Who is better, Rodríguez or Fernie?
Willie Fernie leads with a GOAT score of 81.5 against 81.4 for Chi-Chi Rodríguez — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Rodríguez vs Fernie
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Willie Fernie above Chi-Chi Rodríguez: 81.5 vs 81.4. Willie Fernie leads on Peak, Dominance, Statistics. Chi-Chi Rodríguez leads on Longevity.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
FernieWinner
81.5Fernie wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics
Rodríguez
81.4Rodríguez wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇬🇧 Willie Fernie
81.5
Fernie leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Willie Fernie
2. Chi-Chi Rodríguez
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. 🇬🇧 Willie Fernie5 seasons played · career day 2,55612 wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇵🇷 Chi-Chi Rodríguez5 seasons played · career day 2,9215 wins
-58.3% vs Fernie at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇵🇷 Rodríguez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 🇬🇧 Fernie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 21 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | RodríguezRetired | FernieRetired |
|---|---|---|
| PGA Tour wins | 8 | — |
| Champions Tour wins | 22 | — |
| Hall of Fame inductions | 1 | — |
| Ryder Cup appearances | 1 | — |
| Professional seasons | 45 | — |
| Open Championships | — | 1 |
| Open runner-up finishes | — | 3 |
| Open top-five finishes | — | 8 |
| Career years | — | 20 |
| Course designs | — | 10 |
| Dominance w25% | 72 | 76 |
| Peak w20% | 84 | 90 |
| Longevity w20% | 92 | 80 |
| Honours w20% | 78 | 78 |
| Statistics w15% | 84 | 86 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Fernie81.5
Rodríguez81.4
FAQ
Where does Rodríguez beat Fernie?
Rodríguez scores higher on longevity. Fernie leads on peak, dominance, statistics.
How is the Rodríguez vs Fernie score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Rodríguez: 81.4, Fernie: 81.5.
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