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Langer vs Irwin

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LangerWinner
91.7

Langer wins: Longevity, Honours

Irwin
90.9

Irwin wins: no category outright

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Hale Irwin
90.9

Irwin leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Three-time US Open champion and the winningest player in Champions Tour history.

LangerInsufficient verified career data to calculate a reliable GOAT Score.

1. Bernhard Langer
Pending verification
2. Hale Irwin
90.9

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. 🇺🇸 Hale Irwin5 seasons played · career day 1,826196 wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇩🇪 Bernhard Langer0 seasons played0 wins
-100.0% vs Irwin at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
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🇺🇸 Irwin003065148435

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.

MetricLangerActiveIrwinRetired
Masters titles2
Senior major titles127
European Tour wins42
Ryder Cup appearances105
Weeks at world number one3
US Open titles3
PGA Tour wins20
Champions Tour wins45
Dominance w25%8686
Peak w20%9292
Longevity w20%9896
Honours w20%9290
Statistics w15%9292

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GOAT Rank · the data
Langer91.7
Irwin90.9
The people
Langer
Irwin

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