Category profile
- Dominance
- 76
- Peak
- 90
- Longevity
- 80
- Honours
- 80
- Statistics
- 84
Career timeline · Wins per season
| Season | Wins per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 0 | |
| 2011 | 0 | |
| 2012 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 1 |
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 Shane Lowry ranks #96 in Golf
Shane Lowry ranks 96th among Golf athletes on GOAT Rank and 1896th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 81.6 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 76, Peak 90, Longevity 80, Honours 80, Statistics 84. 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 2009–present with 17 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2019, which sets the Peak component at 90. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 90 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes major titles 1, dp world tour wins 5, pga tour wins 2, ryder cup appearances 3.
Immediately ahead sits Isao Aoki on 81.6, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Olin Dutra on 81.6. 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.
Shane Lowry GOAT Score explained
- Dominance76/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Lowry stood above the field while competing. Scored 76/100 against the full Golf cohort.
- Peak90/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2019. Scored 90/100.
- Longevity80/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 17 years of competition and 17 recorded seasons. Scored 80/100.
- Honours80/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 80/100.
- Statistics84/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 84/100.
Top Lowry comparisons
Shane Lowry — frequently asked
- Is Shane Lowry the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Shane Lowry ranks 96th in Golf with a GOAT Score of 81.6, behind Jack Nicklaus on 95.0.
- What is Shane Lowry's GOAT Score?
- 81.6 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 76 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 80 (20%), Honours 80 (20%), Statistics 84 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Shane Lowry rank all time?
- 1896th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 96th within Golf.
- Shane Lowry vs Isao Aoki: who ranks higher?
- Shane Lowry, on 81.6 against Isao Aoki's 81.6 — a margin of 0.0 points.