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McIlroy vs Okamoto

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McIlroyWinner
86.2

McIlroy wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics

Okamoto
84.0

Okamoto wins: Longevity

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇬🇧 Rory McIlroy
86.2

McIlroy leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Career Grand Slam completed at the 2025 Masters after 11 years of waiting.

1. Rory McIlroy
86.2
2. Ayako Okamoto
84.0

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. 🇬🇧 Rory McIlroy5 seasons played · career day 2,55612 wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇯🇵 Ayako Okamoto5 seasons played · career day 4,38210 wins
-16.7% vs McIlroy at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇬🇧 McIlroy0000418
🇯🇵 Okamoto000003

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.

MetricMcIlroyActiveOkamotoRetired
Major titles5
PGA Tour wins28
DP World Tour wins19
Weeks at No. 1122
Career Grand Slams1
Ryder Cup appearances7
LPGA wins17
Player of the Year awards1
Japan LPGA wins44
Hall of Fame inductions1
Career professional wins62
Dominance w25%8478
Peak w20%9088
Longevity w20%8488
Honours w20%8682
Statistics w15%8886

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GOAT Rank · the data
McIlroy86.2
Okamoto84.0
The people
McIlroy
Okamoto

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