Category profile
- Dominance
- 84
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 92
- Honours
- 88
- Statistics
- 92
Career timeline · Wins per season
| Season | Wins per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 2 | |
| 2001 | 2 | |
| 2002 | 2 | |
| 2003 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 3 | |
| 2005 | 2 | |
| 2006 | 2 | |
| 2007 | 2 | |
| 2008 | 3 | |
| 2009 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 2 | |
| 2013 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 1 |
Data sources
- PGA Tour
- R&A
- DP World Tour
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Sergio García ranks #9 in Golf
Sergio García ranks 9th among Golf athletes on GOAT Rank and 1546th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 89.2 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 84, Peak 92, Longevity 92, Honours 88, Statistics 92. 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 1999–present with 27 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2004, 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 1, pga tour wins 11, european tour wins 16, ryder cup points 28.5.
Immediately ahead sits Old Tom Morris on 89.1, a gap of -0.1 points. Directly behind is Sam Snead on 89.0. 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.
Sergio García GOAT Score explained
- Dominance84/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far García 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 2004. Scored 92/100.
- Longevity92/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 27 years of competition and 27 recorded seasons. Scored 92/100.
- Honours88/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 88/100.
- Statistics92/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 92/100.
Top García comparisons
Sergio García — frequently asked
- Is Sergio García the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Sergio García ranks 9th in Golf with a GOAT Score of 89.2, behind Jack Nicklaus on 95.0.
- What is Sergio García's GOAT Score?
- 89.2 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 84 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 92 (20%), Honours 88 (20%), Statistics 92 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Sergio García rank all time?
- 1546th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 9th within Golf.
- Sergio García vs Old Tom Morris: who ranks higher?
- Sergio García, on 89.2 against Old Tom Morris's 89.1 — a margin of 0.1 points.