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Cantlay vs Hovland

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HovlandWinner
76.4

Hovland wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics

Cantlay
76.0

Cantlay wins: Longevity

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇳🇴 Viktor Hovland
76.4

Hovland leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. FedEx Cup champion in 2023 and Norway's first PGA Tour winner.

1. Viktor Hovland
76.4
2. Patrick Cantlay
76.0

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. 🇺🇸 Patrick Cantlay5 seasons played · career day 4,0177 wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇳🇴 Viktor Hovland5 seasons played · career day 1,8257 wins
0.0% vs Cantlay at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Cantlay000003
🇳🇴 Hovland000278

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.

MetricCantlayActiveHovlandActive
FedEx Cup titles11
PGA Tour wins86
Player of the Year awards1
Ryder Cup appearances32
Career-high world ranking43
DP World Tour wins3
Dominance w25%7476
Peak w20%8688
Longevity w20%6862
Honours w20%7274
Statistics w15%8284

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GOAT Rank · the data
Hovland76.4
Cantlay76.0
The people
Cantlay
Hovland

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