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Schwartzel vs Koepka

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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
🇿🇦 Schwartzel000039
🇺🇸 Koepka000018

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.

MetricSchwartzelActiveKoepkaActive
Major titles15
DP World Tour wins12
PGA Tour wins29
Presidents Cup appearances4
Career-high world ranking8
PGA Championships3
US Open titles2
Weeks at No. 147
Ryder Cup appearances4
Dominance w25%7078
Peak w20%8890
Longevity w20%8070
Honours w20%7280
Statistics w15%8082

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

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