Category profile
- Dominance
- 64
- Peak
- 90
- Longevity
- 82
- Honours
- 68
- Statistics
- 78
Career timeline · Wins per season
| Season | Wins per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1921 | 1 | |
| 1922 | 1 | |
| 1923 | 1 | |
| 1924 | 2 | |
| 1925 | 3 | |
| 1926 | 1 | |
| 1927 | 1 | |
| 1928 | 0 | |
| 1929 | 0 | |
| 1930 | 0 |
Data sources
- PGA Tour
- R&A
- USGA
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Willie Macfarlane ranks #192 in Golf
Willie Macfarlane ranks 192nd among Golf athletes on GOAT Rank and 2077th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 75.7 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 64, Peak 90, Longevity 82, Honours 68, Statistics 78. 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 1919–1940 with 10 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1925, 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 major titles 1, pga tour wins 7, us open top-tens 5, career span in years 22.
Immediately ahead sits Claude Harmon on 75.7, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Madelene Sagström on 75.7. 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 Macfarlane GOAT Score explained
- Dominance64/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Macfarlane stood above the field while competing. Scored 64/100 against the full Golf cohort.
- Peak90/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1925. Scored 90/100.
- Longevity82/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 21 years of competition and 10 recorded seasons. Scored 82/100.
- Honours68/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 68/100.
- Statistics78/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 78/100.
Top Macfarlane comparisons
Willie Macfarlane — frequently asked
- Is Willie Macfarlane the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Willie Macfarlane ranks 192nd in Golf with a GOAT Score of 75.7, behind Jack Nicklaus on 95.0.
- What is Willie Macfarlane's GOAT Score?
- 75.7 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 64 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 82 (20%), Honours 68 (20%), Statistics 78 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Willie Macfarlane rank all time?
- 2077th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 192nd within Golf.
- Willie Macfarlane vs Claude Harmon: who ranks higher?
- Willie Macfarlane, on 75.7 against Claude Harmon's 75.7 — a margin of 0.0 points.