Category profile
- Dominance
- 72
- Peak
- 90
- Longevity
- 94
- Honours
- 74
- Statistics
- 82
Career timeline · Wins per season
| Season | Wins per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1890 | 1 | |
| 1891 | 1 | |
| 1892 | 2 | |
| 1893 | 2 | |
| 1894 | 1 | |
| 1895 | 2 | |
| 1896 | 3 | |
| 1897 | 2 | |
| 1898 | 3 | |
| 1899 | 2 | |
| 1900 | 1 | |
| 1901 | 1 | |
| 1902 | 1 | |
| 1903 | 1 | |
| 1904 | 1 | |
| 1905 | 1 | |
| 1906 | 0 | |
| 1907 | 0 |
Data sources
- PGA Tour
- R&A
- USGA
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Sandy Herd ranks #88 in Golf
Sandy Herd ranks 88th among Golf athletes on GOAT Rank and 1882nd of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 81.9 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 72, Peak 90, Longevity 94, Honours 74, 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 1885–1930 with 18 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1896, which sets the Peak component at 90. Longevity 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 open championship titles 1, open runner-up finishes 4, professional wins 14, news of the world match play titles 1.
Immediately ahead sits Steve Elkington on 81.9, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Arnaud Massy on 82.0. 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.
Sandy Herd GOAT Score explained
- Dominance72/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Herd stood above the field while competing. Scored 72/100 against the full Golf cohort.
- Peak90/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1896. Scored 90/100.
- Longevity94/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 45 years of competition and 18 recorded seasons. Scored 94/100.
- Honours74/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 74/100.
- Statistics82/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 82/100.
Top Herd comparisons
Sandy Herd — frequently asked
- Is Sandy Herd the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Sandy Herd ranks 88th in Golf with a GOAT Score of 81.9, behind Jack Nicklaus on 95.0.
- What is Sandy Herd's GOAT Score?
- 81.9 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 72 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 94 (20%), Honours 74 (20%), Statistics 82 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Sandy Herd rank all time?
- 1882nd of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 88th within Golf.
- Sandy Herd vs Steve Elkington: who ranks higher?
- Sandy Herd, on 81.9 against Steve Elkington's 81.9 — a margin of 0.0 points.