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Furgol vs Lingmerth

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LingmerthWinner
75.0

Lingmerth wins: Dominance, Statistics

Furgol
74.8

Furgol wins: Peak, Longevity, Honours

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇸🇪 David Lingmerth
75.0

Lingmerth leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories. Won the Memorial Tournament in a 2015 play-off with Justin Rose.

1. David Lingmerth
75.0
2. Ed Furgol
74.8

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 Lingmerth5 seasons played · career day 2,191706 wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Ed Furgol5 seasons played · career day 2,5554 wins
-99.4% vs Lingmerth at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Furgol000027
🇸🇪 Lingmerth0002806501,051

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.

MetricFurgolRetiredLingmerthActive
Major titles1
PGA Tour wins61
Ryder Cup appearances1
PGA Player of the Year awards1
Career span in years26
Korn Ferry Tour wins2
Highest world ranking56
PGA Tour top-ten finishes12
Professional years14
Dominance w25%6266
Peak w20%9086
Longevity w20%8278
Honours w20%6664
Statistics w15%7886

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GOAT Rank · the data
Lingmerth75.0
Furgol74.8
The people
Furgol
Lingmerth

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