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Ryu vs Rodríguez

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GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
RodríguezWinner
81.4

Rodríguez wins: Longevity

Ryu
81.2

Ryu wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇵🇷 Chi-Chi Rodríguez
81.4

Rodríguez leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories. Eight PGA Tour wins, 22 Champions Tour wins and a Hall of Fame showman.

1. Chi-Chi Rodríguez
81.4
2. So Yeon Ryu
81.2

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. 🇵🇷 Chi-Chi Rodríguez5 seasons played · career day 2,9215 wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇰🇷 So Yeon Ryu5 seasons played · career day 2,9214 wins
-20.0% vs Rodríguez at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇰🇷 Ryu000015
🇵🇷 Rodríguez000016

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.

MetricRyuRetiredRodríguezRetired
Major titles2
LPGA wins6
Weeks at world No. 119
Player of the Year awards1
Vare Trophy wins1
PGA Tour wins8
Champions Tour wins22
Hall of Fame inductions1
Ryder Cup appearances1
Professional seasons45
Dominance w25%7672
Peak w20%8884
Longevity w20%8092
Honours w20%8078
Statistics w15%8484

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GOAT Rank · the data
Rodríguez81.4
Ryu81.2
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