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Furyk vs Palmer

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FurykWinner
87.5

Furyk wins: Peak, Longevity, Statistics

Palmer
87.0

Palmer wins: Dominance

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Jim Furyk
87.5

Furyk leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. US Open champion in 2003 and the only man to shoot 58 on the PGA Tour.

1. Jim Furyk
87.5
2. Arnold Palmer
87.0

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. 🇺🇸 Arnold Palmer5 seasons played · career day 2,19011 wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Jim Furyk5 seasons played · career day 2,9216 wins
-45.5% vs Palmer at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Furyk000017
🇺🇸 Palmer0001829

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.

MetricFurykActivePalmerRetired
Major titles17
PGA Tour wins1762
Ryder Cup appearances96
Lowest PGA Tour round58
FedEx Cup titles1
Masters titles4
Open Championships2
Player of the Year2
Dominance w25%8085
Peak w20%9290
Longevity w20%9288
Honours w20%8686
Statistics w15%9086

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GOAT Rank · the data
Furyk87.5
Palmer87.0
The people
Furyk
Palmer

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