Who is better, Daly or Woods?
Tiger Woods leads with a GOAT score of 94.4 against 78.8 for John Daly — a gap of 15.6 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Daly vs Woods
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Tiger Woods above John Daly: 94.4 vs 78.8. Tiger Woods leads on Dominance, Honours, Statistics.
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WoodsWinner
94.4Woods wins: Dominance, Peak, Longevity, Honours, Statistics
Daly
78.8Daly wins: no category outright
Time range
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Tiger Woods
94.4
Woods leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories.
Daly — Insufficient verified career data to calculate a reliable GOAT Score.
1. Tiger Woods
2. John Daly
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
Through age 21 · Form index per season
1. 🇺🇸 Tiger Woods2 wins
1 season by age 21 · 2 per season
Setting the pace at age 21
No verified birth date for Daly — shown in the pro-debut view instead.
Every career is cut at the season the athlete turned 21, so a rookie today is measured against exactly what a legend had banked by the same birthday.
| Metric | DalyActive | WoodsActive |
|---|---|---|
| Major titles | 2 | — |
| PGA Tour wins | 5 | 82 |
| Driving distance titles | 11 | — |
| European Tour wins | 3 | — |
| Seasons played | 35 | — |
| Major championships | — | 15 |
| Weeks at world No. 1 | — | 683 |
| Player of the Year awards | — | 11 |
| Career prize money (M$) | — | 120.9 |
| Cuts made streak | — | 142 |
| Dominance w25% | 72 | 99 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 100 |
| Longevity w20% | 78 | 82 |
| Honours w20% | 74 | 94 |
| Statistics w15% | 80 | 96 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Woods94.4
Daly78.8
FAQ
Where does Daly beat Woods?
Daly does not lead any of the five categories; Woods is ahead or level on all of them.
How is the Daly vs Woods score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Daly: 78.8, Woods: 94.4.
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