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Taylor vs Morris
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TaylorWinner
90.6Taylor wins: Honours, Statistics
Morris
89.1Morris wins: Dominance, Longevity
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Category radar
Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇬🇧 J.H. Taylor
90.6
Taylor leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. J.H. Taylor
2. Old Tom Morris
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 season1. 🇬🇧 J.H. Taylor5 seasons played · career day 1,82514 wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🏴 Old Tom Morris5 seasons played · career day 5,11312 wins
-14.3% vs Taylor at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇬🇧 Taylor | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 28 |
| 🏴 Morris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | TaylorRetired | MorrisRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Open Championships | 5 | 4 |
| Open runner-up finishes | 6 | — |
| Professional wins | 30 | — |
| Ryder Cup captaincies | 1 | — |
| Career years | 34 | — |
| Oldest Open champion age | — | 46 |
| Open appearances | — | 36 |
| Courses designed | — | 75 |
| Career span in years | — | 45 |
| Dominance w25% | 88 | 90 |
| Peak w20% | 94 | 94 |
| Longevity w20% | 88 | 90 |
| Honours w20% | 92 | 86 |
| Statistics w15% | 92 | 84 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Taylor90.6
Morris89.1
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