Who is better, Faldo or Cink?
Stewart Cink leads with a GOAT score of 83.3 against 83.1 for Nick Faldo — a gap of 0.2 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Faldo vs Cink
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Stewart Cink above Nick Faldo: 83.3 vs 83.1. Stewart Cink leads on Statistics, Peak, Longevity. Nick Faldo leads on Dominance, Honours.
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CinkWinner
83.3Cink wins: Peak, Longevity, Statistics
Faldo
83.1Faldo wins: Dominance, Honours
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Stewart Cink
83.3
Cink leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Stewart Cink
2. Nick Faldo
Category breakdown
Season form · Form index per season
Career timeline · Form index 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 · Form index per season1. 🇬🇧 Nick Faldo5 seasons played · career day 2,1918 wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Stewart Cink5 seasons played · career day 2,5563 wins
-62.5% vs Faldo at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇬🇧 Faldo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 17 |
| 🇺🇸 Cink | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | FaldoRetired | CinkActive |
|---|---|---|
| Major titles | 6 | — |
| Masters titles | 3 | — |
| Open Championships | 3 | — |
| European Tour wins | 30 | — |
| Weeks at No. 1 | 97 | — |
| Ryder Cup appearances | 11 | 5 |
| Major championships | — | 1 |
| PGA Tour wins | — | 8 |
| Presidents Cup appearances | — | 4 |
| Seasons on tour | — | 30 |
| Dominance w25% | 80 | 74 |
| Peak w20% | 86 | 90 |
| Longevity w20% | 86 | 88 |
| Honours w20% | 82 | 80 |
| Statistics w15% | 82 | 88 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Cink83.3
Faldo83.1
FAQ
Where does Faldo beat Cink?
Faldo scores higher on dominance, honours. Cink leads on peak, statistics, longevity.
How is the Faldo vs Cink score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Faldo: 83.1, Cink: 83.3.
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