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Jacklin vs Finsterwald

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JacklinWinner
82.7

Jacklin wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours

Finsterwald
82.7

Finsterwald wins: Longevity, Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Tony Jacklin
82.7

Jacklin leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Won the 1969 Open and 1970 US Open, then captained Europe to Ryder Cup glory.

1. Tony Jacklin
82.7
2. Dow Finsterwald
82.7

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.

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Career stage · GOAT pace

Through season 5 · Wins per season
1. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Tony Jacklin5 seasons played · career day 1,825241 wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Dow Finsterwald5 seasons played · career day 3,28611 wins
-95.4% vs Jacklin at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Jacklin002562241597
🇺🇸 Finsterwald0000111

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.

MetricJacklinRetiredFinsterwaldRetired
Major titles21
European Tour wins12
PGA Tour wins411
Ryder Cup appearances74
Ryder Cup captaincies4
PGA Player of the Year awards1
Top-ten major finishes12
Dominance w25%7876
Peak w20%9290
Longevity w20%8084
Honours w20%8480
Statistics w15%8086

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GOAT Rank · the data
Jacklin82.7
Finsterwald82.7
The people
Jacklin
Finsterwald

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