Major titles
11
PGA Championships
5
Open Championships
4
US Open titles
2
PGA Tour wins
45
Ryder Cup captaincies
6
Category profile
- Dominance
- 86
- Peak
- 89
- Longevity
- 84
- Honours
- 88
- Statistics
- 84
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1914 | 1 | |
| 1915 | 0 | |
| 1916 | 2 | |
| 1917 | 1 | |
| 1918 | 0 | |
| 1919 | 3 | |
| 1920 | 2 | |
| 1921 | 4 | |
| 1922 | 3 | |
| 1923 | 2 | |
| 1924 | 5 | |
| 1925 | 4 | |
| 1926 | 3 | |
| 1927 | 2 | |
| 1928 | 2 | |
| 1929 | 1 |
Data sources
- PGA Tour
- The Open
- USGA
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Walter Hagen ranks #34 in Golf
Walter Hagen ranks #34 in Golf and #3137 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 86.3/100.
The verified career covers 1912–1940 and 16 documented seasons. Peak is 89/100, with Peak the strongest category at 89/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Major titles 11, PGA Championships 5, Open Championships 4, US Open titles 2.
Nearest context: ahead Gene Sarazen (86.4); behind Bob Ferguson (86.3). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Walter Hagen GOAT Score explained
- Dominance86/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak89/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 89/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity84/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours88/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics84/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Hagen comparisons
Walter Hagen — frequently asked
- Is Walter Hagen the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Walter Hagen ranks #34 in Golf with a GOAT Score of 86.3/100, behind Jack Nicklaus (95.0).
- What is Walter Hagen's GOAT Score?
- 86.3/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 86 (25%), Peak 89 (20%), Longevity 84 (20%), Honours 88 (20%), Statistics 84 (15%).
- Where does Walter Hagen rank all time?
- #3137 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #34 in Golf.
- Walter Hagen vs Gene Sarazen: who ranks higher?
- Gene Sarazen ranks higher at 86.4 versus Walter Hagen at 86.3, a margin of 0.1 points.