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De Vicenzo vs Snead

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De VicenzoWinner
89.2

De Vicenzo wins: Peak, Statistics

Snead
89.0

Snead wins: Dominance, Honours

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇦🇷 Roberto De Vicenzo
89.2

De Vicenzo leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Open champion in 1967 with more than 230 professional wins worldwide.

1. Roberto De Vicenzo
89.2
2. Sam Snead
89.0

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. 🇦🇷 Roberto De Vicenzo5 seasons played · career day 1,825172 wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Sam Snead5 seasons played · career day 2,92125 wins
-85.5% vs De Vicenzo at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇦🇷 De Vicenzo003062172349
🇺🇸 Snead00001328

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.

MetricDe VicenzoRetiredSneadRetired
Open Championships1
Professional wins worldwide230
Argentine Open titles9
World Cup team titles1
Seasons played48
PGA Tour wins82
Major titles7
Masters titles3
PGA Championships3
Vardon Trophies4
Ryder Cup appearances7
Dominance w25%8486
Peak w20%9288
Longevity w20%9696
Honours w20%8486
Statistics w15%9290

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GOAT Rank · the data
De Vicenzo89.2
Snead89.0
The people
De Vicenzo
Snead

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