Major titles
5
PGA Tour wins
28
DP World Tour wins
19
Weeks at No. 1
122
Career Grand Slams
1
Ryder Cup appearances
7
Category profile
- Dominance
- 84
- Peak
- 90
- Longevity
- 84
- Honours
- 86
- Statistics
- 88
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 5 | |
| 2013 | 3 | |
| 2014 | 4 | |
| 2015 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 3 |
Data sources
- PGA Tour
- DP World Tour
- OWGR
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Rory McIlroy ranks #37 in Golf
Rory McIlroy ranks #37 in Golf and #3155 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 86.2/100.
The verified career covers 2007–present and 17 documented seasons. Peak is 90/100, with Peak the strongest category at 90/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Major titles 5, PGA Tour wins 28, DP World Tour wins 19, Weeks at No. 1 122.
Nearest context: ahead Jamie Anderson (86.3); behind Pat Bradley (86.1). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Rory McIlroy GOAT Score explained
- Dominance84/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak90/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity84/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours86/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics88/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
Top McIlroy comparisons
Rory McIlroy — frequently asked
- Is Rory McIlroy the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Rory McIlroy ranks #37 in Golf with a GOAT Score of 86.2/100, behind Jack Nicklaus (95.0).
- What is Rory McIlroy's GOAT Score?
- 86.2/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 84 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 84 (20%), Honours 86 (20%), Statistics 88 (15%).
- Where does Rory McIlroy rank all time?
- #3155 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #37 in Golf.
- Rory McIlroy vs Jamie Anderson: who ranks higher?
- Jamie Anderson ranks higher at 86.3 versus Rory McIlroy at 86.2, a margin of 0.1 points.