Who is better, Karlsson or Kjeldsen?
Søren Kjeldsen leads with a GOAT score of 78.5 against 78.3 for Robert Karlsson — a gap of 0.2 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Karlsson vs Kjeldsen
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Søren Kjeldsen above Robert Karlsson: 78.5 vs 78.3. Søren Kjeldsen leads on Longevity, Statistics. Robert Karlsson leads on Dominance.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
KjeldsenWinner
78.5Kjeldsen wins: Longevity, Statistics
Karlsson
78.3Karlsson wins: Dominance
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇩🇰 Søren Kjeldsen
78.5
Kjeldsen leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Søren Kjeldsen
2. Robert Karlsson
Category breakdown
Season form · Form index per season
Career timeline · Form index 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 · Form index per season1. 🇸🇪 Robert Karlsson5 seasons played · career day 4,0165 wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇩🇰 Søren Kjeldsen5 seasons played · career day 2,9211 wins
-80.0% vs Karlsson at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇸🇪 Karlsson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 🇩🇰 Kjeldsen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | KarlssonActive | KjeldsenActive |
|---|---|---|
| DP World Tour wins | 11 | — |
| Order of Merit titles | 1 | — |
| Ryder Cup appearances | 2 | 1 |
| Career-high world ranking | 8 | — |
| European Tour seasons | 25 | — |
| European Tour wins | — | 4 |
| Seasons on tour | — | 28 |
| European Tour top-10 finishes | — | 70 |
| Career best world ranking | — | 43 |
| Dominance w25% | 70 | 68 |
| Peak w20% | 84 | 84 |
| Longevity w20% | 88 | 90 |
| Honours w20% | 72 | 72 |
| Statistics w15% | 80 | 82 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Kjeldsen78.5
Karlsson78.3
FAQ
Where does Karlsson beat Kjeldsen?
Karlsson scores higher on dominance. Kjeldsen leads on statistics, longevity.
How is the Karlsson vs Kjeldsen score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Karlsson: 78.3, Kjeldsen: 78.5.
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