Category profile
- Dominance
- 76
- Peak
- 90
- Longevity
- 80
- Honours
- 78
- Statistics
- 86
Career timeline · Wins per season
| Season | Wins per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1882 | 4 | |
| 1883 | 1 | |
| 1884 | 2 | |
| 1885 | 2 | |
| 1886 | 3 | |
| 1887 | 4 | |
| 1888 | 5 | |
| 1889 | 6 | |
| 1890 | 8 | |
| 1891 | 10 |
Data sources
- PGA Tour
- R&A Open Championship records
- European Tour
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Willie Fernie ranks #100 in Golf
Willie Fernie ranks 100th among Golf athletes on GOAT Rank and 1902nd of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 81.5 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 76, Peak 90, Longevity 80, Honours 78, Statistics 86. 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 1880–1900 with 10 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1891, 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 open championships 1, open runner-up finishes 3, open top-five finishes 8, career years 20.
Immediately ahead sits Keegan Bradley on 81.5, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Alex Čejka on 81.5. 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.
Willie Fernie GOAT Score explained
- Dominance76/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Fernie 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 1891. Scored 90/100.
- Longevity80/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 20 years of competition and 10 recorded seasons. Scored 80/100.
- Honours78/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 78/100.
- Statistics86/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 86/100.
Top Fernie comparisons
Willie Fernie — frequently asked
- Is Willie Fernie the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Willie Fernie ranks 100th in Golf with a GOAT Score of 81.5, behind Jack Nicklaus on 95.0.
- What is Willie Fernie's GOAT Score?
- 81.5 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 76 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 80 (20%), Honours 78 (20%), Statistics 86 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Willie Fernie rank all time?
- 1902nd of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 100th within Golf.
- Willie Fernie vs Keegan Bradley: who ranks higher?
- Willie Fernie, on 81.5 against Keegan Bradley's 81.5 — a margin of 0.0 points.