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Oosthuizen vs Strange

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StrangeWinner
80.1

Strange wins: Dominance, Honours

Oosthuizen
79.1

Oosthuizen wins: Longevity

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Curtis Strange
80.1

Strange leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Back-to-back US Open titles in 1988 and 1989.

1. Curtis Strange
80.1
2. Louis Oosthuizen
79.1

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. 🇺🇸 Curtis Strange5 seasons played · career day 2,9219 wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇿🇦 Louis Oosthuizen5 seasons played · career day 4,0176 wins
-33.3% vs Strange at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇿🇦 Oosthuizen000004
🇺🇸 Strange0000110

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.

MetricOosthuizenActiveStrangeRetired
Major titles12
Major runner-up finishes6
DP World Tour wins11
PGA Tour wins217
Presidents Cup appearances5
Money list titles3
Ryder Cup appearances5
PGA Player of the Year awards1
Dominance w25%7276
Peak w20%8888
Longevity w20%8278
Honours w20%7478
Statistics w15%8282

Fan vote — data vs the people

GOAT Rank · the data
Strange80.1
Oosthuizen79.1
The people
Oosthuizen
Strange

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