Category profile
- Dominance
- 72
- Peak
- 86
- Longevity
- 82
- Honours
- 76
- Statistics
- 84
Career timeline · Wins per season
| Season | Wins per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 0 |
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 Thorbjørn Olesen ranks #134 in Golf
Thorbjørn Olesen ranks 134th among Golf athletes on GOAT Rank and 1964th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 79.4 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 72, Peak 86, Longevity 82, Honours 76, 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 2008–present with 14 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2011, which sets the Peak component at 86. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 86 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes european tour wins 7, ryder cup appearances 1, ryder cup titles 1, seasons on tour 17.
Immediately ahead sits Nelly Korda on 79.4, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Ariya Jutanugarn on 79.3. 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.
Thorbjørn Olesen GOAT Score explained
- Dominance72/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Olesen stood above the field while competing. Scored 72/100 against the full Golf cohort.
- Peak86/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2011. Scored 86/100.
- Longevity82/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 18 years of competition and 14 recorded seasons. Scored 82/100.
- Honours76/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 76/100.
- Statistics84/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 84/100.
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Thorbjørn Olesen — frequently asked
- Is Thorbjørn Olesen the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Thorbjørn Olesen ranks 134th in Golf with a GOAT Score of 79.4, behind Jack Nicklaus on 95.0.
- What is Thorbjørn Olesen's GOAT Score?
- 79.4 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 72 (25%), Peak 86 (20%), Longevity 82 (20%), Honours 76 (20%), Statistics 84 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Thorbjørn Olesen rank all time?
- 1964th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 134th within Golf.
- Thorbjørn Olesen vs Nelly Korda: who ranks higher?
- Thorbjørn Olesen, on 79.4 against Nelly Korda's 79.4 — a margin of 0.0 points.