Category profile
- Dominance
- 70
- Peak
- 84
- Longevity
- 88
- Honours
- 72
- Statistics
- 80
Career timeline · Wins per season
| Season | Wins per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1 | |
| 1996 | 1 | |
| 1997 | 1 | |
| 1998 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 2 | |
| 2001 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 2 | |
| 2006 | 3 | |
| 2007 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 0 | |
| 2011 | 0 | |
| 2012 | 0 |
Data sources
- PGA Tour
- LPGA
- DP World Tour
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Robert Karlsson ranks #53 in Golf
Robert Karlsson ranks 53rd among Golf athletes on GOAT Rank and 852nd of 1063 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 78.3 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 70, Peak 84, Longevity 88, Honours 72, Statistics 80. 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 1989–present with 18 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2006, which sets the Peak component at 84. Longevity 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 dp world tour wins 11, order of merit titles 1, ryder cup appearances 2, career-high world ranking 8.
Immediately ahead sits Lydia Ko on 81.1, a gap of 2.8 points. Directly behind is Justin Rose on 78.5. 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.
Robert Karlsson GOAT Score explained
- Dominance70/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Karlsson stood above the field while competing. Scored 70/100 against the full Golf cohort.
- Peak84/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2006. Scored 84/100.
- Longevity88/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 37 years of competition and 18 recorded seasons. Scored 88/100.
- Honours72/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 72/100.
- Statistics80/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 80/100.
Top Karlsson comparisons
Robert Karlsson — frequently asked
- Is Robert Karlsson the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Robert Karlsson ranks 53rd in Golf with a GOAT Score of 78.3, behind Jack Nicklaus on 95.0.
- What is Robert Karlsson's GOAT Score?
- 78.3 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 70 (25%), Peak 84 (20%), Longevity 88 (20%), Honours 72 (20%), Statistics 80 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Robert Karlsson rank all time?
- 852nd of 1063 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 53rd within Golf.
- Robert Karlsson vs Lydia Ko: who ranks higher?
- Lydia Ko, on 81.1 against Robert Karlsson's 78.3 — a margin of 2.8 points.