Category profile
- Dominance
- 76
- Peak
- 88
- Longevity
- 80
- Honours
- 80
- Statistics
- 84
Career timeline · Wins per season
| Season | Wins per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 0 |
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 So Yeon Ryu ranks #104 in Golf
So Yeon Ryu ranks 104th among Golf athletes on GOAT Rank and 1910th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 81.2 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 76, Peak 88, 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 2008–2023 with 13 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2018, which sets the Peak component at 88. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 88 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes major titles 2, lpga wins 6, weeks at world no. 1 19, player of the year awards 1.
Immediately ahead sits Laurie Auchterlonie on 81.4, a gap of 0.2 points. Directly behind is Peter Hanson on 81.2. 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.
So Yeon Ryu GOAT Score explained
- Dominance76/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Ryu stood above the field while competing. Scored 76/100 against the full Golf cohort.
- Peak88/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2018. Scored 88/100.
- Longevity80/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 15 years of competition and 13 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.
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So Yeon Ryu — frequently asked
- Is So Yeon Ryu the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. So Yeon Ryu ranks 104th in Golf with a GOAT Score of 81.2, behind Jack Nicklaus on 95.0.
- What is So Yeon Ryu's GOAT Score?
- 81.2 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 76 (25%), Peak 88 (20%), Longevity 80 (20%), Honours 80 (20%), Statistics 84 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does So Yeon Ryu rank all time?
- 1910th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 104th within Golf.
- So Yeon Ryu vs Laurie Auchterlonie: who ranks higher?
- Laurie Auchterlonie, on 81.4 against So Yeon Ryu's 81.2 — a margin of 0.2 points.