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Goalby vs Kjeldsen

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GoalbyWinner
78.5

Goalby wins: Peak

Kjeldsen
78.5

Kjeldsen wins: Longevity

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Bob Goalby
78.5

Goalby leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Masters champion in 1968 after Roberto De Vicenzo's scorecard error.

1. Bob Goalby
78.5
2. Søren Kjeldsen
78.5

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. 🇺🇸 Bob Goalby5 seasons played · career day 2,1906 wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇩🇰 Søren Kjeldsen5 seasons played · career day 2,9211 wins
-83.3% vs Goalby at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Goalby0001510
🇩🇰 Kjeldsen000001

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.

MetricGoalbyRetiredKjeldsenActive
Major titles1
PGA Tour wins11
Ryder Cup appearances11
Senior Tour wins1
Career span in years33
European Tour wins4
Seasons on tour28
European Tour top-10 finishes70
Career best world ranking43
Dominance w25%6868
Peak w20%8884
Longevity w20%8690
Honours w20%7272
Statistics w15%8282

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GOAT Rank · the data
Goalby78.5
Kjeldsen78.5
The people
Goalby
Kjeldsen

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