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Havers vs Matthew

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HaversWinner
81.0

Havers wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics

Matthew
80.8

Matthew wins: Longevity, Honours

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇬🇧 Arthur Havers
81.0

Havers leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Open champion in 1923, holding off Walter Hagen at Troon.

1. Arthur Havers
81.0
2. Catriona Matthew
80.8

Category breakdown

Season form · Wins per season

Career timeline · Wins per season

Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.

GOAT pace tracker

Career stage · GOAT pace

Through season 5 · Wins per season
1. 🇬🇧 Arthur Havers5 seasons played · career day 2,19127 wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇬🇧 Catriona Matthew5 seasons played · career day 3,2865 wins
-81.5% vs Havers at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇬🇧 Havers000101751
🇬🇧 Matthew000015

Careers are aligned at debut, so a rookie's first 5 seasons are measured against the same window in a legend's career — Yamal against Messi at the same age-stage, a tour rookie against Tiger Woods in 1996.

MetricHaversRetiredMatthewActive
Open Championships1
Ryder Cup appearances3
Professional wins12
Open top-ten finishes7
Career years20
Major titles1
LPGA wins4
Ladies European Tour wins7
Solheim Cup appearances9
Solheim Cup wins as captain2
Dominance w25%7472
Peak w20%9086
Longevity w20%8088
Honours w20%7880
Statistics w15%8680

Fan vote — data vs the people

GOAT Rank · the data
Havers81.0
Matthew80.8
The people
Havers
Matthew

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