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Golf · Professional · United States

Scottie Scheffler

2018–present · The most dominant world No. 1 since Tiger Woods, with majors and Olympic gold.

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

Pure sporting data
72.5
Cultural & brand footprint 52/100 · total legacy 68.8
Major titles
3
PGA Tour wins
16
Masters titles
2
Olympic golds
1
Player of the Year
3
Weeks at No. 1
130

Category profile

Dominance
84
Peak
92
Longevity
66
Honours
80
Statistics
88

Career timeline · Wins per season

SeasonWins per seasonShare of career
20190
20200
20210
20224
20232
20247
20254

Data sources

  • PGA Tour
  • OWGR
  • Masters

Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method

Why Scottie Scheffler ranks #64 in Golf

Scottie Scheffler ranks 64th among Golf athletes on GOAT Rank and 882nd of 1063 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 81.8 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 84, Peak 92, Longevity 66, Honours 80, Statistics 88. 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 2018–present with 7 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2024, which sets the Peak component at 92. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 92 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes major titles 3, pga tour wins 16, masters titles 2, olympic golds 1.

Immediately ahead sits Nick Price on 78.0, a gap of -3.8 points. Directly behind is Tommy Fleetwood on 79.1. 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.

Scottie Scheffler GOAT Score explained

Dominance84/100 · weight 25%
Measures how far Scheffler stood above the field while competing. Scored 84/100 against the full Golf cohort.
Peak92/100 · weight 20%
Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2024. Scored 92/100.
Longevity66/100 · weight 20%
Rewards staying at that level over time: 8 years of competition and 7 recorded seasons. Scored 66/100.
Honours80/100 · weight 20%
Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 80/100.
Statistics88/100 · weight 15%
Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 88/100.

Scottie Scheffler — frequently asked

Is Scottie Scheffler the GOAT?
Not on the current data. Scottie Scheffler ranks 64th in Golf with a GOAT Score of 81.8, behind Jack Nicklaus on 95.0.
What is Scottie Scheffler's GOAT Score?
81.8 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 84 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 66 (20%), Honours 80 (20%), Statistics 88 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
Where does Scottie Scheffler rank all time?
882nd of 1063 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 64th within Golf.
Scottie Scheffler vs Nick Price: who ranks higher?
Scottie Scheffler, on 81.8 against Nick Price's 78.0 — a margin of 3.8 points.
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