PGA Championships
1
PGA Championship finals
3
PGA Tour wins
4
Ryder Cup appearances
1
Career years
20
Category profile
- Dominance
- 74
- Peak
- 90
- Longevity
- 84
- Honours
- 78
- Statistics
- 88
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1948 | 22 | |
| 1949 | 16 | |
| 1950 | 10 | |
| 1951 | 6 | |
| 1952 | 2 | |
| 1953 | 1 | |
| 1954 | 4 | |
| 1955 | 8 | |
| 1956 | 12 | |
| 1957 | 18 | |
| 1958 | 24 |
Data sources
- PGA Tour
- R&A Open Championship records
- USGA championship records
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Walter Burkemo ranks #113 in Golf
Walter Burkemo ranks #113 in Golf and #3443 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 82.1/100.
The verified career covers 1946–1965 and 11 documented seasons. Peak is 90/100, with Peak the strongest category at 90/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: PGA Championships 1, PGA Championship finals 3, PGA Tour wins 4, Ryder Cup appearances 1.
Nearest context: ahead Collin Morikawa (82.1); behind Lawson Little (82.1). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Walter Burkemo GOAT Score explained
- Dominance74/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 74/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak90/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity84/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours78/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 78/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics88/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Burkemo comparisons
Walter Burkemo — frequently asked
- Is Walter Burkemo the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Walter Burkemo ranks #113 in Golf with a GOAT Score of 82.1/100, behind Jack Nicklaus (95.0).
- What is Walter Burkemo's GOAT Score?
- 82.1/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 74 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 84 (20%), Honours 78 (20%), Statistics 88 (15%).
- Where does Walter Burkemo rank all time?
- #3443 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #113 in Golf.
- Walter Burkemo vs Collin Morikawa: who ranks higher?
- Walter Burkemo ranks higher at 82.1 versus Collin Morikawa at 82.1, a margin of 0.0 points.