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Morris vs García

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GarcíaWinner
89.2

García wins: Longevity, Honours, Statistics

Morris
89.1

Morris wins: Dominance, Peak

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇪🇸 Sergio García
89.2

García leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Masters champion in 2017 and Europe's all-time leading Ryder Cup points scorer.

1. Sergio García
89.2
2. Old Tom Morris
89.1

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. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Old Tom Morris5 seasons played · career day 5,11312 wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇪🇸 Sergio García5 seasons played · career day 1,8258 wins
-33.3% vs Morris at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Morris000000
🇪🇸 García0013817

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.

MetricMorrisRetiredGarcíaActive
Open Championships4
Oldest Open champion age46
Open appearances36
Courses designed75
Career span in years45
Major titles1
PGA Tour wins11
European Tour wins16
Ryder Cup points28.5
Ryder Cup appearances10
Dominance w25%9084
Peak w20%9492
Longevity w20%9092
Honours w20%8688
Statistics w15%8492

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GOAT Rank · the data
García89.2
Morris89.1
The people
Morris
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