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Nagle vs Guldahl

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GuldahlWinner
80.9

Guldahl wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours

Nagle
80.8

Nagle wins: Longevity

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Ralph Guldahl
80.9

Guldahl leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Back-to-back US Opens in 1937 and 1938 followed by the 1939 Masters.

1. Ralph Guldahl
80.9
2. Kel Nagle
80.8

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. 🇺🇸 Ralph Guldahl5 seasons played · career day 1,825260 wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇦🇺 Kel Nagle5 seasons played · career day 1,825171 wins
-34.2% vs Guldahl at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇦🇺 Nagle002555171389
🇺🇸 Guldahl003071260588

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.

MetricNagleRetiredGuldahlRetired
Major titles13
Professional wins80
Australian Open titles1
World Cup team titles2
Seasons played35
Consecutive US Open titles2
PGA Tour wins16
Western Open titles3
Ryder Cup appearances2
Dominance w25%7484
Peak w20%8694
Longevity w20%8862
Honours w20%7682
Statistics w15%8282

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GOAT Rank · the data
Guldahl80.9
Nagle80.8
The people
Nagle
Guldahl

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