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Fox vs Montgomerie

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FoxWinner
77.7

Fox wins: Peak, Statistics

Montgomerie
77.5

Montgomerie wins: Longevity

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇳🇿 Ryan Fox
77.7

Fox leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. DP World Tour winner who took two PGA Tour titles in 2025.

1. Ryan Fox
77.7
2. Colin Montgomerie
77.5

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. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Colin Montgomerie5 seasons played · career day 4,01711 wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇳🇿 Ryan Fox5 seasons played · career day 2,1902 wins
-81.8% vs Montgomerie at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇳🇿 Fox000015
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Montgomerie000006

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.

MetricFoxActiveMontgomerieActive
PGA Tour wins2
DP World Tour wins5
Career-high world ranking20
New Zealand Open titles1
Seasons on tour13
Order of Merit titles8
European Tour wins31
Ryder Cup appearances8
Senior major titles3
Major runner-up finishes5
Ryder Cup points23.5
Dominance w25%7070
Peak w20%8882
Longevity w20%7886
Honours w20%7272
Statistics w15%8480

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GOAT Rank · the data
Fox77.7
Montgomerie77.5
The people
Fox
Montgomerie

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