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Ryu vs Ko
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RyuWinner
81.2Ryu wins: Peak, Longevity, Statistics
Ko
81.1Ko wins: Dominance, Honours
Time range
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Category radar
Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇰🇷 So Yeon Ryu
81.2
Ryu leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Two majors and a spell as world No. 1 in 2017.
1. So Yeon Ryu
2. Lydia Ko
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 season1. 🇳🇿 Lydia Ko5 seasons played · career day 1,82513 wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇰🇷 So Yeon Ryu5 seasons played · career day 2,9214 wins
-69.2% vs Ko at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇰🇷 Ryu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 🇳🇿 Ko | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 17 |
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.
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Ryu81.2
Ko81.1
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