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Locke vs Hogan
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HoganWinner
90.3Hogan wins: Dominance
Locke
89.9Locke wins: Longevity
Time range
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Category radar
Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Ben Hogan
90.3
Hogan leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Nine majors including three in 1953, the year he entered only six events.
1. Ben Hogan
2. Bobby Locke
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 season1. 🇿🇦 Bobby Locke5 seasons played · career day 1,826197 wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Ben Hogan5 seasons played · career day 5,47815 wins
-92.4% vs Locke at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇿🇦 Locke | 0 | 0 | 30 | 65 | 148 | 440 |
| 🇺🇸 Hogan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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.
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Hogan90.3
Locke89.9
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