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Kjeldsen vs Goalby

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KjeldsenWinner
78.5

Kjeldsen wins: Longevity

Goalby
78.5

Goalby wins: Peak

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇩🇰 Søren Kjeldsen
78.5

Kjeldsen leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Irish Open champion in 2015 and a Ryder Cup player in 2016.

1. Søren Kjeldsen
78.5
2. Bob Goalby
78.5

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. 🇺🇸 Bob Goalby5 seasons played · career day 2,1906 wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇩🇰 Søren Kjeldsen5 seasons played · career day 2,9211 wins
-83.3% vs Goalby at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
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🇺🇸 Goalby0001510

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.

MetricKjeldsenActiveGoalbyRetired
European Tour wins4
Ryder Cup appearances11
Seasons on tour28
European Tour top-10 finishes70
Career best world ranking43
Major titles1
PGA Tour wins11
Senior Tour wins1
Career span in years33
Dominance w25%6868
Peak w20%8488
Longevity w20%9086
Honours w20%7272
Statistics w15%8282

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GOAT Rank · the data
Kjeldsen78.5
Goalby78.5
The people
Kjeldsen
Goalby

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