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Daly vs Irwin

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IrwinWinner
90.9

Irwin wins: Dominance, Longevity, Honours, Statistics

Daly
78.8

Daly wins: no category outright

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Hale Irwin
90.9

Irwin leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories. Three-time US Open champion and the winningest player in Champions Tour history.

DalyInsufficient verified career data to calculate a reliable GOAT Score.

1. Hale Irwin
90.9
2. John Daly
Pending verification

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. 🇺🇸 Hale Irwin5 seasons played · career day 1,826196 wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 John Daly0 seasons played0 wins
-100.0% vs Irwin at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
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🇺🇸 Irwin003065148435

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.

MetricDalyActiveIrwinRetired
Major titles2
PGA Tour wins520
Driving distance titles11
European Tour wins3
Seasons played35
US Open titles3
Champions Tour wins45
Senior major titles7
Ryder Cup appearances5
Dominance w25%7286
Peak w20%9292
Longevity w20%7896
Honours w20%7490
Statistics w15%8092

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GOAT Rank · the data
Irwin90.9
Daly78.8
The people
Daly
Irwin

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