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Karlsson vs Rose

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RoseWinner
78.5

Rose wins: Dominance, Honours

Karlsson
78.3

Karlsson wins: Peak, Longevity, Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Justin Rose
78.5

Rose leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories. US Open champion, Olympic gold medallist and FedEx Cup winner.

1. Justin Rose
78.5
2. Robert Karlsson
78.3

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.

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Career stage · GOAT pace

Through season 5 · Wins per season
1. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Justin Rose5 seasons played · career day 3,2866 wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇸🇪 Robert Karlsson5 seasons played · career day 4,0165 wins
-16.7% vs Rose at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇸🇪 Karlsson000003
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Rose000046

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.

MetricKarlssonActiveRoseActive
DP World Tour wins11
Order of Merit titles1
Ryder Cup appearances2
Career-high world ranking8
European Tour seasons25
Major titles1
Olympic golds1
PGA Tour wins11
FedEx Cups1
Weeks at No. 113
Dominance w25%7072
Peak w20%8482
Longevity w20%8886
Honours w20%7276
Statistics w15%8078

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GOAT Rank · the data
Rose78.5
Karlsson78.3
The people
Karlsson
Rose

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