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Hanson vs Auchterlonie

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AuchterlonieWinner
81.4

Auchterlonie wins: Dominance, Peak

Hanson
81.2

Hanson wins: Longevity, Honours

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Laurie Auchterlonie
81.4

Auchterlonie leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. First player to break 80 in all four rounds of the US Open, winning in 1902.

1. Laurie Auchterlonie
81.4
2. Peter Hanson
81.2

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. 🇸🇪 Peter Hanson5 seasons played · career day 2,556590 wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Laurie Auchterlonie5 seasons played · career day 2,55430 wins
-94.9% vs Hanson at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇸🇪 Hanson0000430700
🇺🇸 Auchterlonie00002461

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.

MetricHansonRetiredAuchterlonieRetired
European Tour wins5
Ryder Cup titles1
Masters top-five finishes1
Highest world ranking21
Professional years21
US Open titles1
First to break 80 in all four US Open rounds1
US Open top-ten finishes5
Career years19
Winning margin in 1902 (strokes)6
Dominance w25%7276
Peak w20%8892
Longevity w20%8478
Honours w20%7876
Statistics w15%8888

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GOAT Rank · the data
Auchterlonie81.4
Hanson81.2
The people
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Auchterlonie

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