84.4/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 82 (25%), Peak 88 (20%), Longevity 86 (20%), Honours 84 (20%), Statistics 82 (15%).
- Where does Peter Thomson rank all time?
- #3291 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #64 in Golf.
- Peter Thomson vs Harold Hilton: who ranks higher?
- Harold Hilton ranks higher at 84.5 versus Peter Thomson at 84.4, a margin of 0.1 points.