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Harbert vs Montgomerie

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HarbertWinner
77.7

Harbert wins: Peak

Montgomerie
77.5

Montgomerie wins: Dominance, Longevity

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Chick Harbert
77.7

Harbert leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. PGA Championship winner in 1954 and a three-time Ryder Cup player.

1. Chick Harbert
77.7
2. Colin Montgomerie
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. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Colin Montgomerie5 seasons played · career day 4,01711 wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Chick Harbert5 seasons played · career day 2,5565 wins
-54.5% vs Montgomerie at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Harbert000018
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Montgomerie000006

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.

MetricHarbertRetiredMontgomerieActive
Major titles1
PGA Tour wins7
Ryder Cup appearances38
PGA Championship finals3
Career span in years31
Order of Merit titles8
European Tour wins31
Senior major titles3
Major runner-up finishes5
Ryder Cup points23.5
Dominance w25%6670
Peak w20%9082
Longevity w20%8486
Honours w20%7272
Statistics w15%8080

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GOAT Rank · the data
Harbert77.7
Montgomerie77.5
The people
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