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Rawls vs Bjørn

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GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
RawlsWinner
82.3

Rawls wins: Dominance, Honours

Bjørn
80.7

Bjørn wins: Longevity

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Betsy Rawls
82.3

Rawls leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Eight majors including four US Women's Opens in the LPGA's founding era.

1. Betsy Rawls
82.3
2. Thomas Bjørn
80.7

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. 🇺🇸 Betsy Rawls5 seasons played · career day 1,82515 wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇩🇰 Thomas Bjørn5 seasons played · career day 2,9216 wins
-60.0% vs Rawls at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Rawls00131529
🇩🇰 Bjørn000028

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.

MetricRawlsRetiredBjørnActive
Major titles8
LPGA Tour wins55
US Women's Open titles4
Vare Trophies1
Money list titles2
DP World Tour wins15
Ryder Cup appearances3
Ryder Cup wins as captain1
Career-high world ranking6
European Tour seasons27
Dominance w25%8072
Peak w20%8484
Longevity w20%8290
Honours w20%8478
Statistics w15%8282

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GOAT Rank · the data
Rawls82.3
Bjørn80.7
The people
Rawls
Bjørn

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