Vardon vs Berg
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Berg wins: Longevity, Honours
Vardon wins: Dominance, Peak
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Verdict
Berg leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. 15 major titles — still the record in women's golf — and an LPGA founder.
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| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇯🇪 Vardon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 🇺🇸 Berg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
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.
| Metric | VardonRetired | BergRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Major titles | 7 | 15 |
| Open Championships | 6 | — |
| US Open titles | 1 | — |
| Career tournament wins | 62 | — |
| Open runner-up finishes | 4 | — |
| LPGA Tour wins | — | 60 |
| Player of the Year | — | 1 |
| Vare Trophies | — | 3 |
| Money titles | — | 3 |
| LPGA founding members | — | 1 |
| Dominance w25% | 90 | 88 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 90 |
| Longevity w20% | 86 | 88 |
| Honours w20% | 88 | 92 |
| Statistics w15% | 86 | 86 |
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