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Locke vs Floyd

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LockeWinner
89.9

Locke wins: Dominance, Peak

Floyd
89.7

Floyd wins: Longevity

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇿🇦 Bobby Locke
89.9

Locke leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Four Open Championships and one of the finest putters in the game's history.

1. Bobby Locke
89.9
2. Raymond Floyd
89.7

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. 🇿🇦 Bobby Locke5 seasons played · career day 1,826197 wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Raymond Floyd5 seasons played · career day 1,825178 wins
-9.6% vs Locke at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇿🇦 Locke003065148440
🇺🇸 Floyd002555178416

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.

MetricLockeRetiredFloydRetired
Open Championships4
PGA Tour wins1522
South African Open titles9
Professional wins worldwide74
Vardon Trophies1
Major titles4
Champions Tour wins14
Ryder Cup appearances8
Players Championships1
Dominance w25%8884
Peak w20%9492
Longevity w20%8894
Honours w20%9090
Statistics w15%9090

Fan vote — data vs the people

GOAT Rank · the data
Locke89.9
Floyd89.7
The people
Locke
Floyd

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