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Oosthuizen vs Olazábal

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OosthuizenWinner
79.1

Oosthuizen wins: Peak, Statistics

Olazábal
78.6

Olazábal wins: Longevity, Honours

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇿🇦 Louis Oosthuizen
79.1

Oosthuizen leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Open champion at St Andrews in 2010 with six major runner-up finishes.

1. Louis Oosthuizen
79.1
2. José María Olazábal
78.6

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. 🇪🇸 José María Olazábal5 seasons played · career day 2,19010 wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇿🇦 Louis Oosthuizen5 seasons played · career day 4,0176 wins
-40.0% vs Olazábal at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
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🇪🇸 Olazábal0001816

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.

MetricOosthuizenActiveOlazábalActive
Major titles12
Major runner-up finishes6
DP World Tour wins11
PGA Tour wins26
Presidents Cup appearances5
European Tour wins23
Ryder Cup appearances7
Ryder Cup points18.5
Dominance w25%7272
Peak w20%8884
Longevity w20%8284
Honours w20%7478
Statistics w15%8276

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GOAT Rank · the data
Oosthuizen79.1
Olazábal78.6
The people
Oosthuizen
Olazábal

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