Category profile
- Dominance
- 76
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 82
- Honours
- 80
- Statistics
- 86
Career timeline · Wins per season
| Season | Wins per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 45 | |
| 1982 | 48 | |
| 1983 | 52 | |
| 1984 | 55 | |
| 1985 | 58 | |
| 1986 | 62 | |
| 1987 | 65 | |
| 1988 | 68 | |
| 1989 | 72 | |
| 1990 | 75 | |
| 1991 | 78 | |
| 1992 | 82 | |
| 1993 | 85 | |
| 1994 | 88 | |
| 1995 | 92 | |
| 1996 | 95 | |
| 1997 | 87 | |
| 1998 | 79 | |
| 1999 | 71 | |
| 2000 | 64 | |
| 2001 | 56 | |
| 2002 | 48 | |
| 2003 | 40 |
Data sources
- PGA Tour official records
- USGA championship archive
- Golf Hall of Fame
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Steve Jones ranks #101 in Golf
Steve Jones ranks 101st among Golf athletes on GOAT Rank and 3224th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 82.7 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 76, Peak 92, Longevity 82, Honours 80, Statistics 86. Those categories are normalised against the full Golf reference universe of 265 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 1981–2003 with 23 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1996, 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 major championships 1, pga tour wins 8, wins in the 1989 season 3, seasons on tour 22.
Immediately ahead sits Tony Jacklin on 82.7, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Vic Ghezzi on 82.6. 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.
Steve Jones GOAT Score explained
- Dominance76/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Jones 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 1996. Scored 92/100.
- Longevity82/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 22 years of competition and 23 recorded seasons. Scored 82/100.
- Honours80/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 80/100.
- Statistics86/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 86/100.
Top Jones comparisons
Steve Jones — frequently asked
- Is Steve Jones the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Steve Jones ranks 101st in Golf with a GOAT Score of 82.7, behind Jack Nicklaus on 95.0.
- What is Steve Jones's GOAT Score?
- 82.7 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 76 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 82 (20%), Honours 80 (20%), Statistics 86 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Steve Jones rank all time?
- 3224th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 101st within Golf.
- Steve Jones vs Tony Jacklin: who ranks higher?
- Steve Jones, on 82.7 against Tony Jacklin's 82.7 — a margin of 0.0 points.