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Kaymer vs Irwin

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IrwinWinner
90.9

Irwin wins: Dominance, Longevity, Honours, Statistics

Kaymer
84.3

Kaymer wins: Peak

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Hale Irwin
90.9

Irwin leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Three-time US Open champion and the winningest player in Champions Tour history.

KaymerInsufficient verified career data to calculate a reliable GOAT Score.

1. Hale Irwin
90.9
2. Martin Kaymer
Pending verification

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. 🇺🇸 Hale Irwin5 seasons played · career day 1,826196 wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇩🇪 Martin Kaymer0 seasons played0 wins
-100.0% vs Irwin at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
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🇺🇸 Irwin003065148435

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.

MetricKaymerActiveIrwinRetired
Major titles2
Players Championships1
European Tour wins11
Weeks at world number one8
Ryder Cup appearances45
US Open titles3
PGA Tour wins20
Champions Tour wins45
Senior major titles7
Dominance w25%8086
Peak w20%9492
Longevity w20%8296
Honours w20%8490
Statistics w15%8292

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GOAT Rank · the data
Irwin90.9
Kaymer84.3
The people
Kaymer
Irwin

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