Category profile
- Dominance
- 76
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 66
- Honours
- 78
- Statistics
- 84
Career timeline · Wins per season
| Season | Wins per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 1 | |
| 1963 | 3 | |
| 1964 | 5 | |
| 1965 | 2 | |
| 1966 | 1 |
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 Tony Lema ranks #144 in Golf
Tony Lema ranks 144th among Golf athletes on GOAT Rank and 1981st of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 78.8 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 76, Peak 92, Longevity 66, Honours 78, 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 1957–1966 with 5 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1964, 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 12, ryder cup appearances 2, open titles 1.
Immediately ahead sits Cameron Smith on 78.8, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is José María Olazábal on 78.6. 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.
Tony Lema GOAT Score explained
- Dominance76/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Lema 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 1964. Scored 92/100.
- Longevity66/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 9 years of competition and 5 recorded seasons. Scored 66/100.
- Honours78/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 78/100.
- Statistics84/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 84/100.
Top Lema comparisons
Tony Lema — frequently asked
- Is Tony Lema the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Tony Lema ranks 144th in Golf with a GOAT Score of 78.8, behind Jack Nicklaus on 95.0.
- What is Tony Lema's GOAT Score?
- 78.8 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 76 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 66 (20%), Honours 78 (20%), Statistics 84 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Tony Lema rank all time?
- 1981st of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 144th within Golf.
- Tony Lema vs Cameron Smith: who ranks higher?
- Tony Lema, on 78.8 against Cameron Smith's 78.8 — a margin of 0.0 points.