Category profile
- Dominance
- 78
- Peak
- 88
- Longevity
- 66
- Honours
- 78
- Statistics
- 84
Career timeline · Wins per season
| Season | Wins per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 3 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Data sources
- PGA Tour
- LPGA
- DP World Tour
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Xander Schauffele ranks #78 in Golf
Xander Schauffele ranks 78th among Golf athletes on GOAT Rank and 943rd of 1063 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 78.5 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 78, Peak 88, Longevity 66, Honours 78, Statistics 84. 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 2015–present with 10 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2025, which sets the Peak component at 88. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 88 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes major titles 2, olympic golds 1, pga tour wins 10, ryder cup appearances 3.
Immediately ahead sits Michelle Wie on 77.2, a gap of -1.3 points. Directly behind is Pádraig Harrington on 74.6. 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.
Xander Schauffele GOAT Score explained
- Dominance78/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Schauffele stood above the field while competing. Scored 78/100 against the full Golf cohort.
- Peak88/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2025. Scored 88/100.
- Longevity66/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 11 years of competition and 10 recorded seasons. Scored 66/100.
- Honours78/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 78/100.
- Statistics84/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 84/100.
Top Schauffele comparisons
Xander Schauffele — frequently asked
- Is Xander Schauffele the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Xander Schauffele ranks 78th in Golf with a GOAT Score of 78.5, behind Jack Nicklaus on 95.0.
- What is Xander Schauffele's GOAT Score?
- 78.5 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 78 (25%), Peak 88 (20%), Longevity 66 (20%), Honours 78 (20%), Statistics 84 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Xander Schauffele rank all time?
- 943rd of 1063 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 78th within Golf.
- Xander Schauffele vs Michelle Wie: who ranks higher?
- Xander Schauffele, on 78.5 against Michelle Wie's 77.2 — a margin of 1.3 points.