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Irwin vs Sörenstam

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SörenstamWinner
92.8

Sörenstam wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics

Irwin
90.9

Irwin wins: Longevity

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇸🇪 Annika Sörenstam
92.8

Sörenstam leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Sweden's greatest golfer: 10 majors and 72 LPGA wins.

1. Annika Sörenstam
92.8
2. Hale Irwin
90.9

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

Through age 24 · Wins per season
1. 🇸🇪 Annika Sörenstam1 wins
1 season by age 24 · 1 per season

Setting the pace at age 24

No verified birth date for Irwin — shown in the pro-debut view instead.

Every career is cut at the season the athlete turned 24, so a rookie today is measured against exactly what a legend had banked by the same birthday.

MetricIrwinRetiredSörenstamRetired
US Open titles3
PGA Tour wins20
Champions Tour wins45
Senior major titles7
Ryder Cup appearances5
Major titles10
LPGA wins72
Player of the Year awards8
Vare Trophies6
Career prize money (M USD)22.6
Weeks at No. 160
Dominance w25%8695
Peak w20%9296
Longevity w20%9684
Honours w20%9094
Statistics w15%9295

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GOAT Rank · the data
Sörenstam92.8
Irwin90.9
The people
Irwin
Sörenstam

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