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Golf · Professional golfer · Denmark

Søren Kjeldsen

1995–present · Irish Open champion in 2015 and a Ryder Cup player in 2016.

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

Pure sporting data
78.5
Cultural & brand footprint 52/100 · total legacy 70.5
European Tour wins
4
Ryder Cup appearances
1
Seasons on tour
28
European Tour top-10 finishes
70
Career best world ranking
43

Category profile

Dominance
68
Peak
84
Longevity
90
Honours
72
Statistics
82

Career timeline · Wins per season

SeasonWins per seasonShare of career
19980
19990
20001
20010
20020
20030
20041
20050
20060
20070
20080
20091
20100
20110
20121
20130

Data sources

  • PGA Tour
  • R&A Championship records
  • LPGA

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

Why Søren Kjeldsen ranks #153 in Golf

Søren Kjeldsen ranks 153rd among Golf athletes on GOAT Rank and 1993rd of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 78.5 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 68, Peak 84, Longevity 90, Honours 72, 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 1995–present with 16 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2000, which sets the Peak component at 84. Longevity 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 european tour wins 4, ryder cup appearances 1, seasons on tour 28, european tour top-10 finishes 70.

Immediately ahead sits Joakim Haeggman on 78.5, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Nicolai Højgaard on 78.5. 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.

Søren Kjeldsen GOAT Score explained

Dominance68/100 · weight 25%
Measures how far Kjeldsen stood above the field while competing. Scored 68/100 against the full Golf cohort.
Peak84/100 · weight 20%
Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2000. Scored 84/100.
Longevity90/100 · weight 20%
Rewards staying at that level over time: 31 years of competition and 16 recorded seasons. Scored 90/100.
Honours72/100 · weight 20%
Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 72/100.
Statistics82/100 · weight 15%
Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 82/100.

Søren Kjeldsen — frequently asked

Is Søren Kjeldsen the GOAT?
Not on the current data. Søren Kjeldsen ranks 153rd in Golf with a GOAT Score of 78.5, behind Jack Nicklaus on 95.0.
What is Søren Kjeldsen's GOAT Score?
78.5 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 68 (25%), Peak 84 (20%), Longevity 90 (20%), Honours 72 (20%), Statistics 82 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
Where does Søren Kjeldsen rank all time?
1993rd of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 153rd within Golf.
Søren Kjeldsen vs Joakim Haeggman: who ranks higher?
Søren Kjeldsen, on 78.5 against Joakim Haeggman's 78.5 — a margin of 0.0 points.
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