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Koepka vs Schwartzel

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KoepkaWinner
79.8

Koepka wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics

Schwartzel
77.5

Schwartzel wins: Longevity

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Brooks Koepka
79.8

Koepka leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Five majors in seven years — the best big-week record of the modern era.

1. Brooks Koepka
79.8
2. Charl Schwartzel
77.5

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. 🇺🇸 Brooks Koepka5 seasons played · career day 2,9218 wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇿🇦 Charl Schwartzel5 seasons played · career day 2,9217 wins
-12.5% vs Koepka at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Koepka000018
🇿🇦 Schwartzel000039

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.

MetricKoepkaActiveSchwartzelActive
Major titles51
PGA Championships3
US Open titles2
PGA Tour wins92
Weeks at No. 147
Ryder Cup appearances4
DP World Tour wins12
Presidents Cup appearances4
Career-high world ranking8
Dominance w25%7870
Peak w20%9088
Longevity w20%7080
Honours w20%8072
Statistics w15%8280

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GOAT Rank · the data
Koepka79.8
Schwartzel77.5
The people
Koepka
Schwartzel

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