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Jones vs Faldo

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JonesWinner
86.9

Jones wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics

Faldo
83.1

Faldo wins: Longevity

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Bobby Jones
86.9

Jones leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Won the 1930 Grand Slam as an amateur, then retired at 28.

1. Bobby Jones
86.9
2. Nick Faldo
83.1

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. 🇬🇧 Nick Faldo5 seasons played · career day 2,1918 wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Bobby Jones5 seasons played · career day 4,0174 wins
-50.0% vs Faldo at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
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🇬🇧 Faldo0001417

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.

MetricJonesRetiredFaldoRetired
Major titles76
US Open titles4
Open Championships33
US Amateur titles5
Grand Slams1
Major starts31
Masters titles3
European Tour wins30
Weeks at No. 197
Ryder Cup appearances11
Dominance w25%9080
Peak w20%9486
Longevity w20%7486
Honours w20%8882
Statistics w15%8882

Fan vote — data vs the people

GOAT Rank · the data
Jones86.9
Faldo83.1
The people
Jones
Faldo

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