Category profile
- Dominance
- 84
- Peak
- 94
- Longevity
- 62
- Honours
- 82
- Statistics
- 82
Career timeline · Wins per season
| Season | Wins per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1931 | 30 | |
| 1932 | 41 | |
| 1933 | 52 | |
| 1934 | 63 | |
| 1935 | 74 | |
| 1936 | 85 | |
| 1937 | 96 | |
| 1938 | 81 | |
| 1939 | 66 | |
| 1940 | 50 | |
| 1941 | 35 | |
| 1942 | 20 |
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 Ralph Guldahl ranks #149 in Golf
Ralph Guldahl ranks 149th among Golf athletes on GOAT Rank and 3351st of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 80.9 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 84, Peak 94, Longevity 62, Honours 82, Statistics 82. 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 1931–1942 with 12 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1937, which sets the Peak component at 94. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 94 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes major titles 3, consecutive us open titles 2, pga tour wins 16, western open titles 3.
Immediately ahead sits Kel Nagle on 80.8, a gap of -0.1 points. Directly behind is Lorena Ochoa on 80.7. 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.
Ralph Guldahl GOAT Score explained
- Dominance84/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Guldahl stood above the field while competing. Scored 84/100 against the full Golf cohort.
- Peak94/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1937. Scored 94/100.
- Longevity62/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 11 years of competition and 12 recorded seasons. Scored 62/100.
- Honours82/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 82/100.
- Statistics82/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 82/100.
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Ralph Guldahl — frequently asked
- Is Ralph Guldahl the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Ralph Guldahl ranks 149th in Golf with a GOAT Score of 80.9, behind Jack Nicklaus on 95.0.
- What is Ralph Guldahl's GOAT Score?
- 80.9 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 84 (25%), Peak 94 (20%), Longevity 62 (20%), Honours 82 (20%), Statistics 82 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Ralph Guldahl rank all time?
- 3351st of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 149th within Golf.
- Ralph Guldahl vs Kel Nagle: who ranks higher?
- Ralph Guldahl, on 80.9 against Kel Nagle's 80.8 — a margin of 0.1 points.