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Højgaard vs Kjeldsen

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GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
HøjgaardWinner
78.5

Højgaard wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics

Kjeldsen
78.5

Kjeldsen wins: Longevity

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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. Søren Kjeldsen
78.5

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. 🇩🇰 Søren Kjeldsen5 seasons played · career day 2,9211 wins
-99.8% vs Højgaard at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇩🇰 Højgaard000220505685
🇩🇰 Kjeldsen000001

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.

MetricHøjgaardActiveKjeldsenActive
DP World Tour wins3
Ryder Cup titles1
Highest world ranking40
Major top-25 finishes3
Professional years7
European Tour wins4
Ryder Cup appearances1
Seasons on tour28
European Tour top-10 finishes70
Career best world ranking43
Dominance w25%7468
Peak w20%8884
Longevity w20%6890
Honours w20%7872
Statistics w15%8882

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GOAT Rank · the data
Højgaard78.5
Kjeldsen78.5
The people
Højgaard
Kjeldsen

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