Category profile
- Dominance
- 70
- Peak
- 90
- Longevity
- 88
- Honours
- 76
- Statistics
- 84
Career timeline · Wins per season
| Season | Wins per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1969 | 1 | |
| 1970 | 0 | |
| 1971 | 0 | |
| 1972 | 0 | |
| 1973 | 1 | |
| 1974 | 0 | |
| 1975 | 0 | |
| 1976 | 0 | |
| 1977 | 0 | |
| 1978 | 0 | |
| 1979 | 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 Tommy Aaron ranks #115 in Golf
Tommy Aaron ranks 115th among Golf athletes on GOAT Rank and 1929th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 80.9 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 70, Peak 90, Longevity 88, 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 1961–2000 with 11 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1969, 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 championships 1, pga tour wins 3, ryder cup appearances 2, masters titles 1.
Immediately ahead sits Catriona Matthew on 80.8, a gap of -0.1 points. Directly behind is Lorena Ochoa on 80.7. 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.
Tommy Aaron GOAT Score explained
- Dominance70/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Aaron stood above the field while competing. Scored 70/100 against the full Golf cohort.
- Peak90/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1969. Scored 90/100.
- Longevity88/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 39 years of competition and 11 recorded seasons. Scored 88/100.
- 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.
Top Aaron comparisons
Tommy Aaron — frequently asked
- Is Tommy Aaron the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Tommy Aaron ranks 115th in Golf with a GOAT Score of 80.9, behind Jack Nicklaus on 95.0.
- What is Tommy Aaron's GOAT Score?
- 80.9 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 70 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 88 (20%), Honours 76 (20%), Statistics 84 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Tommy Aaron rank all time?
- 1929th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 115th within Golf.
- Tommy Aaron vs Catriona Matthew: who ranks higher?
- Tommy Aaron, on 80.9 against Catriona Matthew's 80.8 — a margin of 0.1 points.