Who is better, Locke or Floyd?
Bobby Locke leads with a GOAT score of 89.9 against 89.7 for Raymond Floyd — a gap of 0.2 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Locke vs Floyd
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Bobby Locke above Raymond Floyd: 89.9 vs 89.7. Bobby Locke leads on Dominance, Peak. Raymond Floyd leads on Longevity.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
LockeWinner
89.9Locke wins: Dominance, Peak
Floyd
89.7Floyd wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇿🇦 Bobby Locke
89.9
Locke leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Bobby Locke
2. Raymond Floyd
Category breakdown
Season form · Form index per season
Career timeline · Form index 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 · Form index per season1. 🇿🇦 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 day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇿🇦 Locke | 0 | 0 | 30 | 65 | 148 | 440 |
| 🇺🇸 Floyd | 0 | 0 | 25 | 55 | 178 | 416 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | LockeRetired | FloydRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Open Championships | 4 | — |
| PGA Tour wins | 15 | 22 |
| South African Open titles | 9 | — |
| Professional wins worldwide | 74 | — |
| Vardon Trophies | 1 | — |
| Major titles | — | 4 |
| Champions Tour wins | — | 14 |
| Ryder Cup appearances | — | 8 |
| Players Championships | — | 1 |
| Dominance w25% | 88 | 84 |
| Peak w20% | 94 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 88 | 94 |
| Honours w20% | 90 | 90 |
| Statistics w15% | 90 | 90 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Locke89.9
Floyd89.7
FAQ
Where does Floyd beat Locke?
Floyd scores higher on longevity. Locke leads on peak, dominance.
How is the Locke vs Floyd score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Locke: 89.9, Floyd: 89.7.
What do you think?
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