Category profile
- Dominance
- 76
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 92
- Honours
- 78
- Statistics
- 90
Career timeline · Wins per season
| Season | Wins per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 180 | |
| 1996 | 140 | |
| 1997 | 110 | |
| 1998 | 90 | |
| 1999 | 70 | |
| 2000 | 60 | |
| 2001 | 48 | |
| 2002 | 40 | |
| 2003 | 32 | |
| 2004 | 27 | |
| 2005 | 24 | |
| 2006 | 30 | |
| 2007 | 45 | |
| 2008 | 60 | |
| 2009 | 80 | |
| 2010 | 100 | |
| 2011 | 130 | |
| 2012 | 170 | |
| 2013 | 210 | |
| 2014 | 260 |
Data sources
- PGA Tour
- R&A Open Championship records
- USGA championship records
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Stephen Ames ranks #43 in Golf
Stephen Ames ranks 43rd among Golf athletes on GOAT Rank and 1786th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 84.9 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 76, Peak 92, Longevity 92, Honours 78, Statistics 90. 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 1987–present with 20 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2014, 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 pga tour wins 4, players championships 1, senior major titles 2, pga tour champions wins 10.
Immediately ahead sits Don January on 85.0, a gap of 0.1 points. Directly behind is Peter Thomson on 84.4. 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.
Stephen Ames GOAT Score explained
- Dominance76/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Ames stood above the field while competing. Scored 76/100 against the full Golf cohort.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2014. Scored 92/100.
- Longevity92/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 39 years of competition and 20 recorded seasons. Scored 92/100.
- Honours78/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 78/100.
- Statistics90/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 90/100.
Top Ames comparisons
Stephen Ames — frequently asked
- Is Stephen Ames the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Stephen Ames ranks 43rd in Golf with a GOAT Score of 84.9, behind Jack Nicklaus on 95.0.
- What is Stephen Ames's GOAT Score?
- 84.9 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 76 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 92 (20%), Honours 78 (20%), Statistics 90 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Stephen Ames rank all time?
- 1786th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 43rd within Golf.
- Stephen Ames vs Don January: who ranks higher?
- Don January, on 85.0 against Stephen Ames's 84.9 — a margin of 0.1 points.