Category profile
- Dominance
- 72
- Peak
- 84
- Longevity
- 90
- Honours
- 78
- Statistics
- 82
Career timeline · Wins per season
| Season | Wins per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 1 | |
| 1997 | 1 | |
| 1998 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 2 | |
| 2000 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 2 | |
| 2002 | 2 | |
| 2003 | 3 | |
| 2004 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 2 | |
| 2008 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 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 Thomas Bjørn ranks #42 in Golf
Thomas Bjørn ranks 42nd among Golf athletes on GOAT Rank and 790th of 1063 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 80.7 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 72, Peak 84, Longevity 90, Honours 78, 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 1993–present with 20 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2003, 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 dp world tour wins 15, ryder cup appearances 3, ryder cup wins as captain 1, career-high world ranking 6.
Immediately ahead sits Betsy King on 82.2, a gap of 1.5 points. Directly behind is Byron Nelson on 85.2. 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.
Thomas Bjørn GOAT Score explained
- Dominance72/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Bjørn stood above the field while competing. Scored 72/100 against the full Golf cohort.
- Peak84/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2003. Scored 84/100.
- Longevity90/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 33 years of competition and 20 recorded seasons. Scored 90/100.
- Honours78/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 78/100.
- Statistics82/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 82/100.
Top Bjørn comparisons
Thomas Bjørn — frequently asked
- Is Thomas Bjørn the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Thomas Bjørn ranks 42nd in Golf with a GOAT Score of 80.7, behind Jack Nicklaus on 95.0.
- What is Thomas Bjørn's GOAT Score?
- 80.7 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 72 (25%), Peak 84 (20%), Longevity 90 (20%), Honours 78 (20%), Statistics 82 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Thomas Bjørn rank all time?
- 790th of 1063 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 42nd within Golf.
- Thomas Bjørn vs Betsy King: who ranks higher?
- Betsy King, on 82.2 against Thomas Bjørn's 80.7 — a margin of 1.5 points.