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Woosnam vs Scheffler

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GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
SchefflerWinner
81.8

Scheffler wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics

Woosnam
77.8

Woosnam wins: Longevity

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Scottie Scheffler
81.8

Scheffler leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. The most dominant world No. 1 since Tiger Woods, with majors and Olympic gold.

1. Scottie Scheffler
81.8
2. Ian Woosnam
77.8

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. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Ian Woosnam5 seasons played · career day 4,01711 wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Scottie Scheffler5 seasons played · career day 2,1906 wins
-45.5% vs Woosnam at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Woosnam000004
🇺🇸 Scheffler0000417

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.

MetricWoosnamActiveSchefflerActive
Major titles13
European Tour wins29
Weeks at No. 150130
Ryder Cup appearances8
Career worldwide wins52
PGA Tour wins16
Masters titles2
Olympic golds1
Player of the Year3
Dominance w25%7284
Peak w20%8492
Longevity w20%8466
Honours w20%7480
Statistics w15%7688

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GOAT Rank · the data
Scheffler81.8
Woosnam77.8
The people
Woosnam
Scheffler

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