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Brown vs Korda

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BrownWinner
79.8

Brown wins: Longevity

Korda
79.4

Korda wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇬🇧 David Brown
79.8

Brown leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories. Open champion in 1886 and a US Open play-off loser in 1903.

1. David Brown
79.8
2. Nelly Korda
79.4

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. 🇬🇧 David Brown5 seasons played · career day 1,82533 wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Nelly Korda5 seasons played · career day 2,1917 wins
-78.8% vs Brown at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇬🇧 Brown00163369
🇺🇸 Korda0000216

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.

MetricBrownRetiredKordaActive
Open Championships1
US Open runner-up finishes1
Open top-ten finishes5
Career years20
Major play-offs1
Major titles2
LPGA Tour wins15
Olympic golds1
Consecutive wins5
Weeks at No. 160
Player of the Year2
Dominance w25%7280
Peak w20%8890
Longevity w20%8466
Honours w20%7478
Statistics w15%8484

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GOAT Rank · the data
Brown79.8
Korda79.4
The people
Brown
Korda

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