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Thomson vs Mallon

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ThomsonWinner
84.4

Thomson wins: Dominance

Mallon
83.6

Mallon wins: Longevity, Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇦🇺 Peter Thomson
84.4

Thomson leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Five Open Championships, including three in a row from 1954.

1. Peter Thomson
84.4
2. Meg Mallon
83.6

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 Thomson5 seasons played · career day 2,55518 wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Meg Mallon5 seasons played · career day 3,2868 wins
-55.6% vs Thomson at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇦🇺 Thomson0000926
🇺🇸 Mallon000038

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.

MetricThomsonRetiredMallonRetired
Major titles54
Open Championships5
Career worldwide wins90
Senior tour wins11
Open runner-up finishes3
LPGA wins18
Solheim Cup appearances8
Solheim Cup wins as captain1
LPGA seasons24
Dominance w25%8276
Peak w20%8888
Longevity w20%8688
Honours w20%8484
Statistics w15%8284

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GOAT Rank · the data
Thomson84.4
Mallon83.6
The people
Thomson
Mallon

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