Category profile
- Dominance
- 74
- Peak
- 90
- Longevity
- 86
- Honours
- 78
- Statistics
- 84
Career timeline · Wins per season
| Season | Wins per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1 | |
| 1991 | 1 | |
| 1992 | 1 | |
| 1993 | 1 | |
| 1994 | 1 | |
| 1995 | 2 | |
| 1996 | 1 | |
| 1997 | 1 | |
| 1998 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 0 | |
| 2003 | 0 | |
| 2004 | 0 | |
| 2005 | 0 | |
| 2006 | 0 | |
| 2007 | 0 |
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 Steve Elkington ranks #87 in Golf
Steve Elkington ranks 87th among Golf athletes on GOAT Rank and 1881st of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 81.9 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 74, Peak 90, Longevity 86, Honours 78, 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 1985–2015 with 18 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1995, 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, pga tour wins 10, players championship wins 2, presidents cup appearances 5.
Immediately ahead sits Walter Burkemo on 82.1, a gap of 0.2 points. Directly behind is Sandy Herd on 81.9. 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.
Steve Elkington GOAT Score explained
- Dominance74/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Elkington stood above the field while competing. Scored 74/100 against the full Golf cohort.
- Peak90/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1995. Scored 90/100.
- Longevity86/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 30 years of competition and 18 recorded seasons. Scored 86/100.
- Honours78/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 78/100.
- Statistics84/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 84/100.
Top Elkington comparisons
Steve Elkington — frequently asked
- Is Steve Elkington the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Steve Elkington ranks 87th in Golf with a GOAT Score of 81.9, behind Jack Nicklaus on 95.0.
- What is Steve Elkington's GOAT Score?
- 81.9 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 74 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 86 (20%), Honours 78 (20%), Statistics 84 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Steve Elkington rank all time?
- 1881st of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 87th within Golf.
- Steve Elkington vs Walter Burkemo: who ranks higher?
- Walter Burkemo, on 82.1 against Steve Elkington's 81.9 — a margin of 0.2 points.