Who is better, DeChambeau or Matsuyama?
Hideki Matsuyama leads with a GOAT score of 86.9 against 83.7 for Bryson DeChambeau — a gap of 3.2 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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DeChambeau vs Matsuyama
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Hideki Matsuyama above Bryson DeChambeau: 86.9 vs 83.7. Hideki Matsuyama leads on Longevity, Dominance, Honours.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
MatsuyamaWinner
86.9Matsuyama wins: Dominance, Longevity, Honours, Statistics
DeChambeau
83.7DeChambeau wins: no category outright
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇯🇵 Hideki Matsuyama
86.9
Matsuyama leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Hideki Matsuyama
2. Bryson DeChambeau
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. 🇺🇸 Bryson DeChambeau5 seasons played · career day 1,8267 wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇯🇵 Hideki Matsuyama5 seasons played · career day 1,8257 wins
0.0% vs DeChambeau at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 DeChambeau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 11 |
| 🇯🇵 Matsuyama | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | DeChambeauActive | MatsuyamaActive |
|---|---|---|
| Major titles | 2 | 1 |
| PGA Tour wins | 8 | 11 |
| Ryder Cup appearances | 3 | — |
| LIV Golf wins | 3 | — |
| Career-high world ranking | 4 | 2 |
| Olympic medals | — | 1 |
| Presidents Cup appearances | — | 6 |
| Dominance w25% | 82 | 84 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 74 | 84 |
| Honours w20% | 84 | 86 |
| Statistics w15% | 88 | 90 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Matsuyama86.9
DeChambeau83.7
FAQ
Where does DeChambeau beat Matsuyama?
DeChambeau does not lead any of the five categories; Matsuyama is ahead or level on all of them.
How is the DeChambeau vs Matsuyama score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. DeChambeau: 83.7, Matsuyama: 86.9.
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