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Ryo Ishikawa

2007–present · Shot a 58 on the Japan Golf Tour and won its money list at 18.

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100% titles, statistics, dominance, longevity and global competition depth.

Pure sporting data
77.4
Cultural & brand footprint 52/100 · total legacy 68.5
Japan Golf Tour wins
19
Japan money list titles
2
Lowest round
58
Presidents Cup appearances
3
Professional seasons
18

Category profile

Dominance
70
Peak
86
Longevity
82
Honours
70
Statistics
82

Career timeline · Wins per season

SeasonWins per seasonShare of career
20081
20094
20103
20112
20121
20130
20141
20151
20160
20171
20181
20192
20201
20210
20221
20231

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 Ryo Ishikawa ranks #172 in Golf

Ryo Ishikawa ranks 172nd among Golf athletes on GOAT Rank and 2026th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 77.4 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 70, Peak 86, Longevity 82, Honours 70, Statistics 82. 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 2007–present with 16 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2009, which sets the Peak component at 86. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 86 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes japan golf tour wins 19, japan money list titles 2, lowest round 58, presidents cup appearances 3.

Immediately ahead sits Webb Simpson on 77.4, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Tom Creavy on 77.4. 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.

Ryo Ishikawa GOAT Score explained

Dominance70/100 · weight 25%
Measures how far Ishikawa stood above the field while competing. Scored 70/100 against the full Golf cohort.
Peak86/100 · weight 20%
Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2009. Scored 86/100.
Longevity82/100 · weight 20%
Rewards staying at that level over time: 19 years of competition and 16 recorded seasons. Scored 82/100.
Honours70/100 · weight 20%
Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 70/100.
Statistics82/100 · weight 15%
Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 82/100.

Ryo Ishikawa — frequently asked

Is Ryo Ishikawa the GOAT?
Not on the current data. Ryo Ishikawa ranks 172nd in Golf with a GOAT Score of 77.4, behind Jack Nicklaus on 95.0.
What is Ryo Ishikawa's GOAT Score?
77.4 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 70 (25%), Peak 86 (20%), Longevity 82 (20%), Honours 70 (20%), Statistics 82 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
Where does Ryo Ishikawa rank all time?
2026th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 172nd within Golf.
Ryo Ishikawa vs Webb Simpson: who ranks higher?
Ryo Ishikawa, on 77.4 against Webb Simpson's 77.4 — a margin of 0.0 points.
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