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Green vs Fernie

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GreenWinner
81.6

Green wins: Longevity, Honours

Fernie
81.5

Fernie wins: Peak, Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Hubert Green
81.6

Green leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. US Open champion in 1977 and PGA champion in 1985.

1. Hubert Green
81.6
2. Willie Fernie
81.5

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. 🇺🇸 Hubert Green5 seasons played · career day 1,825218 wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇬🇧 Willie Fernie5 seasons played · career day 2,55612 wins
-94.5% vs Green at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Green002559218546
🇬🇧 Fernie0000521

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.

MetricGreenRetiredFernieRetired
Major titles2
PGA Tour wins19
Ryder Cup appearances3
European Tour wins4
Top-10 major finishes17
Open Championships1
Open runner-up finishes3
Open top-five finishes8
Career years20
Course designs10
Dominance w25%7676
Peak w20%8890
Longevity w20%8280
Honours w20%8078
Statistics w15%8486

Fan vote — data vs the people

GOAT Rank · the data
Green81.6
Fernie81.5
The people
Green
Fernie

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