Category profile
- Dominance
- 76
- Peak
- 90
- Longevity
- 84
- Honours
- 78
- Statistics
- 88
Career timeline · Wins per season
| Season | Wins per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1935 | 20 | |
| 1936 | 14 | |
| 1937 | 10 | |
| 1938 | 8 | |
| 1939 | 6 | |
| 1940 | 4 | |
| 1941 | 1 | |
| 1942 | 6 | |
| 1943 | 9 | |
| 1944 | 12 | |
| 1945 | 16 | |
| 1946 | 22 |
Data sources
- PGA Tour
- R&A Open Championship records
- USGA championship records
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Vic Ghezzi ranks #75 in Golf
Vic Ghezzi ranks 75th among Golf athletes on GOAT Rank and 1860th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 82.6 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 76, Peak 90, Longevity 84, Honours 78, Statistics 88. 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 1932–1955 with 12 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1946, 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 pga championships 1, pga tour wins 11, ryder cup appearances 1, major play-offs 1.
Immediately ahead sits Dow Finsterwald on 82.7, a gap of 0.1 points. Directly behind is Seve Ballesteros on 82.4. 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.
Vic Ghezzi GOAT Score explained
- Dominance76/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Ghezzi stood above the field while competing. Scored 76/100 against the full Golf cohort.
- Peak90/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1946. Scored 90/100.
- Longevity84/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 23 years of competition and 12 recorded seasons. Scored 84/100.
- Honours78/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 78/100.
- Statistics88/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 88/100.
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Vic Ghezzi — frequently asked
- Is Vic Ghezzi the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Vic Ghezzi ranks 75th in Golf with a GOAT Score of 82.6, behind Jack Nicklaus on 95.0.
- What is Vic Ghezzi's GOAT Score?
- 82.6 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 76 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 84 (20%), Honours 78 (20%), Statistics 88 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Vic Ghezzi rank all time?
- 1860th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 75th within Golf.
- Vic Ghezzi vs Dow Finsterwald: who ranks higher?
- Dow Finsterwald, on 82.7 against Vic Ghezzi's 82.6 — a margin of 0.1 points.