Who is better, Schwartzel or Montgomerie?
Charl Schwartzel leads with a GOAT score of 77.5 against 77.5 for Colin Montgomerie — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Schwartzel vs Montgomerie
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently scores Charl Schwartzel and Colin Montgomerie level at 77.5. Charl Schwartzel leads on Peak. Colin Montgomerie leads on Longevity.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
SchwartzelWinner
77.5Schwartzel wins: Peak
Montgomerie
77.5Montgomerie wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇿🇦 Charl Schwartzel
77.5
Schwartzel leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Charl Schwartzel
2. Colin Montgomerie
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. 🏴 Colin Montgomerie5 seasons played · career day 4,01711 wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇿🇦 Charl Schwartzel5 seasons played · career day 2,9217 wins
-36.4% vs Montgomerie at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇿🇦 Schwartzel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 🏴 Montgomerie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | SchwartzelActive | MontgomerieActive |
|---|---|---|
| Major titles | 1 | — |
| DP World Tour wins | 12 | — |
| PGA Tour wins | 2 | — |
| Presidents Cup appearances | 4 | — |
| Career-high world ranking | 8 | — |
| Order of Merit titles | — | 8 |
| European Tour wins | — | 31 |
| Ryder Cup appearances | — | 8 |
| Senior major titles | — | 3 |
| Major runner-up finishes | — | 5 |
| Ryder Cup points | — | 23.5 |
| Dominance w25% | 70 | 70 |
| Peak w20% | 88 | 82 |
| Longevity w20% | 80 | 86 |
| Honours w20% | 72 | 72 |
| Statistics w15% | 80 | 80 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Schwartzel77.5
Montgomerie77.5
The people
Schwartzel
Montgomerie
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Where does Montgomerie beat Schwartzel?
Montgomerie scores higher on longevity. Schwartzel leads on peak.
How is the Schwartzel vs Montgomerie score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Schwartzel: 77.5, Montgomerie: 77.5.
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