PGA Tour wins
82
Major titles
7
Masters titles
3
PGA Championships
3
Vardon Trophies
4
Ryder Cup appearances
7
Category profile
- Dominance
- 86
- Peak
- 88
- Longevity
- 96
- Honours
- 86
- Statistics
- 90
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1937 | 5 | |
| 1938 | 8 | |
| 1939 | 3 | |
| 1940 | 3 | |
| 1941 | 6 | |
| 1942 | 3 | |
| 1943 | 0 | |
| 1944 | 3 | |
| 1945 | 6 | |
| 1946 | 6 | |
| 1947 | 2 | |
| 1948 | 3 | |
| 1949 | 6 | |
| 1950 | 11 | |
| 1951 | 4 | |
| 1952 | 2 | |
| 1953 | 1 | |
| 1954 | 3 | |
| 1955 | 1 | |
| 1956 | 2 |
Data sources
- PGA Tour
- USGA
- Masters
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Sam Snead ranks #16 in Golf
Sam Snead ranks #16 in Golf and #2891 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 89.0/100.
The verified career covers 1934–1979 and 20 documented seasons. Peak is 88/100, with Longevity the strongest category at 96/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: PGA Tour wins 82, Major titles 7, Masters titles 3, PGA Championships 3.
Nearest context: ahead Old Tom Morris (89.1); behind Patty Berg (88.9). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Sam Snead GOAT Score explained
- Dominance86/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak88/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity96/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 96/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours86/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics90/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Snead comparisons
Sam Snead — frequently asked
- Is Sam Snead the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Sam Snead ranks #16 in Golf with a GOAT Score of 89.0/100, behind Jack Nicklaus (95.0).
- What is Sam Snead's GOAT Score?
- 89.0/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 86 (25%), Peak 88 (20%), Longevity 96 (20%), Honours 86 (20%), Statistics 90 (15%).
- Where does Sam Snead rank all time?
- #2891 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #16 in Golf.
- Sam Snead vs Old Tom Morris: who ranks higher?
- Old Tom Morris ranks higher at 89.1 versus Sam Snead at 89.0, a margin of 0.1 points.