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Elkington vs Herd

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ElkingtonWinner
81.9

Elkington wins: Dominance, Honours, Statistics

Herd
81.9

Herd wins: Longevity

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇦🇺 Steve Elkington
81.9

Elkington leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. PGA Championship winner in 1995 and a two-time Players champion.

1. Steve Elkington
81.9
2. Sandy Herd
81.9

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. 🇬🇧 Sandy Herd5 seasons played · career day 3,6517 wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇦🇺 Steve Elkington5 seasons played · career day 3,6515 wins
-28.6% vs Herd at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇦🇺 Elkington000004
🇬🇧 Herd000006

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.

MetricElkingtonRetiredHerdRetired
Major titles1
PGA Tour wins10
Players Championship wins2
Presidents Cup appearances5
Career-high world ranking4
Open Championship titles1
Open runner-up finishes4
Professional wins14
News of the World Match Play titles1
Career span in years46
Dominance w25%7472
Peak w20%9090
Longevity w20%8694
Honours w20%7874
Statistics w15%8482

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GOAT Rank · the data
Elkington81.9
Herd81.9
The people
Elkington
Herd

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