GGOATRANK
AthletesTeams

Højgaard vs Karlsson

Shareable comparison — send this exact matchup to anyone.

GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
HøjgaardWinner
78.5

Højgaard wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics

Karlsson
78.3

Karlsson wins: Longevity

Candidates
Locked to Golf

Shareable URL · /compare/nicolai-hojgaard-vs-robert-karlsson

Time range

Showing full careers. Pick a window to recalculate the selected period.

Category radar

Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇩🇰 Nicolai Højgaard
78.5

Højgaard leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Three-time DP World Tour winner and a Ryder Cup winner in Rome in 2023.

1. Nicolai Højgaard
78.5
2. Robert Karlsson
78.3

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. 🇩🇰 Nicolai Højgaard5 seasons played · career day 2,191545 wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇸🇪 Robert Karlsson5 seasons played · career day 4,0165 wins
-99.1% vs Højgaard at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇩🇰 Højgaard000220505685
🇸🇪 Karlsson000003

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.

MetricHøjgaardActiveKarlssonActive
DP World Tour wins311
Ryder Cup titles1
Highest world ranking40
Major top-25 finishes3
Professional years7
Order of Merit titles1
Ryder Cup appearances2
Career-high world ranking8
European Tour seasons25
Dominance w25%7470
Peak w20%8884
Longevity w20%6888
Honours w20%7872
Statistics w15%8880

Fan vote — data vs the people

GOAT Rank · the data
Højgaard78.5
Karlsson78.3
The people
Højgaard
Karlsson

Loading votes

Create a free account to vote and comment.

Sign in to vote

What do you think?

0 comments

Make your case for Højgaard vs Karlsson. The scoring is published in full — if you can point at the pillar or the weight you disagree with, we read it. Read the methodology paper.

More debates

Browse the rivalry hub →