Major titles
8
Open Championships
5
Masters titles
2
PGA Tour wins
39
Player of the Year
6
Vardon Trophies
3
Category profile
- Dominance
- 84
- Peak
- 88
- Longevity
- 90
- Honours
- 85
- Statistics
- 85
Career timeline · Form index per season
Editorial season form index (0–100), not raw goals or points. Raw season-by-season statistics are shown only where fully verified.
| Season | Form index per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 1 | |
| 1975 | 1 | |
| 1976 | 1 | |
| 1977 | 4 | |
| 1978 | 5 | |
| 1979 | 5 | |
| 1980 | 7 | |
| 1981 | 3 | |
| 1982 | 3 | |
| 1983 | 2 | |
| 1984 | 3 | |
| 1985 | 1 | |
| 1986 | 1 | |
| 1987 | 1 | |
| 1988 | 0 | |
| 1989 | 1 | |
| 1990 | 1 | |
| 1991 | 1 |
Data sources
- PGA Tour
- The Open
- Masters
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Tom Watson ranks #32 in Golf
Tom Watson ranks #32 in Golf and #3138 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 86.4/100.
The verified career covers 1971–2019 and 18 documented seasons. Peak is 88/100, with Longevity the strongest category at 90/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Major titles 8, Open Championships 5, Masters titles 2, PGA Tour wins 39.
Nearest context: ahead Karrie Webb (86.5); behind Gene Sarazen (86.4). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Tom Watson GOAT Score explained
- Dominance84/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak88/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity90/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours85/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 85/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics85/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 85/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Watson comparisons
Tom Watson — frequently asked
- Is Tom Watson the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Tom Watson ranks #32 in Golf with a GOAT Score of 86.4/100, behind Jack Nicklaus (95.0).
- What is Tom Watson's GOAT Score?
- 86.4/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 84 (25%), Peak 88 (20%), Longevity 90 (20%), Honours 85 (20%), Statistics 85 (15%).
- Where does Tom Watson rank all time?
- #3138 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #32 in Golf.
- Tom Watson vs Karrie Webb: who ranks higher?
- Karrie Webb ranks higher at 86.5 versus Tom Watson at 86.4, a margin of 0.1 points.