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Diegel vs Auchterlonie

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DiegelWinner
81.4

Diegel wins: Dominance, Honours

Auchterlonie
81.4

Auchterlonie wins: Peak, Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Leo Diegel
81.4

Diegel leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Back-to-back PGA Championships in 1928 and 1929.

1. Leo Diegel
81.4
2. Laurie Auchterlonie
81.4

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. 🇺🇸 Leo Diegel5 seasons played · career day 1,826199 wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Laurie Auchterlonie5 seasons played · career day 2,55430 wins
-84.9% vs Diegel at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Diegel002557144493
🇺🇸 Auchterlonie00002461

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.

MetricDiegelRetiredAuchterlonieRetired
Major titles2
PGA Tour wins30
Canadian Open titles4
Ryder Cup appearances4
Top-10 major finishes15
US Open titles1
First to break 80 in all four US Open rounds1
US Open top-ten finishes5
Career years19
Winning margin in 1902 (strokes)6
Dominance w25%7876
Peak w20%9092
Longevity w20%7878
Honours w20%8076
Statistics w15%8288

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GOAT Rank · the data
Diegel81.4
Auchterlonie81.4
The people
Diegel
Auchterlonie

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