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Ames vs Thomson

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AmesWinner
84.9

Ames wins: Peak, Longevity, Statistics

Thomson
84.4

Thomson wins: Dominance, Honours

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇨🇦 Stephen Ames
84.9

Ames leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Won the 2006 Players Championship by six shots and later starred on the senior tour.

1. Stephen Ames
84.9
2. Peter Thomson
84.4

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. 🇨🇦 Stephen Ames5 seasons played · career day 4,747590 wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇦🇺 Peter Thomson5 seasons played · career day 2,55518 wins
-96.9% vs Ames at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇨🇦 Ames00000180
🇦🇺 Thomson0000926

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.

MetricAmesActiveThomsonRetired
PGA Tour wins4
Players Championships1
Senior major titles2
PGA Tour Champions wins10
Professional years38
Major titles5
Open Championships5
Career worldwide wins90
Senior tour wins11
Open runner-up finishes3
Dominance w25%7682
Peak w20%9288
Longevity w20%9286
Honours w20%7884
Statistics w15%9082

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GOAT Rank · the data
Ames84.9
Thomson84.4
The people
Ames
Thomson

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