Category profile
- Dominance
- 82
- Peak
- 86
- Longevity
- 92
- Honours
- 84
- Statistics
- 86
Career timeline · Wins per season
| Season | Wins per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 1 | |
| 1994 | 2 | |
| 1995 | 1 | |
| 1996 | 4 | |
| 1997 | 1 | |
| 1998 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 0 | |
| 2000 | 4 | |
| 2001 | 2 | |
| 2002 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 0 | |
| 2004 | 2 | |
| 2005 | 2 | |
| 2006 | 2 | |
| 2007 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 0 | |
| 2012 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 1 |
Data sources
- PGA Tour
- USGA
- Masters
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Phil Mickelson ranks #15 in Golf
Phil Mickelson ranks 15th among Golf athletes on GOAT Rank and 576th of 1063 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 85.8 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 82, Peak 86, Longevity 92, Honours 84, Statistics 86. 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 1992–present with 28 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1996, which sets the Peak component at 86. Longevity 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 6, pga tour wins 45, masters titles 3, pga championships 2.
Immediately ahead sits Tom Watson on 86.4, a gap of 0.6 points. Directly behind is Gene Sarazen on 86.4. 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.
Phil Mickelson GOAT Score explained
- Dominance82/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Mickelson stood above the field while competing. Scored 82/100 against the full Golf cohort.
- Peak86/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1996. Scored 86/100.
- Longevity92/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 34 years of competition and 28 recorded seasons. Scored 92/100.
- Honours84/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 84/100.
- Statistics86/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 86/100.
Top Mickelson comparisons
Phil Mickelson — frequently asked
- Is Phil Mickelson the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Phil Mickelson ranks 15th in Golf with a GOAT Score of 85.8, behind Jack Nicklaus on 95.0.
- What is Phil Mickelson's GOAT Score?
- 85.8 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 82 (25%), Peak 86 (20%), Longevity 92 (20%), Honours 84 (20%), Statistics 86 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Phil Mickelson rank all time?
- 576th of 1063 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 15th within Golf.
- Phil Mickelson vs Tom Watson: who ranks higher?
- Tom Watson, on 86.4 against Phil Mickelson's 85.8 — a margin of 0.6 points.