Who is better, Taylor or Morris?
J.H. Taylor leads with a GOAT score of 90.6 against 89.1 for Old Tom Morris — a gap of 1.5 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Taylor vs Morris
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks J.H. Taylor above Old Tom Morris: 90.6 vs 89.1. J.H. Taylor leads on Statistics, Honours. Old Tom Morris leads on Dominance, Longevity.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
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 · Form index per season
Career timeline · Form index 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 · Form index 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
FAQ
Where does Morris beat Taylor?
Morris scores higher on dominance, longevity. Taylor leads on honours, statistics.
How is the Taylor vs Morris score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Taylor: 90.6, Morris: 89.1.
What do you think?
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